Party Presidents
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Sir George Wilson | 1936 |
| Colonel Claude H. Weston | 1936–1940 |
| Alex Gordon | 1940–1944 |
| Sir Wilfred Sim | 1944–1951 |
| Sir Alex McKenzie | 1951–1962 |
| John S. Meadowcroft | 1962–1966 |
| Edward Durning (Ned) Holt | 1966–1973 |
| Sir George Chapman | 1973–1982 |
| Sue Wood | 1982–1986 |
| Neville Young | 1986–1989 |
| John Collinge | 1989–1994 |
| Lindsay Tisch | 1994 |
| Geoff Thompson | 1994–1998 |
| John Slater | 1998–2001 |
| Michelle Boag | 2001–2002 |
| Judy Kirk | 2002–2009 |
| Peter Goodfellow | 2009 – present |
Short biographies of all Presidents up to Sue Wood appear in Barry Gustafson's The First Fifty Years.
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