Previous presidents of APSA have been:

1. Emeritus Professor John Western (Australia): 1996-1999

2. Professor Kenji Kosaka (Japan): 1999-2002

3. Professor Dae-Yeun Jeong (South Korea): 2002-2004

4. Professor Santhat Sermsri (Thailand): 2004-2009

5. Professor Ruchira Ganguly-Scrase (Australia): 2009 - present