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.NameFromToNotesRef.1Frank Wesbrook191319182Leonard Klinck191919443Norman MacKenzie194419624John B. Macdonald196219675Fredrick Kenneth Hare196819696Walter Harry Gage196919757Douglas T. Kenny197519838George Pedersen198319859Robert H. T. Smith19851985Pro tem10David W. Strangway1985199711Martha C. Piper1997200612Stephen J. Toope2006201413Arvind Gupta2014201514Martha C. Piper201520162nd time–David H. Farrar20162016Interim15Santa J. Ono2016202216Deborah Buszard20222023Interim17Benoit-Antoine Bacon2023present

See also List of chancellors of the University of British Columbia List of University of British Columbia people

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