IEC History
IEC Presidents

IEC Presidents
From one of the IEC's founders – Lord Kelvin – to today: all of the IEC's presidents.
1906
The Rt. Hon. Lord Kelvin
United Kingdom
1908
Prof. Dr. Elihu Thomson
United States of America
1911
Prof. Dr. E. Budde
Germany
1913
Mr. Maurice Leblanc
France
1919
Dr. C. O. Mailloux
United States of America
1923
Mr. Guido Semenza
Italy
1927
Prof. Dr. C. Feldmann
The Netherlands
1930
Prof. Dr. A. F. Enström
Sweden
1935
Mr. James Burke
United States of America
1938
Prof. Luigi Lombardi
Italy
1946
Mr. Emile Uytborck
Belgium
1949
Dr. Max Schiesser
Switzerland
1952
Dr. Harold Osborne
United States of America
1955
Dr. P. Dunsheath
United Kingdom
1958
Dr. I. Herlitz
Sweden
1961
Prof. G. de Zoeten
The Netherlands
1964
Prof. Dr. R. Radulet
Romania
1967
Mr. P. Ailleret
France
1970
Mr. S. E. Goodall
United Kingdom
1973
Dr. G. L. Palandri
Italy
1974
Prof. Dr. V. I. Popkov
U.S.S.R
1977
Prof. Dr. N. Takagi
Japan
1980
Mr. W. A. McAdams
United States of America
1983
Mr. A. Déjou
France
1986
Mr. G. R. C. McDowell
United Kingdom
1989
Mr. R.E. Brett
Australia
1993
Dr. H. Gissel
Germany
1996
Mr. B. H. Falk
United States of America
1999
Mr. M. R. Fünfschilling
Switzerland
2002
Dr. S. Takayanagi
Japan
2005
Mr. R. Tani
Italy
2008
Mr. J. Régis
Canada

