List of ARA Presidents
From Foundation to Present

Name

State

From - To

Dr Claire Barrett

QLD

2022 - Present

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