send it to the Minister of Education. The Board also has the power to appoint president, vice-presidents, deans, the librarian, comptroller, and members of academic staff. Senate Senate, as per the University of Manitoba Act, is the University of Manitoba's senior academic governing body, and has authority over academic matters. The Senate was established in 1936 to replace the University council in order to provide more equal representation between faculties and the affiliated colleges. The Senate is also composed of: the President/Vice-Chancellor, who is the Chair of the Senate; the Chancellor; University Secretary, who is the Secretary of Senate; the vice-presidents of the university, with the vice-president (Academic) as Vice Chair of the Senate; the dean of each UM faculty; the director or each school of the university that has a school council; the UM Director of Libraries (i.e., Vice-Provost of Libraries); the dean or director of students affairs (i.e., Vice-Provost of Students); the head of each constituent or member college; the vice-deans of the Faculty of Arts and Science; 2 persons "appointed by the board from amongst its members other than those who are otherwise members of the senate;" 28 persons "elected by, and from amongst, the students of the university," as well as the president of the University of Manitoba Students' Union; 2 members of the board of directors of the alumni association appointed by that board; the head of each affiliated college Including St. Andrew's College, St John's College, St. Paul's College, Université de Saint-Boniface, and Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Training (or designate); the persons elected under section 27 of the U of M Act; and members at large appointed under section 27(4) of the Act. Administration President The President of the University of Manitoba is appointed by the university's Board of Governors and is ex officio Vice-Chancellor. The Office of the President was established as position that provides a link between the two bodies and to perform institutional leadership. Since its establishment, the university has had 12 presidents in total, including: James Alexander MacLean(1913–34) Sidney Earle Smith (1934–44) Henry Percy Armes (1944–45, acting) Albert William Trueman (1945–48) Albert Henry S. Gillson (1948–54) Hugh Hamilton Saunderson (1954–70) Ernest Sirluck (1970–76) Ralph Campbell (1976–81) Arnold Naimark (1981–96) Emőke J. E. Szathmáry (1996–2008) David T. Barnard (2008–20) Michael Benarroch (July 1, 2020–present) Vice presidents and provosts The Provost and Vice-President (Academic) is the university's senior academic officer,