At the first two Congresses, the president and the secretary 
			General were elected solely for the period of the congress itself. 
			Starting with the III Congress (1926) in Paris, they are elected for 
			a three or four-year term of office. Until the VI Congress (1938) in 
			Rome, the term of office lasted from one Congress until the next. 
			Since that time, Congresses have been held in the middle of a term 
			of office. Terms lasted four years until the X Congress (1962) in 
			Vienna, at which time that and subsequent terms were reduced to 
			three years. This was changed at the XVIII Congress (1986) in 
			Toronto, following which the four-year term was reinstated. The FIG presidency was before the term 2002-2006 determined by 
			the location of the congress, then by election by General Assembly.
			
				
					| 28th President - 2023-2026 Dr. Diane Dumashie, United Kingdom
 
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					| 27th President - 2019-2022 prof. Dr. Rudolf Staiger, Germany
 
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					| 26th President - 2015-2018 Dr.
					Chryssy Potsiou, Greece
 
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					| 25th President - 2011-2014 Mr.
					CheeHai Teo, Malaysia
 
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					| 24th President - 2007-2010 Prof.
					Stig Enemark, Denmark
 
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					| 23rd President - 2003-2006 Prof. Dr-Ing.
					Holger Magel, Germany
 
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					| 22nd President - 2000-2002 Mr.
					Robert W. Foster, United States
 
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					| 21st 
					President - 1996-1999 Prof.
					Peter Dale, United Kingdom
 
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					| 20th - 1992-1995 Mr. Earl James, Australia
 
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					| 19th 
					President - 1988-1991 Dr-Ing. Juha Talvitie, Finland
 
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					| 18th President - 1985-1987 Mr.
					Charles H. Weir, Canada
 
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					| 17th President - 1982-1984 Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Vassil Peevsky, Bulgaria
 
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					| 16th President - 1979-1981 Prof. Dr-Ing. Herbert J. Matthias, Switzerland
 
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					| 15th President - 1976-1978 MSc Dr Techn Lic. Prof. Carl.Olof Ternryd, Sweden
 
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					| 14th President - 1973-1975 Mr.
					William A. Radlinski, United States
 
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					| 13th President - 1970-1972 Prof. Dr-Ing. Dr h.c. Heinz Draheim, Germany
 
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					| 12th President - 1967-1969 Mr.
					Bernanrd J. Collins, United Kingdom
 
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					| 11th President - 1964-1966 On. geom. Ennio de Biagi, Italy
 
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					| 10th President - 1960-1963 Prof. Dipl.-Ing. dr. techn. Karl Neumeier, Austria
 
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					| 9th President - 1956-1959 Prof. Dr. Roelof Roelofs, the Netherlands
 
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					| 8th President - 1952-1955 Geometre-Expert Henri Peltier, France
 
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					| 7th Presidetn - 1948-1951 Oberst Marcei Baudet, Switzerland
 
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					| 6th President - 1939-1942 On. Geom. Ezio Fanti, Italy
 
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					| 5th President - 1935-1938 Major General Sir Herbert C. Cole, United Kingdom
 
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					| 4th President - 1931-1934 Prof. Dr-Ing. E.h. Simon Bertschmann
 
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					| 3rd President - 1927-1930 Geometre-Expert Philippe Jarre, France
 
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					| 2nd President - 1910 Geometre-Expert Antoine Peereboom, Belgium
 
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					| 1st President - 1878 Estimateur-Expert E. Lefevre de Soucy, France
 
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