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 2024 Greg PRINCIPATO (USA)
2020 - 2024 David MONKS (United Kingdom)
2018 - 2020 Robert HENDERSON (New Zealand)
2016 - 2018 Frits BRINK (Netherlands)
2010 - 2016 Dr. John GRUBBSTROM (Sweden)
2004 - 2010 Pierre PORTMANN (Switzerland)
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)