At the APG's first Annual Meeting in Tokyo, Japan (March 1998) the membership established two Co-Chairs: 

• A chair held by Australia (as host of the Secretariat); and
• A rotating chair occupied for a two-year term by another APG member.     

The current Co-Chairs are Commissioner Tony Negus (Australia) and  Shri K Jose Cyriac (India) as follows:

Commissioner Tony Negus (Australia) - appointed 2009

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Tony Negus was appointed to his role by the Prime Minister of Australia in September 2009. As Commissioner, he also assumes the permanent APG Co-Chair role on behalf of Australia pursuant to the APG Terms of Reference.  

Commissioner Negus has been with the AFP for 28 years, working in community policing, federal investigations, human resources, training and protection. He holds a Masters Degree in Public Policy and Administration and a Graduate Diploma in Executive Leadership. He has also completed the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Commissioner Tony Negus was awarded the Australian Police Medal in June 2005.

Shri K Jose Cyriac (India) - appointed for term 2010-2012

Shri K Jose Cyriac is the Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue.  Mr Cyriac supervises and coordinates all work in the Government of India related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (policy, planning and implementation), the Directorate of Enforcement (which investigates and prosecutes money laundering offences) and FIU-IND (which is an integral component of the country's AML/CFT preventive regime), and is also a member of the Economic Intelligence Council and the Inter-Ministerial Coordination Committee on AML/CFT.

Previous Co-chairs

Previous rotating Co-Chairs have come from the following APG members:

• Philippines, Department of Foreign Affairs, 1998-2000;
• Malaysia, Central Bank of Malaysia, 2000-2002;
• Korea, Korea Financial Intelligence Unit, 2002-2004;
• Japan, Japan Financial Intelligence Office, Financial Services Agency, 2004-2006;
• Indonesia, Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, 2006- 2008
• Singapore, Commercial Affairs Department, 2008-2010.  

Incoming Co-Chair, 2012 - 2014:  Peoples Republic of China

China was unanimously and formally endorsed at the APG's 13th Annual Meeting as the incoming Co-Chair (for 2012- 2014).  As incoming Co-Chair, China will be part of the APG Steering Group commencing 2011, and will host an APG Annual Meeting.