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List of ARA Presidents
From Foundation to Present

Name	State	From - To
Dr Sam Whittle	SA	2024 - Present
Dr Claire Barrett	QLD	2022 - 2024
Prof Catherine Hill	SA	2020 - 2022
A/Prof Dave Nicholls	QLD	2018 - 2020
Prof Rachelle Buchbinder AO	VIC	2016 - 2018
Dr Mona Marabani	NSW	2014 - 2016
Dr Louis McGuigan	NSW	2013 - 2014
Prof Julien de Jager	QLD	2013 - 2013
A/Prof Sue Piper	VIC	2012 - 2013
Dr Louis McGuigan	NSW	2010 - 2012
Prof Geoff McColl	VIC	2008 - 2010
A/Prof Lyn March AM	NSW	2006 - 2008
Dr Paddy Hanrahan	WA	2005 - 2006
A/Prof Michael Ahern	SA	2003 - 2005
Dr Julien de Jager	QLD	2001 - 2003
Dr Laurence Clemens	VIC	1999 - 2001
A/Prof John York	NSW	1997 - 1999
Dr Paul Zilko	WA	1995 - 1997
Prof Les Cleland	SA	1994 - 1995
Prof Bryan Emmerson	QLD	1991 - 1994
Dr David Barraclough	VIC	1989 - 1991
Prof Peter Brooks AM	VIC	1987 - 1998
Dr John Edmonds	NSW	1985 - 1987
Dr Evan Owen	WA	1983 - 1985
Dr Stephen Milazzo AO	SA	1981 - 1983
Dr Frank Johnson	QLD	1979 - 1981
Dr John Dick-Smith	NSW	1977 - 1979
Dr Ken Muirden AO	VIC	1975 - 1977
Dr Malcolm Begg	SA	1973 - 1975
Dr John Hassall	NSW	1971 - 1973
Dr John B Webb	VIC	1969 - 1971
Dr Ian Ferguson	NSW	1968 - 1969
Dr Leigh Wedlick OBE	VIC	1967 - 1968
Dr Raymond Robinson OBE	NSW	1965 - 1967
Dr Noel Colyer MBE	WA	1964 - 1965
Dr Stephen Milazzo AO	SA	1963 - 1964
Dr Marie Wing CBE	NSW	1962 - 1963
Dr Roderick Strang	VIC	1961 - 1962
Dr Brian Haynes	NSW	1960 - 1961
Dr George McEwen	VIC	1958 - 1960
Dr Selwyn Nelson OBE	NSW	1957 - 1958
Dr Selwyn Nelson OBE	NSW	Acting: 1956 - 1957
Dr Leslie Parr	NSW	Council election - 1956