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Encyclopedia > FIA President

The President of the FIA is the central figure in the administration of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. He is responsible for proposing resolutions and rule changes to the various FIA bodies, as well as for the delegation of tasks to his Vice and Deputy Presidents, and for coordinating the activities of the World Motor Sport Council and World Council for Mobility and the Automobile. The Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile, commonly referred to as the FIA, is a non-profit association established in 1904 to represent the interest of motoring organisations and motor car users. ... For other meanings of the acronym FIA, see FIA (disambiguation). ... The FIA World Motor Sport Council is the governing body of all international motorsport activities regulated by the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile. ...


The President is elected to a four-year term by the FIA General Assembly, and from October 2005 onward will not be permitted to serve more than two terms. If, during the course of his term, he resigns or becomes incapacitated, the FIA Senate convenes an extraordinary session of the General Assembly to elect a new President no sooner than two months and no later than four months after the resignation or incapacitation. The new President will serve out the remainder of his predecessor's term, at which point elections will occur as normal. The interim Preident may stand for re-election, and his shortened term does not count toward the two-term limit. The FIA General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the Fédération Internationale de lAutomobile. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The current President, who took office in 1991 and began his third term in 2001, is Max Mosley. 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Max Mosley has been president of the influential FIA since 1991. ...


External links

  • Article 19 of the FIA Statutes, which defines the President's job
  • Article 9.4, which details the means by which he is elected
  • Article 12.1, which details procedure if the President resigns or becomes incapacitated

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FIA Statutes - Article 19 - President - Deputy President - Vice-President (180 words)
The President of the FIA, the 2 Deputy Presidents, the President of the Senate and the 5 members of the Senate other than the members by right, and the Vice-Presidents of the FIA shall be elected for 4 years in accordance with Article 9-4 of these Statutes.
In the absence of the President of the FIA, the deputy President for the World Council which the President chairs will chair it.
The President of the FIA will assign missions and delegate specific responsibilities to the Vice-Presidents and to the Deputy Presidents, the latter being also responsible to him for the coordination of the activities of their respective World Councils.
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (386 words)
FIA General Assembly – the Federation's supreme governing body, consisting of the presidents of the FIA's numerous member clubs.
FIA Deputy President for Mobility and the Automobile
A diagram of the structure of the FIA
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