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March 2026

FIG General Assembly shall in at its assembly in 2026 elect a new President and two new Vice Presidents for the term 2027-2030. The actual General Assembly day in which the candidates will present themselves to the General Assembly will be held on 24 May 2026 in Cape Town South Africa. Election will take place between 24 and 29 May and the result will be revealed at the General Assembly session on 29 May.

Do not miss the opportunity to see their live presentation and the result - register now for the FIG Congress in Cape Town: https://fig.net/fig2026/registration.htm

FIG Council has received two nominations for the position as FIG President for the term 2027-2030 and six nominations for the two positions as FIG Vice President.

You can get a first impression of all candidates already now. All candidates have submitted a video and promotion material that you can enjoy here. For your information their nomination forms are included, too.

Please enjoy the inspiring videos and the promotion material.

(Candidates are listed in Alphabetic order after surname)

President Candidates

Michalis Kalogiannakis, Greece
Mikael Lilje, Sweden

Vice President Candidates

  
Peter Ache, Germany
Ganesh Prasad Bhatta, Nepal
Tim Burch, USA
Angel Collado, Spain
Stephen Djaba, Ghana
Winnie Shiu, Hong Kong

Read more about:

FIG General Assembly

  • Agenda and further information will be published and sent to members in April.
  • The election process will be explained with the General Assembly material.
  • Member associations in good standing can vote
  • As part of the General Assembly material members will be informed about how to register their official delegate for voting

 

Louise Friis-Hansen
March 2026