| 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 |