Membership – W.P.O. Governing Board

AUSTRALIA

  • Alfred Silvester Garoni (1964–1986)

  • David Chugg (1986–1997)

  • Rhonda Smith (1998–2013)

  • Peter Gladwell (2013–Present)

AUSTRIA

  • Ingobert Altman (1959–1961)

  • Gunter Daghofer (1961–1962)

  • Franz Geiger (1962–1991)

  • Bernhard Keiler (1991–1998)

  • Michael Deimel (1998–2009)

  • Bernhard Altmann (2009–2023)

  • Daniela Schildendorfer (2023–2024)

  • Georg Waltl (2025–Present)

BELGIUM

  • Jules E. Cocu (1956–1968)

  • Joris Merckx (1969–1983)

  • Ms Lut Wettenburg (1984–1988)

  • Ms Lut de Bruyne (1989–1991)

  • Karel van Dijck (1992–2001, 2019–2023)

  • Johan Merckx (2001–2018)

  • Jo Coenen (2023–2025)

CANADA

  • John A. Carroll (1952–1956)

  • J.D. Thomas (1952–1957)

  • Alex Mc Kinney (1957–1973)

  • Russell Morrison (1973–1977)

  • Raynmall MacNeill (1977–1982)

  • Robert Timbers (1982–2000)

  • Robert Brown (2001–2011)

  • Jim Sache (2012–2022)

  • Tom Ryall (2022–Present)

CZECH REPUBLIC

  • Dusan Hutla (1965–1975)

  • Jiri Donth (1975–1993)

  • Zdeněk Růžek (1993–2005)

  • Martin Sedlácèk (2006–2010)

  • Jan Cholensky (2011–2024)

  • Jiri Masek (2024–Present)

CROATIA

  • Tugomir Majdak (2005–2016)

  • Ivica Prpic (2017–Present)

DENMARK

  • Paul Bildsoe Hansen (1953–1959)

  • Eigil Hansen (1959–1962)

  • Daniel Jepsen (1962–1967)

  • Kristen Haltrup (1967–1973)

  • Carl Allesø (1974–1993)

  • Bjarne Larsen (1994–2001)

  • Lars Gammelvind (2002–Present)

ENGLAND

  • Alfred Hall (1952–1953)

  • Stanley G. Powell (1954–1957)

  • Will T. Baker (1958–1973)

  • Hubert H. Robson (1973–1984)

  • Ken Chappell (1984–2016)

  • John Hill (2017–Present)

ESTONIA

  • Ants Laansalu (1989–2008)

  • Arvi Tammel (2009–2011)

  • Margus Ameerikas (2012–Present)

FINLAND

  • Viano K. Neuvenon (1952–1959)

  • A. Heimo Ketola (1959–1964)

  • Walter Breitenstein (1964–1975)

  • Seppo Kartunen (1975–1976)

  • Pentti V. Lindsberg (1976–1981)

  • Mikko Lisakkila (1981–1984)

  • Lipo Mattila (1984–1985)

  • Mats Ohman (1986–2003)

  • Juhani Kivistö (2004–2014)

  • Ismo Nakki (2014–2024)

  • Hannu Alander (2024–Present)

FRANCE

  • Robert Perron (1957–1962)

  • Pierre Monnier (1962–1968)

  • Alfred Bohr (1984–2008)

  • Jean Francois Morin (2008–2014)

  • Bernard Lavire (2014–2019)

  • Freddy Bohr (2020–Present)

GERMANY

  • Walter Feuerlein (1952–1974)

  • Karl-Heinz Gebbers (1959–1968)

  • Karl Kemmner (1975–1984)

  • Walter Lange (1984–2002)

  • Gebhard Betz (2002–2016)

  • Artur Jäkle (2016–Present)

Kenya

  • John R. Harris (1973–1981)

  • Geoffrey Kunyiha (1982–1983)

  • Walter Kilele (1984–1995)

  • Stephen K. K. Toroitich (1996–2000)

  • Stephen K. K. Toroitich (2005–2007)

  • John Nyakiba (2008–2011)

