List of presidents of the University of British Columbia

The university president of the University of British Columbia (UBC) serves as the administrative head of the institution. There have been sixteen presidents in the history of the institution (including those that held the position on an interim basis).

A sculpture of Norman MacKenzie, at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

They include:

1. Frank Wesbrook (1913–1918) [1]
2. Leonard Klinck (1919–1944) [1]
3. Norman MacKenzie (1944–1962) [1]
4. John B. Macdonald (1962–1967) [1]
5. Fredrick Kenneth Hare (1968–1969) [1]
6. Walter Harry Gage (1969–1975) [1]
7. Douglas T. Kenny (1975–1983) [1]
8. George Pedersen (1983–1985) [1]
9. Robert H. T. Smith (1985, pro tem) [1]
10. David W. Strangway (1985–1997) [1]
11. Martha C. Piper (1997–2006) [1]
12. Stephen J. Toope (2006–2014) [1]
13. Arvind Gupta (2014–2015) [2]
14. Martha C. Piper (2015–2016) [2]
15. David H. Farrar (2016) [3]
16. Santa J. Ono (2016–) [3]

See also

• List of Chancellors of the University of British Columbia
• List of University of British Columbia people

References

1. "Past Presidents of the University of British Columbia". University of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2007-05-13.
2. "UBC announces leadership transition". University of British Columbia.
3. "Welcome to Professor Ono and thank you to Dr. Farrar". ubc.ca. University of British Columbia. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2020.