Former Chancellors of the University of Waikato
| Year |
Former Chancellor |
| 1964-1969 | Denis Rogers OBE ED JP MBChB NZ HonD Waikato |
| 1970-1972 | J.Bruce McKenzie ED FCANZ |
| 1973-1978 | Henry R. Bennett CBE QSO MBChB NZ DPM Melb FANZCP MCCM (NZ) FFPHM (RACP) HonD Waikato |
| 1979-1980 | C.Douglas Arcus LLB Auck |
| 1981-1985 | The Hon Sir David L. Tompkins KNZM LLB NZ HonD Waikato QC |
| 1986-1987 | Henry R. Bennett CBE QSO MBChB NZ DPM Melb FANZCP MCCM (NZ) FFPHM (RACP) HonD Waikato |
| 1988-1991 | Dame Mary J. Drayton DCNZM MBE MA DipEd NZ HonD Waikato |
| 1992-1997 | Gerald D.G. Bailey QSO LLB Cant HonD Waikato |
| 1998-2002 | Caroline Bennett BSc Otago BEd DipEd MEdAdmin Massey HonD Waikato |
| 2003-2005 | John A. Gallagher CNZM KStJ JP |
| 2006 | John B. Jackman BAgSci Lincoln |
| 2007-2019 | Rt Hon James Bolger ONZ HonD Waikato |
| 2019-2025 |
Sir Anand Satyanand GNZM QSO KStJ |