  • Paul Njuguna (2011–2015)

  • Richard Aiyabei (2015–present)

Kosovo

  • Bekim Hoxha (2012–present)

Latvia

  • Aldis Zaikovskis (1989–2000)

  • Aigars Laurinovics (2000–2007)

  • Aigars Laurinovics (2018–present)

Lithuania

  • Virginius Feiza (1999–2007)

  • Vaclovas Boguzas (2007–2022)

Macedonia

  • Pero Mitrev (2009–2021)

Netherlands

  • Arie C. Stehouwer (1952–1991)

  • Hans Spieker (1991–1999)

  • Willemien Spieker-Looman (2000–2014)

  • Remmelt Panmann (2014–2023)

  • Ingeborg Spieker (2023–present)

New Zealand

  • George M. Scott (1961–1966)

  • Evan A. E. Fairhall (1966–1975)

  • Ian Blair (1976–2006)

  • Colin Millar (2006–2024)

  • Ian Wooley (2025–present)

Northern Ireland

  • Thomas C. Reid (1956–1977)

  • Lawrence McMillan (1977–1997)

  • James McGladdery (1997–2002)

  • William Hood (2002–2014)

  • Richard Gill (2014–2018)

  • Adrian Jamison (2019–present)

Norway

  • Tore Wiig (1953–1956)

  • Ole Brandsrud (1957–1958)

  • Einar Wold (1958–1968)

  • Arnor Njos (1970–1972)

  • Vidar Høme (1973–1978)

  • Einar Moe (1979–1997)

  • Rasmus Mjølhus (1997–present)

Republic of Ireland

  • J. J. Bergin (1952–1954)

  • Seán O’Farrell (1961–1972)

  • Michael Connolly (1973–1982)

  • David O’Connor (1983–1988)

  • Anna May McHugh (1988–present)

Scotland

  • Alec G. B. Greenhill (1991–1999)

  • Robert Anderson (2000–2004)

  • James Walker (2004–2006)

  • William Gordon (2006–2015)

  • Rab Birrell (2015–2019)

  • Joyce Mitchell (2019–2023)

  • Derek MacIver (2023–present)

Slovenia

  • Alojz Avšič (1991–2005)

  • Marjan Kardinar (2005–present)

Spain

  • Ángel Miguel Díez (1973–1980)

  • Arturo Arenillas Asín (1981–1999)

  • Miguel Cervantes (2000–2004)

  • Fernanda Pastor (2004–2015)

  • Miguel Ángel (2015–2016)

  • Mireia López Martínez (2025–present)

Sweden

  • Bengt Stegander / Svensson (1952–1959)

  • Sven E. Persson (1959–1960)

  • Sven E. Pellbäck (1960–1963)

  • Torbjörn Sjögren (1963–1969)

  • G. Grönevik (1969–1970)

  • Pertti Niinistö (1970–1971)

  • Sigvard Johansson (1972–1982)

  • Göran Ohlsson (1983–1986)

  • Pirjo Rinta-Koski (1986–1988)

  • Bengt Martinsson (1988–2003)

  • Per Anders Persson (2004–2011)

  • Christer Rosenberg (2012–2019)

  • Per Anders Persson (2020–2021)

  • Bengt Martinsson (2022–present)

Switzerland

  • Elizabeth Staub (1982–1988)

  • Hans Zellweger (1988–2002)

  • Willi Zollinger-König (2002–present)

United States of America

  • Alf Larsen (1953–1957)

  • Earl K. Devore (1957–1962)

  • Leo Drake (1962–1969)

  • Ned R. Rhoades (1970–1974)

  • Glen Brown (1975–2000)

  • William Goettemoeller (2001–2004)

  • Richard Pedersen (2004–2019)

  • Conrad Gruber (2020–present)

Wales

  • Ellis Lloyd Jones (1991–1996)

  • A. Ellis Davies (1996–2003)

  • David Jones (2003–2011)

  • John Nixon (2012–2017)

  • Gareth Jones (2018–2024)

  • Emrys Owen (2025–present)