List of presidents of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Past presidents

List of presidents of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Section Title: Past presidents
Table Section Text: None

No.	President	Took office	Left office	Length

1	-	John Byington (1798 – 1887)	20 March 1863	17 May 1865	2 Years, 2 months

2	-	James Springer White (4 August 1821 - 6 August 1881)	17 May 1865	14 May 1867	2 Years

3	-	John Nevins Andrews (22 July 1829 – 21 October 1883)	1867	1869	2 Years

4	-	James Springer White (4 August 1821 - 6 August 1881)	1869	1871	2 Years

5	-	George Ide Butler (1834 – 1918)	1871	1874	3 Years

6	-	James Springer White (4 August 1821 - 6 August 1881)	1874	1880	6 Years

7	-	George Ide Butler (1834 – 1918)	1880	1888	8 Years

8	Ole A. Olsen.tif	Ole Andres Olsen (28 July 1845 – 29 January 1915)	1888	1897	9 Years

9	-	George A. Irwin (17 November 1844 – 23 May 1913)	1897	1901	4 Years

10	-	Arthur Grosvenor Daniells (28 September 1858 – 18 April 1935)	1901	1922	21 Years

11	-	William Ambrose Spicer (1865 – 1952)	1922	1930	8 Years

12	Charles H. Watson.JPG	Charles H. Watson (8 October 1877 – 24 December 1962)	1930	1936	6 Years

13	James Lamar McElhany.JPG	James Lamar McElhany (3 January 1880 – 25 June 1959)	1936	1950	14 Years

14	[1]	William Henry Branson (1887 – 1961)	1950	1954	4 Years

15	[2]	Reuben Richard Figuhr (20 October 1896 - 28 October 1983 )	1954	1966	12 Years

16	[3]	Robert H. Pierson (1911 – 1989)	1966	1979	13 Years

17	[4]	Neal C. Wilson (5 July 1920 - 14 December 2010)	3 January 1979	6 July 1990	11 Years six months

18	[5]	Robert S. Folkenberg (1 January 1941 - 24 December 2015)	6 July 1990	1 March 1999	8 Years 8 months

19	[6]	Jan Paulsen (5 January 1935 - )	1 March 1999	23 June 2010	11 Years, 3 Months

20	-	Ted N. C. Wilson (10 May 1950 - )	23 June 2010	present

Sentence(s)

Wilson (born May 10, 1950) is the current President of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

final_sentence: Wilson (born May 10, 1950) is the current President of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.