List of Presidents of UEFA

President of UEFA
Incumbent Aleksander Čeferin since 14 September 2016
Inaugural holder	Ebbe Schwartz
Formation	22 June 1954
Website	Official website

The following is a list of presidents of UEFA, the European association football governing body.

Presidents of UEFA

Presidency	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Nationality
1	Ebbe Schwartz	22 June 1954	17 April 1962	7003285600000000000♠7 years, 299 days	Denmark
2	Gustav Wiederkehr	17 April 1962	7 July 1972	7003372900000000000♠10 years, 76 days	Switzerland
Acting	Sándor Barcs	7 July 1972	15 March 1973	7002251000000000000♠251 days	Hungary
3	Artemio Franchi	15 March 1973	12 August 1983	7003380200000000000♠10 years, 150 days	Italy
4	Jacques Georges	12 August 1983^[1]	19 April 1990^[2]	7003244200000000000♠6 years, 250 days	France
5	Lennart Johansson	19 April 1990	26 January 2007	7003612600000000000♠16 years, 282 days	Sweden
6	Michel Platini	26 January 2007	8 October 2015 (suspended)^[3] 21 December 2015 (banned for 4 years)^[4]^[5]^[6]	7003317700000000000♠8 years, 255 days	France
Acting	Ángel María Villar	9 October 2015	14 September 2016	7002341000000000000♠341 days	Spain
7	Aleksander Čeferin	14 September 2016	Incumbent	7002340000000000000♠340 days	Slovenia

Jacques Georges served as interim president before being elected on 26 June 1984.
The title of Honorary President was conferred to Jacques Georges upon leaving office until his death in 2004.
The title of Honorary President was conferred to Lennart Johansson upon leaving office.

Presidents of UEFA
Ebbe Schwartz (1954–1962) Gustav Wiederkehr (1962–1972) Sándor Barcs (1972–1973, acting) Artemio Franchi (1973–1983) Jacques Georges (1983–1990) Lennart Johansson (1990–2007) Michel Platini (2007–2015) Ángel María Villar (2015–2016, acting) Aleksander Čeferin (2016–present)
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