{{Short description|Canadian-New Zealand sports administrator (born 1961)}} {{EngvarB|date=January 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Greg Barclay |honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM|size=100%}} |image = Greg Barclay CNZM (cropped).jpg |alt = |caption = Barclay in 2026 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|09|19|df=y}}<ref name=NZCNC>https://archive.nzc.nz/Players/2341/2341615/2341615.html</ref><ref name=ESPNcricinfo>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/greg-barclay-1239925|title=Greg Barclay Profile - Cricket Player New Zealand, Stats, Records|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> |birth_place = Hamilton, New Zealand<ref name=NZCNC/><ref name=ESPNcricinfo/> |office = 3rd Chairman of the International Cricket Council |term_start = 24 November 2020 |1blankname = Deputy Chairman |1namedata = Imran Khwaja |predecessor = Imran Khwaja (interim) |successor = Jay Shah |term_end = 1 December 2024 |office2 = Chairman of New Zealand Cricket |term_start2 = 2016 |term_end2 = 2020 |alma_mater = University of Canterbury }} '''Gregor John Barclay''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM|size=85%}} (born 1961) is a New Zealand sports administrator who served as the chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 24 November 2020 to 1 December 2024.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/nov/30/new-icc-chair-questions-future-of-world-test-championship|title=New ICC chair questions future of World Test Championship|first1=Ali|last1=Martin|first2=P. A.|last2=Media|date=30 November 2020|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> He previously served as chairman of the New Zealand Cricket Board from 2016 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/300167009/new-zealand-cricket-chair-greg-barclay-gains-one-of-sports-most-powerful-jobs|title=New Zealand Cricket chair Greg Barclay gains one of sport's most powerful jobs|date=24 November 2020|website=Stuff}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/123415803/new-zealand-cricket-chair-greg-barclay-down-to-final-two-in-one-of-sports-most-powerful-jobs|title=New Zealand Cricket chair Greg Barclay down to final two in one of sport's most powerful jobs|date=16 November 2020|website=Stuff}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Barclay was born on 19 September 1961, in Hamilton, New Zealand.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/greg-barclay-1239925|title=Greg Barclay Profile - Cricket Player New Zealand | Stats, Records, Video|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He attended the University of Canterbury, where he obtained a postgraduate qualification in business.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/about/the-icc/structure/chairman|title=International Cricket Council|website=www.icc-cricket.com}}</ref>
Barclay holds dual citizenship in New Zealand and Canada.<ref name="auto"/>
==Career== Barclay served as the chairman of Northern Districts Cricket before being appointed to the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) board in 2012.<ref name="auto"/> He became the chairman of NZC in 2016.<ref name="auto"/>
In 2014, he succeeded Martin Snedden as New Zealand Cricket's representative on the International Cricket Council's board of directors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/10548959/Greg-Barclay-to-replace-Snedden-on-ICC-board|title=Greg Barclay to replace Snedden on ICC board|first=SARAH|last=HARVEY|date=26 September 2014|website=Stuff}}</ref>
In 2015, Barclay served as a board member for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, which was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/cricket-new-zealand-crickets-greg-barclay-elected-as-independent-icc-chair/5MEJMSLME6O7OLVHP7S2UZS3VE/|title=Kiwi lands one of the biggest jobs in world sport|date=5 November 2023|website=NZ Herald}}</ref>
In November 2020, he was elected as the chairman of the ICC after receiving 11 out of 16 votes in the second round of voting, surpassing the other candidate Imran Khwaja and served there till 30 November 2024.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/cricket-new-zealand-6b9ffba3818154dd43db128887e93c19|title=New Zealand's Greg Barclay elected ICC chairman|date=24 November 2020|website=AP News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/cricket-icc-barclay-idINL4N2IA4AM|title=Cricket-New Zealand's Barclay named new ICC chairman|date=24 November 2020|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref> Following his election to the ICC, he resigned from his previous role as the chairman of New Zealand Cricket.<ref name="auto2"/>
In the 2026 New Year Honours, Barclay was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sports governance.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-year-2026-honours-the-full-list-of-knights-dames-honourees/J7UOYYMDTRCSXA22HSKNXJGR7Y/ |title=New Year 2026 Honours: The full list of knights, dames, honourees |date=31 December 2025 |work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Presidents and Chairmen of ICC}}
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