List of presidents of the National Research Council of Canada

The National Research Council of Canada is a major federal research institution in Canada, founded in 1916 as the Honorary Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Originally a loose federation of scientific experts advising the government, it was given an executive body in 1928 (when the first President was appointed) and received funds to establish a laboratory in the same year, which opened in 1932.

Presidents

Name	Term	Scientific background
Henry Marshall Tory	1924-1935	mathematics
A.G.L. McNaughton	1935-1939	civil engineering
C.J. Mackenzie	1939-1952	civil engineering
E.W.R. Steacie	1952-1962	physical chemistry
Bristow Guy Ballard^[1]	1962-1967	electrical engineering
W.G. Schneider^[2]	1967-1980	pure chemistry
J. Larkin Kerwin	1980-1989	physics
Pierre O. Perron^[3]	1989-1994	metallurgy
Arthur Carty	1994-2004	inorganic chemistry
Michael Raymont^[4]	2004-2005 (acting)	chemistry
Pierre Coulombe^[5]	2005-2010	medicine
John R. McDougall^[6]	2010-2016	petroleum engineering
Iain Stewart^[7]	2016-2020	political science and marine policy
Mitch Davies^[8]	2021–Present

References

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^ Yaffe, Leo. "William George Schneider". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
^ "Perron Era". Retrieved 15 April 2022.
^ "Executive Energy Forum 2005". Energy Council of Canada. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ "2007 Seminar Bio: Dr. Pierre Coulombe" (PDF). Canadian Nuclear Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
^ "John McDougall appointed president of the National Research Council of Canada". Industry Canada. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
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^ "Government of Canada announces new National Research Council President". Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. Retrieved 20 Jan 2021.

[1] Phillipson, Donald. "Bristow Guy Ballard". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

[2] Yaffe, Leo. "William George Schneider". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

[3] "Perron Era". Retrieved 15 April 2022.

[4] "Executive Energy Forum 2005". Energy Council of Canada. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

[5] "2007 Seminar Bio: Dr. Pierre Coulombe" (PDF). Canadian Nuclear Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.

[6] "John McDougall appointed president of the National Research Council of Canada". Industry Canada. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.

[7] "Announcing the new president of the National Research Council of Canada". Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[8] "Government of Canada announces new National Research Council President". Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. Retrieved 20 Jan 2021.