List of presidents of the University of Toronto

The University of Toronto has had 17 presidents since it was founded in 1827 as King's College.^[1]

List of presidents

No.	Image	Name	Term	Title
1		The Right Rev. John Strachan	1827–1848	President of King's College
2		The Rev. John McCaul	1848–1850	President of King's College
			1850–1853	President of the University of Toronto
			1853–1880	Principal of University College
3		Sir Daniel Wilson	1880–1889	Principal of University College
			1889–1892	President of the University of Toronto
4		James Loudon	1892–1906	President of the University of Toronto
5		Sir Robert Falconer	1907–1932	President of the University of Toronto
6		The Rev. Henry John Cody	1932–1945	President of the University of Toronto
7		The Hon. Sidney Earle Smith	1945–1957	President of the University of Toronto
8		Claude Bissell	1958–1971	President of the University of Toronto
9		John Robert Evans	1972–1978	President of the University of Toronto
10		James Milton Ham	1978–1983	President of the University of Toronto
11		David Strangway	1983–1984	President of the University of Toronto
12		George Connell	1984–1990	President of the University of Toronto
13		Robert Prichard	1990–2000	President of the University of Toronto
14		Robert Birgeneau	2000–2004	President of the University of Toronto
–		Frank Iacobucci	2004–2005	President of the University of Toronto (interim)
15		David Naylor	2005–2013	President of the University of Toronto
16		Meric Gertler	2013–2025	President of the University of Toronto
17		Melanie Woodin	2025–present	President of the University of Toronto