President of the University of the Philippines

Presidents of the University of the Philippines
Murray S. Bartlett	1911–1915
Ignacio B. Villamor	1915–1921
Guy Potter Wharton Benton	1921–1925
Rafael V. Palma	1925–1933
Jorge Bocobo	1934–1939
Bienvenido Ma. Gonzalez	1939–1943, 1945–1951
Antonio Sison	1943–1945
Vidal A. Tan	1951–1956
Enrique Virata	1956–1958
Vicente G. Sinco	1958–1962
Carlos P. Romulo	1962–1968
Salvador P. Lopez	1969–1975
Onofre D. Corpuz	1975–1979
Emanuel V. Soriano	1979–1981
Edgardo J. Angara	1981–1987
Jose V. Abueva	1987–1993
Emil Q. Javier	1993–1999
Francisco Nemenzo, Jr.	1999–2005
Emerlinda R. Roman	2005–2011
Alfredo E. Pascual	2011–present

The President of the University of the Philippines is elected for a single six-year term by the University's twelve-member Board of Regents.^[1] As of 2011, two Americans and 18 Filipinos served as President of the University of the Philippines.

Former Alumni Regent and UP Alumni Association (UPAA) President Alfredo E. Pascual was elected as the 20th University President during the Presidential Election by the Board of Regents on December 3, 2010, receiving six out of eleven votes from the Board. According to a memorandum issued on the same day by the Office of the Secretary of the University and of the BOR, Pascual’s term will be from February 10, 2011 to February 9, 2017.^[2]

References

1. Republic Act 9500 An Act to Strengthen the University of the Philippines as the National University
2. Pascual named 20th UP president, University of the Philippines System Website. Retrieved December 20, 2010.