President of the University of the Philippines explained

Post:President
Body:the University of the Philippines
Incumbent:Angelo Jimenez
Termlength:Six years, non-renewable
Formation:1911
First:Murray S. Bartlett
Status:Chief Administrator
Appointer:Board of Regents
Department:University of the Philippines
Insigniasize:125
Seat:Quezon City, Philippines
Insigniacaption:Seal of the University of the Philippines
Incumbentsince:February 10, 2023
Flagsize:130
Flagcaption:University Seal

The president of the University of the Philippines (Filipino: Pangulo ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) is the chief administrator and principal executive officer of the University of the Philippines. The president is elected for a single six-year term by the University's eleven-member Board of Regents (BOR).[1] (Before the passage of RA 9500, there were 12 members in the BOR). As of 2023, two Americans and 20 Filipinos have served as President of the University of the Philippines.

Lawyer and former Regent Angelo Jimenez is the current President, having assumed office on February 10, 2023.

List of presidents of the University of the Philippines

Presidents of the
University of the Philippines
Murray S. Bartlett 1911–1915
1915–1921
Guy Potter Wharton Benton1921–1925
1925–1934
Jorge Bocobo 1934–1939
Bienvenido Ma. Gonzalez 1939–1943,
1945–1951
Antonio Sison 1943–1945
Vidal A. Tan 1951–1956
Enrique T. Virata 1956–1958
Vicente G. Sinco 1958–1962
1962–1968
1969–1975
1975–1979
1979–1981
1981–1987
1987–1993
1993–1999
1999–2005
2005–2011
2011–2017
2017–2023
Angelo Jimenez[2] 2023–present

Notes and References

  1. http://www.up.edu.ph/pdf2/RA_9500.pdf Republic Act 9500 An Act to Strengthen the University of the Philippines as the National University
  2. Angelo Jimenez:
    News: Saldajeno . Ivan Stewart . Dec 9, 2022 . Angelo Jimenez appointed new UP president . . Dec 10, 2022.
    News: Locus . Sundy . Dec 9, 2022 . Ex-regent Angelo Jimenez named new UP president . . Dec 10, 2022.
    News: Perez . Arra . Feb 10, 2023 . Angelo Jimenez begins 6-year term as UP president . . Feb 12, 2023.