James Durbin
1983 – 1985
James Durbin

James Durbin was a British statistician and econometrician, known particularly for his work on time series analysis and serial correlation.

UK
Jozef Olenski
1981 – 1983
Enrique Cansado Maceda

Enrique Cansado Maceda has provided a relevant service to the Spanish statistical culture

Chile
Edmond Malinvaud
1979 – 1981
Edmond Malinvaud

Throughout his career, he has succeeded in reconciling administrative responsibilities with a research and teaching activity at the highest level and with a very broad spectrum.

France
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao
1977 – 1979
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao

Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao was the President of the International Statistical Institute, Institute of Mathematical Statistics (USA), and the International Biometric Society. 

India
Milos Macura
1975 – 1977
Miloš Macura

Miloš Macura - University professor; director of the Serbian Federal Statistical Office.

Serbia
Petter Jakob Bjerve
1971–1975
Petter Jakob Bjerve

Petter Jakob Bjerve was a Norwegian economist and statistician. Prominent positions include director of Statistics Norway, Norwegian Minister of Finance, and president of the International Statistical Institute.

Norway
William G. Cochran
1967–1971
William G. Cochran

William G. Cochran was a prominent statistician, born in Scotland but spent most of his life in the United States.

USA
Jozef Olenski
1963–1967
Sir Harry Campion

Sir Harry Campion was the first Director of the Central Statistical Office, and first Director of the United National Statistical Officece, played a prominent part in the development, after the Second World War, of official statistics in the UK and internationally.

UK
marcello boldrini
1960–1963
Marcello Boldrini

As a statistician, Marcello Boldrini has been particularly interested to the foundations of the method, and he proposed a view of statistics as an empirical history of all the positive sciences

Italy
Georges Darmois
1953–1960
Georges Darmois

Georges Darmois was a French mathematician and statistician. He was President of the International Institute of Statistics from 1953 until his death.

France