List of members of the International Olympic Committee
The main entrance of the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne (Switzerland).
This is a list of members of the International Olympic Committee. According to the Olympic Charter, the members of the IOC "represent and promote the interests of the IOC and of the Olympic Movement in their countries and in the organisations of the Olympic Movement in which they serve". Currently there are 99 members, 32 honorary members and 1 honour member. Jacques Rogge is the Honorary President.[1]
Current members
The chairperson of an international organization, who represents an Olympic sport (e.g. the chairman of the athletics IAAF), is represented in the IOC "ex officio" (i.e., because of that position).
- Athlete's commission members are elected to eight year terms.
Honorary Members
Most honorary members are former members who, after finishing their terms of office, are made honorary members.
| Member | Country | Since | Honorary since | Olympic participation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRH the Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 1946 | 1998 | ||
| HM King Constantine |  Greece | 1963 | 1974 | sailing (1960) | |
| Mr Niels Holst-Sørensen |  Denmark | 1977 | 2002 | athletics (1948) | |
| Mr Günther Heinze |  Germany | 1981 | 1992 | former president of the National Olympic Committee of the GDR | |
| Mr Vladimír Černušák |  Slovakia | 1981 | 2002 | ||
| Ms Flor Isava-Fonseca |  Venezuela | 1981 | 2002 | ||
| Mr Borislav Stanković |  Serbia | 1988 | 2006 | former Secretary General of the FIBA | |
| HRH the Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón |  Spain | 1996 | 2006 | ||
| Mr Shagdarjav Magvan |  Mongolia | 1977 | 2007 | ||
| Mr Hein Verbruggen |  Netherlands | 1996 | 2006 | former president of the UCI, Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad 2008 | |
| Mr Mustapha Larfaoui |  Algeria | 1995 | 2009 | ||
| Mr Fernando F. Lima Bello |  Portugal | 1989 | 2010 | sailing (1968–72) | |
| Mr Tamás Aján |  Hungary | 2000 | 2010 | ||
| Mr Walther Tröger | Germany | 1989 | 2010 | former president of the German National Olympic Committee | |
| Ms Manuela Di Centa |  Italy | 1999 | 2010 | cross-country skiing (1984–98) | |
| Mr Kipchoge Keino |  Kenya | 2000 | 2010 | athletics (1964–72) | |
| Mr Phillip Walter Coles, AM |  Australia | 1982 | 2012 | canoeing (1960–68) | |
| Mr Chiharu Igaya |  Japan | 1982 | 2012 | alpine skier (1952–60) | |
| Mr Shunichiro Okano | Japan | 1990 | 2012 | football (1968) | |
| Professor Arne Ljungqvist |  Sweden | 1994 | 2012 | athletics (1952) | |
| Mr Antun Vrdoljak |  Croatia | 1995 | 2012 | ||
| Intendant Général Lassana Palenfo |  Côte d'Ivoire | 2000 | 2012 | ||
| Mr Francisco J. Elizalde |  Philippines | 1985 | 2013 | ||
| Mr Carlos Arthur Nuzman |  Brazil | 2000 | 2013 | volleyball (1964) | President of Organizing Committee of 2016 Summer Olympics. |
| HM King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands | Netherlands | 1998 | 2013 | ||
| Mr Richard Kevan Gosper, AO | Australia | 1977 | 2014 | athletics (1956–1960) | |
| Mr Lamine Diack |  Senegal | 1999 | 2014 | President of the IAAF | |
| Mr Jean-Claude Killy |  France | 1995 | 2014 | alpine skiing (1964–1968) | |
| Raja Randhir Singh |  India | 2001 | 2014 | shooting (1968–1984) | |
| HRH Prince Nawaf Faisal Fahd Abdulaziz |  Saudi Arabia | 2002 | 2014 | ||
| Mr Melitón Sánchez Rivas |  Panama | 1998 | 2015 | ||
| Mr James L. Easton |  United States | 1994 | 2015 |
Honorary President
| Member | Country | Honorary Since | Olympic participation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count Jacques Rogge | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 2013 | sailing (1968–1976) | IOC President (2001–2013)[4] |
Honour Members
| Member | Country | Honour Since |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Henry Kissinger | United States | 2000 |
Former members
Original members
| Member | Country | Since | Until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lucchesi-Palli | .svg.png){kind=small} Italy | 1894 | 1894 | |
| Demetrios Vikelas | .svg.png){kind=small} Greece | 1894 | 1897 | President (1894–1896) |
| Arthur Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill |  Great Britain | 1894 | 1898 | |
| Alexei de Butowski |  Russian Empire | 1894 | 1900 | |
| Leonard A. Cuff |  New Zealand | 1894 | 1905 | |
| Charles Herbert | Great Britain | 1894 | 1906 | |
| José Benjamín Zubiaur |  Argentina | 1894 | 1907 | |
| Ferenc Kemény | .svg.png){kind=small} Austria-Hungary | 1894 | 1907 | First Secretary (1895–1907) |
| Ernest Callot | France | 1894 | 1913 | Treasurer (1894–1895) |
| Viktor Balck | .svg.png){kind=small} Sweden-Norway | 1894 | 1921 | |
| William Milligan Sloane |  United States | 1894 | 1924 | |
| Baron Pierre de Coubertin | France | 1894 | 1925 | President (1896–1925) |
| Jiří Guth-Jarkovský |  Bohemia | 1894 | 1943 |
Notes and references
- ↑ IOC Members list
- ↑ "Home > The IOC > The Organisation: Presidents". Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "Mr Gian-Franco Kasper". olympic.org. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ Coates Becomes Vice President, DeFrantz Joins Executive Board and Rogge Is Honorary President
External links
- "IOC Members list". Official website of the Olympic Movement. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
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