FIG Council

Tackling the global challenges

Council

The Council is elected by the General Assembly. The Council consists of the President of FIG and four Vice Presidents. The President and two Vice Presidents are elected at the General Assembly during the Congress year and two remaining Vice Presidents at the General Assembly two years after the Congress. In addition commission chairs appoint their representative to the Council.

FIG Council 2025-26

President

Dr Diane Dumashie (2023-2026),
United Kingdom

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Vice Presidents

Ms Winnie Shiu (2023-2026), USA
Mr Daniel Steudler (2023-2026), Switzerland
Prof. Qin Yan (2025-2028), China
Mr Michalis Kalogiannakis (2025-2028), Greece

2023-2024

Mr Mikael Lilje (2021-2024), Sweden
Mr Kwame Tenadu (2021-2024), Ghana

Other Representatives in the Council

ACCO representative

Mr Ryan Keenan, Australia, Chair FIG Commission 5 (2025-2026)
Mr Tim Burch, USA, Chair FIG Commission 1 (2023-2024)

Young Surveyors Representative

Mr Iaroslav Zifceac, Romania, 2025-2026
Ms Shirley Tendai Chapunza, Zimbabwe, 2023-2024

FIG Corporate Members Representative

Mr Brent Jones, ESRI, USA (2024-2026)

FIG Office

Ms Louise Friis-Hansen, FIG Director

FIG Council at its first face-to-face meeting in February 2023 in Copenhagen. From left: VP Kwame Tenadu, Ghana, ACCO representative Tim Burch, USA, VP Daniel Steudler, Switzerland, President Diane Dumashie, UK, VP Mikael Lilje, Sweden, VP Winnie Shiu, USA and FIG Director Louise Friis-Hansen

FIG Council 2023-2024 at their first online meeting. From top left President Diane Dumashie, United Kingdom, Director Louise Friis-Hansen FIG Office, Vice President Mikael Lilje, Sweden, Vice President Kwame Tenadu, Ghana, Vice President Daniel Steudler, Switzerland, ACCO representative Tim Burch (Chair of Commission 1) USA, and Vice President Winnie Shiu, USA