List of presidents of the University of British Columbia

The President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia (UBC) serves as the administrative head of the institution.

There have been fifteen people have served as president in the history of the institution, including those that held the position on an interim basis, with Martha C. Piper serving twice as president.

Although David H. Farrar served as the university's interim president and vice chancellor from 1 July to 14 August 2016, unlike other interim (pro tem) presidents, the university did not include him in the official numbering of past presidents.

List of presidents

No. Name From To Notes Ref.
1 Frank Wesbrook 1913 1918 [1]
2 Leonard Klinck 1919 1944
3 Norman MacKenzie 1944 1962
4 John B. Macdonald 1962 1967
5 Fredrick Kenneth Hare 1968 1969
6 Walter Harry Gage 1969 1975
7 Douglas T. Kenny 1975 1983
8 George Pedersen 1983 1985
9 Robert H. T. Smith 1985 1985 Pro tem
10 David W. Strangway 1985 1997
11 Martha C. Piper 1997 2006
12 Stephen J. Toope 2006 2014
13 Arvind Gupta 2014 2015 [2]
14 Martha C. Piper 2015 2016 2nd time
–[a] David H. Farrar 2016 2016 Interim [4]
15 Santa J. Ono 2016 2022
16 Deborah Buszard 2022 2023 Interim [5]
17 Benoit-Antoine Bacon 2023 present [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Past Presidents of the University of British Columbia". University of British Columbia. Archived from the original on May 13, 2007.
  2. ^ "UBC announces leadership transition". University of British Columbia.
  3. ^ "Past Presidents". Office of the President. Archived from the original on June 3, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Professor Ono and thank you to Dr. Farrar". ubc.ca. University of British Columbia. August 12, 2016. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "UBC appoints Dr. Deborah Buszard as Interim President and Vice-Chancellor | UBC Today". ubctoday.ubc.ca. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  6. ^ "Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon named UBC president". UBC News. July 20, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

Notes

  1. ^ Although David H. Farrar served as the university's interim president and vice chancellor from 1 July to 14 August 2016, unlike other interim presidents, the university did not include him in the official numbering of past presidents.[3]
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