President of the University of the Philippines

President of the University of the Philippines
Pangulo ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas
Incumbent Angelo Jimenez since February 10, 2023
University of the Philippines
Status	Chief Administrator
Seat	Quezon City, Philippines
Appointer	Board of Regents
Term length	Six years, non-renewable
Formation	1911
First holder	Murray S. Bartlett
Website	Official Website

The president of the University of the Philippines (Filipino: Pangulo ngUnibersidad ng Pilipinas) is the chief administrator and principal executive officer of the University of the Philippines. The president is elected for a single six-year term by the University's eleven-member Board of Regents (BOR). ^[1] (Before the passage of RA 9500, there were 12 members in the BOR). As of 2023, two Americans and 20 Filipinos have served as President of the University of the Philippines.

Lawyer and former Regent Angelo Jimenez is the current President, having assumed office on February 10, 2023.

List of presidents of the University of the Philippines

No.	Image	Name	Term
-		Newton W. Gilbert [2] (Acting) [a]	1908 [2] –1911
1		Murray S. Bartlett	1911–1915
2		Ignacio Villamor	1915–1921
3		Guy Potter Wharton Benton	1921–1925
4		Rafael V. Palma	1925–1934
5		Jorge Bocobo	1934–1939
6		Bienvenido Ma. Gonzalez	1939–1943
7		Antonio Sison	1943–1945
(6)		Bienvenido Ma. Gonzalez	1945–1951
8		Vidal A. Tan	1951–1956
9		Enrique T. Virata	1956–1958
10		Vicente G. Sinco	1958–1962
11		Carlos P. Romulo	1962–1968
12		Salvador P. Lopez	1969–1975
13		Onofre D. Corpuz	1975–1979
14		Emanuel V. Soriano	1979–1981
15		Edgardo Angara	1981–1987
16		José Abueva	1987–1993
17		Emil Q. Javier	1993–1999
18		Francisco Nemenzo Jr.	1999–2005
19		Emerlinda R. Roman	2005–2011
20		Alfredo E. Pascual	2011–2017
21		Danilo Concepcion	2017–2023
22		Angelo Jimenez [4]	2023–present

Notes

1. Served as Chairman of the Board of Regents ^[3]

References

1. Republic Act 9500 An Act to Strengthen the University of the Philippines as the National University Archived 2009-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
2. Philippine Agriculturist and Forester. College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines. 1911.
3. Torres, Cristina Evangelista (2010). The Americanization of Manila, 1898-1921. UP Press. ISBN   978-971-542-613-8.
4. Angelo Jimenez:
   Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (Dec 9, 2022). "Angelo Jimenez appointed new UP president". Philippine News Agency . Retrieved Dec 10, 2022.
   Locus, Sundy (Dec 9, 2022). "Ex-regent Angelo Jimenez named new UP president". GMA News . Retrieved Dec 10, 2022.
   Perez, Arra (Feb 10, 2023). "Angelo Jimenez begins 6-year term as UP president". ABS-CBN News . Retrieved Feb 12, 2023.