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ISAF Officers

Election of Officers

There follows a record of all ISAF Officers, detailing past and present Officers. To view the current ISAF Officers who were elected in November 2004 for a four year term, go to the Committees Pages.

Articles 83-89 of the ISAF Constitution give further information on ISAF Officers.

President

From 1906 to 1946 a Chairman rather than a President was elected from time to time. The first President of the ISAF was elected in 1946.
1946 - 1955  Awaiting Image Ralph G Gore (GBR)
1955 - 1969 No ALT tag specified Peter Scott (GBR)
1969 - 1986 No ALT tag specified Beppe Croce (ITA)
1986 - 1994 No ALT tag specified Peter Tallberg (FIN)
1994 - 2004 No ALT tag specified Paul Henderson (CAN)
2004 - present Göran Petersson (SWE) Göran Petersson (SWE)

Vice-Presidents

The first Constitution of the ISAF was adopted in 1907 but it was re-written in 1995 when the first Vice-Presidents were elected:
1955 - 1957 No ALT tag specified HRH Crown Prince Olav of Norway
1955 - 1964  Awaiting Image Jan Loeff (NED)
1957 - 1973 No ALT tag specified Henry S. Morgan (USA)
1964 - 1969 No ALT tag specified Beppe Croce (ITA)
1970 - 1990 No ALT tag specified Jonathan Janson (GBR)
1973 - 1978 Awaiting Image  George R. Hinman (USA)
1976 - 1990 No ALT tag specified Andrei Kislov (RUS)
1978 - 1986 No ALT tag specified Henry H Anderson, JR (USA)
1978 - 1994 No ALT tag specified Paul Henderson (CAN)
1978 - 1986 No ALT tag specified Peter Tallberg (FIN)
1986 - 1994 and 1998 - 2008 No ALT tag specified George Andreadis (GRE)
1986 - 1994 and 1998 - 2004 No ALT tag specified James Schoonmaker (USA)
1986 - 1994 No ALT tag specified Peter D. Siemsen (BRA)
1990 - 1998 No ALT tag specified Robin Aisher (GBR)
1990 - 1994 No ALT tag specified Arturo Delgado (ESP)
1994 - 1998 No ALT tag specified Sadi Claeys (BEL)
1994 - 1998 No ALT tag specified Jean Louis Monneron (FRA)
1994 - 2004 No ALT tag specified Göran Petersson (SWE)
1994 - 1998 No ALT tag specified Ser Miang Ng (SIN)
1994 - 1998 No ALT tag specified Hal Wagstaff (NZL)
1998 - 2004 No ALT tag specified Fernando Bolin (ESP)
1998 - 2008 No ALT tag specified David Kellett (AUS)
1998 - 2008 No ALT tag specified Nucci Novi Ceppellini (ITA)
1998 - 2004 No ALT tag specified Kenneth Ryan (IRL)
2004 - 2008 No ALT tag specified Fiona Barron (GBR)
2004 - present No ALT tag specified David Irish (USA)
2004 - present No ALT tag specified Teresa Lara (VEN)
2004 - present No ALT tag specified Teo Ping Low (SIN)
2008 - present Nazli Imre (TUR) Nazli Imre (TUR)
2008 - present Tomasz Holc (POL) Tomasz Holc (POL)
2008 - present Alberto Predieri (ITA) Alberto Predieri (ITA)
2008 - present Eric Tulla (PUR Eric Tulla (PUR)

Presidents of Honour

1958 - 1991 No ALT tag specified His Majesty King Olav of Norway
1994 - No ALT tag specified His Majesty King Harald of Norway
1994 - No ALT tag specified His Majesty King Constantine

Vice-President of Honour

1965 - 1994 No ALT tag specified His Majesty King Constantine

Councillors of Honour

1967 - 1975 Awaiting Image  Niels Benzon (DEN)
1967 - 1981 Awaiting Image  Jan Loeff (NED)
1970 - 1989 No ALT tag specified Sir Peter Scott (GBR)
1973 - 1982 No ALT tag specified Henry S. Morgan (USA)
1978 - 1982   George Hinman (USA)
1978 - 1984   Frederik Horn
1978 - 1991 No ALT tag specified Gerald Sambrooke-Sturgess OBE(GBR)
1980 - 1995   F. Gregg Bemis

Secretary Generals (SG)/ Executive Directors (ED)

1907 - 1944 Awaiting Image  Major B. Heckstall-Smith (GBR)
1946 - 1965 Awaiting Image  Francis P. Usbourne (GBR)
1965 - 1987 Awaiting Image  Nigel Hacking (GBR)
1987 - 1995 No ALT tag specified J. Michael Evans (GBR)
1995 - 2007 No ALT tag specified Arve Sundheim (NOR)
2008 - present Jerome Pels (NED) Jerome Pels (NED)

Treasurers

The position of Treasurer was formally introduced in 1977
1977 - 1991 Awaiting Image  Ian Bulter (GBR)
1991 - 2004 No ALT tag specified Brian Southcott (GBR)
2004 - 2008

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Teo Ping Low (SIN)
2008 - present

David Kellett (AUS)

David Kellett (AUS)
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