Current President
| 2023 | Thilak Mallawaarachchi |
Past Presidents
| Year | President |
| 2022 | Frank Scrimgeour |
| 2021 | Gavan Dwyer |
| 2020 | Sarah Wheeler |
| 2019 | John Rolfe |
| 2018 | Suzi Kerr |
| 2017 | Quentin Grafton |
| 2016 | Wendy Umberger |
| 2015 | Ross Cullen |
| 2014 | Alan Randall |
| 2013 | Peter Warr |
| 2012 | Mal Wegener |
| 2011 | John Quiggin |
| 2010 | Phil Pardey |
| 2009 | Ross Kingwell |
| 2008 | Chris O'Donnell |
| 2007 | Allan Rae |
| 2006 | John Mullen |
| 2005 | Deborah Peterson |
| 2004 | Jeff Bennett |
| 2003 | Bill Malcolm |
| 2002 | Ron Duncan |
| 2001 | Julian M. Alston |
| 2000 | David Pannell |
| 1999 | Garry R. Griffith |
| 1998 | Rob W. Fraser |
| 1997 | L.P. O'Mara |
| 1996 | Kym Anderson |
| 1995 | Carolyn Tanner |
| 1994 | T. Gordon MacAulay |
| 1993 | Robin W. M. Johnson |
| 1992 | Neil H. Sturgess |
| 1991 | Roley R. Piggott |
| 1990 | Tony H. Chisholm |
| 1989 | Brian S. Fisher |
| 1988 | Geoff W. Edwards |
| 1987 | Colin Gellatly |
| 1986 | Bob K. Lindner |
| 1985 | Bob A. Richardson |
| 1984 | J. Brian Hardaker |
| 1983 | John J. Quilkey |
| 1982 | Bruce J.Standen |
| 1981 | Jock R. Anderson |
| 1980 | John W. Freebairn |
| 1979 | Alistair S. Watson |
| 1978 | Geoff L. Miller |
| 1977 | Ted F. Gillin |
| 1976 | John W. Longworth |
| 1975 | Warren F. Musgrave |
| 1974 | Roger G. Mauldon |
| 1973 | Eric J. Waning |
| 1972 | Roger G. Mauldon |
| 1971 | W. Owen McCarthy |
| 1970 | Stuart F. Harris |
| 1969 | Alan G. Lloyd |
| 1968 | Alan G. Lloyd |
| 1967 | Ross M. Parish |
| 1966 | Frank G. Jarrett |
| 1965 | Peter C. Druce |
| 1964 | Peter C. Druce |
| 1963 | Henry P. Schapper |
| 1962 | Alf C.B. Maiden |
| 1961 | Fred H. Gruen |
| 1960 | Jack N. Lewis |
| 1959 | Don B. Williams |
| 1958 | Don B. Williams |
| 1957 | Keith O. Campbell |
