Past Presidents, and Divisions' Chairs of the International Bar Association

Year President LPD Chair PPID Chair (SPPI from 2013) BIC Chair
2021 - 2022 Sternford Moyo Peter Bartlett Jorg Menzer Kimitoshi Yabuki
2019 - 2020 Horacio Bernardes Neto Jon Grouf Sarah Hutchinson Péter Köves
2017 - 2018 Martin Šolc Jaime Carey Stephen Denyer Claudio Visco
2015 - 2016 David W Rivkin Almudena Arpon de Mendivil Stephen Macliver Margery Nicoll
2013 - 2014 Michael Reynolds Michael Greene Gabrielle Williamson Horacio Bernardes-Neto
2011 - 2012 Akira Kawamura Sylvia Khatcherian Peter Maynard James M Klotz
2009 - 2010 Fernando Pelaez-Pier Hendrik Haag Robert Stein Michael Kutschera
2007 - 2008 Fernando Pombo David W. Rivkin Martin Solc Alejandro Ogarrio
2005 - 2006 Francis Neate Michael Reynolds Thomas Forbes QC Akira Kawamura
2003 - 2004 Emilio Cardenas Fernando Pelaez-Pier Thomas Forbes QC
2001 - 2002 Diana Kempe Jacques Buhart Andrew Primrose
1999 - 2000 Klaus Bohlhoff J.William Rowley QC Fernando Pombo
1997 - 1998 Desmond Fernando Willem J.L. Calkoen Hugh Stubbs
1995 - 1996 J. Ross Harper CBE Francis Neate Robert Trevisani
1993 - 1994 Claude R. Thompson QC Robert Briner John F. Buckley
1991 - 1992 Giuseppe Bisconti Klaus Bohlhoff J. Ross Harper CBE
1989 - 1990 Wm Reece Smith Jr. Blaise Pasztory Walter Kolvenbach
1987 - 1988 R. K. P. Shankardass John R. Salter Arnold S. Malter
1985 - 1986 James Sutherland Jan van de Ven David J. Andrews
1983 - 1984 Dr. Franz Reichenbach Richard C. Meech J. E. Knoll
1981 - 1982 Thomas Federspiel Bela Szathmary John W. Kennedy
1979 - 1980 E. Neil McKelvey Dr. Walter Oppenhoff James Sutherland
1977 - 1978 Dr. Werner Deuchler Jacques Lassier Sir Desmond Heap
1975 - 1976 Dr. Werner Deuchler Colin McFadyean Sir Desmond Heap
1973 - 1974 Sir Denys Hicks Colin McFadyean Sir Desmond Heap
1971 - 1972 Sir Denys Hicks George C. Seward
1969 - 1970 Sir Denys Hicks
1967 - 1968 Sir Denys Hicks
1965 - 1966 Dr. Jur. Bernt Hjejle