The General of The Salvation Army is its international leader, elected by a High Council

Our current leader is General Lyndon Buckingham. There have been 22 Generals of The Salvation Army to date:

William Booth imageGeneral William Booth
1865-1912
Bramwell Booth imageGeneral Bramwell Booth
1912-1929
Edward Higgins imageGeneral Edward J Higgins
1929-1934
Evangeline Booth imageGeneral Evangeline Booth
1934-1939
George Carpenter imageGeneral George L Carpenter
1939-1946
Albert Orsborn imageGeneral Albert Orsborn
1946-1954
Wilfred Kitching imageGeneral Wilfred Kitching
1954-1963
Frederick Coutts imageGeneral Frederick Coutts
1963-1969
Erik Wickberg imageGeneral Erik Wickberg
1969-1974
Clarence Wiseman imageGeneral Clarence Wiseman
1974-1977
Arnold Brown imageGeneral Arnold Brown
1977-1981
Jarl Wahlström imageGeneral Jarl Wahlström
1981-1986
Eva Burrows imageGeneral Eva Burrows
1986-1993
Bramwell Tillsley imageGeneral Bramwell Tillsley
1993-1994
Paul Rader imageGeneral Paul Rader
1994-1999
John Gowans imageGeneral John Gowans
1999-2002
John Larsson imageGeneral John Larsson
2002-2006
Shaw Clifton imageGeneral Shaw Clifton
2006-2011
Linda Bond imageGeneral Linda Bond
2011-2013
André Cox imageGeneral André Cox
2013-2018
Brian Peddle imageGeneral Brian Peddle
2018-2023
General Lyndon BuckinghamGeneral Lyndon Buckingham
2023-Present

 

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