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FAI Presidents

Under the current Statutes, the FAI President is elected for a maximum of three two-year terms. This page presents the history of FAI presidents since the federation was founded in 1905.

since 2004: Pierre PORTMANN (France)
2000 - 2004: Wolfgang WEINREICH (Germany)
1994 - 2000: Eilif J. NESS (Norway)
1992 - 1994: Dr. Hanspeter HIRZEL (Switzerland)
1990 - 1992: Olavi A. RAUTIO (Finland)
1988 - 1990: Clifton F. von KANN (USA)
1986 - 1988: Georges Alfred "Peter" LLOYD, AO, OBE (Australia)
1984 - 1986: Cenek KEPAK (Czechoslovakia)
1982 - 1984: Amos ISHAI (Israel)
1980 - 1982: Prince Antoine de LIGNE (Belgium)
1978 - 1980: Desmond Percy KELLY (Australia)
1976 - 1978: Adolph ("Pirat") GEHRIGER (Switzerland)
1974 - 1976: Col. Bernard DUPERIER (France)
1972 - 1974: André Olivier DUMAS (Canada)
1970 - 1972: Fred FORRER (Switzerland)
1969 - 1970: Prof. E. WEGELIUS (Finland)
1967 - 1969: Hofrat Josef GAISBACHER (Austria)
1966 - 1967: Vladimir K. KOKKINAKI (USSR)
1964 - 1966: Mauricio OBREGON (Colombia)
1962 - 1964: Dr. W. MURI (Switzerland)
1960 - 1962: Jacques ALLEZ (France)
1958 - 1960: Miss Jacqueline COCHRAN (USA)
1956 - 1958: Général Av. Charles SILLEVAERTS (Belgium)
1954 - 1956: Capt. K.J.G. BARTLETT (UK)
1952 - 1954: Cornelio KOLFF (Netherlands)
1950 - 1952: Baron A. de la GRANGE (France)
1948 - 1950: William R. ENYART (USA)
1946 - 1948: Lord BRABAZON of TARA (UK)
1942 - 1946: Godfrey L. CABOT (USA)
1930 - 1941: Prince Georges Valentin BIBESCO (Romania)
1925 - 1930: Comte Henri de la VAULX (France)
1905 - 1925: Prince Roland BONAPARTE (France)
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