Presidents 1948-2018

Johan VAN DE KIEFT President Nederlandsche Dagbalders, The Netherlands, President FIEJ 1948-1952

W. T. CURTIS-WILSON President Newspaper Society, Great Britain, President FIEJ 1952-1954

Tommaso ASTARITA, President, Federazione Italiana Editori Giornali, Italy, President FIEJ, 1954-1962

Dr. Walter MATUSCHKE Industrial Manager, Axel Springer Verlag, Germany, President INCA 1961-1969

Claude BELLANGER Managing Director and co-founder , Le Parisien Libéré, France, President FIEJ 1962-1978

Willem G. PLUYGERS General Director Nederlandse Dagbladunie, The Netherlands, President INCA/IFRA 1969-1973

Sir J. Gordon LINACRE Managing Director Yorkshire Post Newspapers, Great Britain, President IFRA 1973-1977

Gustaf DOUGLAS Managing Director Dagens Nyheter, Sweden, President IFRA 1977-1981

Harold W. ANDERSEN Publisher Omaha World-Herald, USA, President FIEJ 1978-1980

Frans VINK Publisher Het Laatste Nieuws, Belgium, President FIEJ 1980-1984

Jacques SAINT CRICQ Chairman of the Board, La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest, France President IFRA 1981-1985

Sir J. Gordon LINACRE Managing Director Yorkshire Post Newspapers, Great Britain, President FIEJ 1984-1988

Odd RÖNNESTAD Managing Director Bergens Tidende, Norway President IFRA 1985-1988

Giovanni GIOVANNINI President Ansa, Italy, President FIEJ 1988-1990

José Maria BERGARECHE Director Gerente El Correo Espanol, Spain, President IFRA 1989-1993

Jan J. NOUWEN Managing Director Haagsche Courant, The Netherlands, President FIEJ 1990-1992

Michael RINGIER Chairman Ringier, Switzerland, President IFRA 1993-1997

Prescott LOW Chairman and publisher The Patriot Ledger, USA President FIEJ 1992-1996

Murdoch MACLENNAN Managing Director Associated Newspapers, Great Britain, President IFRA 1997-2003

Jayme SIROTSKY Chairman of the Board RBS Zero Hora, Brazil, President FIEJ 1996-1998

Bengt BRAUN President Bonnier, Sweden, President WAN 1998-2000

Roger P. PARKINSON Chairman, The Globe and Mail, Canada, President WAN 2000-2004

Dr. Seok Hyung HONG Chairman and CEO JoongAng Media Network, Republic of Korea, President WAN 2004-2005

Willem O. KOK CEO De Telegraaf Holdingmaatschappij nv, The Netherlands, President IFRA 2003-2006

Gavin O'REILLY Group Chief Executive Officer Independent News and Media PLC, Ireland, President WAN 2005-2011

Horst PIRKER CEO Styria Medien AG, Austria, President IFRA 2006-2009

Jacob MATTHEW Executive Editor Malayala Manorama Company Ltd, India, President WAN-IFRA 2011-2013

Tomas BRUNEGARD Chairman, Stampen Group, Sweden, President WAN-IFRA 2013-2017

Michael GOLDEN Vice Chairman of the Board, The New York Times Co., President WAN-IFRA 2017-