Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve and Acting Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve
1. Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve, listed chronologically:
Quorum President Dates of service as Quorum President Length of service as Quorum President
Thomas B Marsh 02 May 1835 to 17 Mar 1839 03 years 10 months
Brigham Young 14 Apr 1840 to 27 Dec 1847 07 years 08 months
Orson Hyde 27 Dec 1847 to 10 Apr 1875 27 years 03 months
John Taylor 06 Oct 1877 to 10 Oct 1880 03 years 00 months
Wilford Woodruff 10 Oct 1880 to 07 Apr 1889 08 years 06 months
Lorenzo Snow 07 Apr 1889 to 13 Sep 1898 09 years 05 months
Franklin D Richards 13 Sep 1898 to 09 Dec 1899 01 year 03 months
Brigham Young, Jr 17 Oct 1901 to 11 Apr 1903 01 year 06 months
Francis M Lyman 06 Oct 1903 to 18 Nov 1916 13 years 01 month
Heber J Grant 23 Nov 1916 to 23 Nov 1918 02 years 00 months
Anthon H Lund 23 Nov 1918 to 02 mar 1921 02 years 02 months
Rudger Clawson 17 Mar 1921 to 21 Jun 1943 22 years 03 months
George Albert Smith 01 Jul 1943 to 21 May 1945 01 year 11 months
George F Richards 21 May 1945 to 08 Aug 1950 05 years 03 months
David O McKay 30 Sep 1950 to 09 Apr 1951 00 years 06 months
Joseph Fielding Smith 09 Apr 1951 to 23 Jan 1970 18 years 09 months
Harold B Lee 23 Jan 1970 to 07 Jul 1972 02 years 06 months
Spencer W Kimball 07 Jul 1972 to 30 Dec 1973 01 year 06 months
Ezra Taft Benson 30 Dec 1973 to 10 Nov 1985 11 years 11 months
Marion G Romney 10 Nov 1985 to 20 May 1988 02 years 06 months
Howard W Hunter 02 Jun 1988 to 05 Jun 1994 06 years 00 months
Gordon B Hinckley 05 Jun 1994 to 12 Mar 1995 00 years 09 months
Thomas S Monson 12 Mar 1995 to 03 Feb 2008 12 years 10 months
Boyd K Packer 03 Feb 2008 to 03 Jul 2015 07 years 05 months
Russell M Nelson 15 Jul 2015 to 02 Jan 2018 02 years 06 months
Dallin H Oaks 14 Jan 2018 to present
2. Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve, listed by length of service:
Quorum President Dates of service as Quorum President Length of service as Quorum President
Orson Hyde 27 Dec 1847 to 10 Apr 1875 27 years 03 months
Rudger Clawson 17 Mar 1921 to 21 Jun 1943 22 years 03 months
Joseph Fielding Smith 09 Apr 1951 to 23 Jan 1970 18 years 09 months
Francis M Lyman 06 Oct 1903 to 18 Nov 1916 13 years 01 month
Thomas S Monson 12 Mar 1995 to 03 Feb 2008 12 years 10 months
Ezra Taft Benson 30 Dec 1973 to 10 Nov 1985 11 years 11 months
Lorenzo Snow 07 Apr 1889 to 13 Sep 1898 09 years 05 months
Wilford Woodruff 10 Oct 1880 to 07 Apr 1889 08 years 06 months
Brigham Young 14 Apr 1840 to 27 Dec 1847 07 years 08 months
Boyd K Packer 03 Feb 2008 to 03 Jul 2015 07 years 05 months
Howard W Hunter 02 Jun 1988 to 05 Jun 1994 06 years 00 months
George F Richards 21 May 1945 to 08 Aug 1950 05 years 03 months
Thomas B Marsh 02 May 1835 to 17 Mar 1839 03 years 10 months
John Taylor 06 Oct 1877 to 10 Oct 1880 03 years 00 months
Harold B Lee 23 Jan 1970 to 07 Jul 1972 02 years 06 months
Marion G Romney 10 Nov 1985 to 20 May 1988 02 years 06 months
Russell M Nelson 15 Jul 2015 to 02 Jan 2018 02 years 06 months
Anthon H Lund 23 Nov 1918 to 02 mar 1921 02 years 02 months
Heber J Grant 23 Nov 1916 to 23 Nov 1918 02 years 00 months
George Albert Smith 01 Jul 1943 to 21 May 1945 01 year 11 months
Spencer W Kimball 07 Jul 1972 to 30 Dec 1973 01 year 06 months
Brigham Young, Jr 17 Oct 1901 to 11 Apr 1903 01 year 06 months
Franklin D Richards 13 Sep 1898 to 09 Dec 1899 01 year 03 months
Gordon B Hinckley 05 Jun 1994 to 12 Mar 1995 00 years 09 months
David O McKay 30 Sep 1950 to 09 Apr 1951 00 years 06 months
Dallin H Oaks 14 Jan 2018 to present
3. Acting Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve, listed chronologically:
Acting Quorum President Dates of service as Acting President Length of service as Acting President
Rudger Clawson 23 Nov 1918 to 02 Mar 1921 02 years 02 months
Joseph Fielding Smith 30 Sep 1950 to 09 Apr 1951 00 years 06 months
Spencer W Kimball 23 Jan 1970 to 07 Jul 1972 02 years 06 months
Howard W Hunter 10 Nov 1985 to 02 Jun 1988 02 years 06 months
Boyd K Packer 05 Jun 1994 to 03 Mar 1995 00 years 09 months
Boyd K Packer 12 Jun 1995 to 27 Jan 2008 12 years 10 months
M Russell Ballard 14 Jan 2018 to 12 Nov 2023 05 years 10 months
. Jeffrey R Holland 15 Nov 2023 to present Presently serving
Notes:
1. The source of my information on Rudger Clawson serving as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve is “Conference Report”, June 1919, page 3.
2. President Boyd K Packer holds the distinction of being the only apostle to have served twice as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve.
3. President Boyd K. Packer is the most recent apostle who passed away while serving as President of the Quorum of Twelve. President Marion G. Romney
also passed away while serving as President of the Quorum of Twelve.
4. Elder Holland began his service as Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve upon the passing of Elder M. Russell Ballard. President Dallin H. Oaks
continues on as President of the Quorum of the Twelve, serving as a counselor in the First Presidency.
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