The Libertarian National Committee controls and manages the affairs, properties, and funds of the United States Libertarian Party. It is composed of the party officers, five at-large representatives elected every two years at the national convention, and a theoretical maximum of ten regional representatives. The current chair elected in May 2010 is Mark Hinkle

Mark Hinkle

Mark Hinkle is an American libertarian activist and businessman. He is the National Chairman of the United States Libertarian Party. He was elected by the delegates of the 2010 Libertarian National Convention in St...

. The Executive Director is Wes Benedict.

The Libertarian National Committee has lobbied or filed law suits against laws and regulations that restrict contributions to parties and candidates.

Past National Chairs

Bill Redpath Bill Redpath William Redpath is the current Treasurer and immediate past National Chair of the United States Libertarian Party, first elected by delegates to the 2006 Libertarian National Convention in Portland, Oregon in July 2006...	2006–2010
Michael Dixon Michael Dixon Michael Dixon is a libertarian political activist and was the national chair of the United States Libertarian Party from 2004 to 2006.A management consultant, Dixon was elected to the position of national chair on the first ballot by delegates to the 2004 Libertarian National Convention in Atlanta...	2004–2006
Geoff Neale Geoff Neale Geoffrey J. Neale served as the United States Libertarian Party National Chairman from 2002 to 2004. Neale had served for a time as treasurer of the Libertarian Party until January 2007 and was replaced by Aaron Starr.-References:...	2002–2004
Jim Lark Jim Lark James W. Lark III, Ph. D. served as the United States Libertarian Party National Chairman from 2000 to 2002. Lark is a professor of systems engineering at the University of Virginia where he spends much of his time coordinating LP activity on college campuses...	2000–2002
David Bergland David Bergland David Peter Bergland received the United States Libertarian Party's nomination for the 1984 presidential election. Bergland and his running mate Jim Lewis received 228,111 . He received the party's vice-presidential nomination in the 1976 presidential election, sharing the ticket with Roger...	1998–2000
Steve Dasbach Steve Dasbach Steve Dasbach was the national director of the Libertarian Party of the United States from 1998 to 2002. He was chair of the Libertarian National Committee from 1993 to 1998 and national executive director from 1998-2002. In 1986, he was the Libertarian Party of Indiana candidate for Indiana's 4th...	1993–1998
Mary Gingell	1991–1993
Dave Walter	December 1988-1991
Jim Turney	August 1985-December 1988
Randy VerHagen	May 1985-August 1985
Paul K. Grant	1983–1985
Alicia Clark	1981–1983
David Bergland David Bergland David Peter Bergland received the United States Libertarian Party's nomination for the 1984 presidential election. Bergland and his running mate Jim Lewis received 228,111 . He received the party's vice-presidential nomination in the 1976 presidential election, sharing the ticket with Roger...	1977–1981
Ed Crane Ed Crane Edward H. Crane is the founder and president of the Cato Institute.In the 1970s, he was one of the most active leaders of the Libertarian Party...	1974–1977

See also

• 2010 Libertarian National Convention
  2010 Libertarian National Convention
  The 2010 Libertarian National Convention was a biennial convention of the Libertarian Party that was held in St. Louis, Missouri from Friday May 28 to Monday May 31, 2010....
  
  
• 2008 Libertarian National Convention
  2008 Libertarian National Convention
  The 2008 Libertarian National Convention was held from May 22 to May 26, 2008 at the Sheraton Hotel in Denver, Colorado...