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Past IMA Councils

Council 2006-2010 Council 2002-2006
President: Takamitsu Yamanaka (Japan)

Past-President: Ian Parsons (UK)

1st Vice-President: Ekkehart Tillmanns

2nd Vice-President: Nicolai Yushkin

Secretary: Maryse Ohnenstetter (France)

Treasurer: Robert Downs

Communication Officer: Frances Wall

Councillors: Joel Grice, Kari Kojonen, Anhuai Lu, Walter Maresch, Marcello Mellini,

President: Ian Parsons (UK)

Past-President: Anthony Naldrett

1st Vice-President: Takamitsu Yamanaka (Japan)

2nd Vice-President: Nicolai Yushkin

Secretary: Maryse Ohnenstetter (France)

Treasurer: Cornelis Klein

Councillors: Alain baronnet, Ian Campbell, Kari Kojonen, Marcello Mellini, Werner Schreyer*

Council 1998-2002 Council 1994-1998
President: Anthony Naldrett

Past-President: Stefano Merlino

1st Vice-President: Ian Parsons

2nd Vice-President: Shigeho Sueno*, replaced by Nicolai Yushkin

Secretary; Tamas Weisburg up to 2001

Interim Secretary: Maryse Ohnenstetter (2001-2002)

Treasurer: Cornelis Klein

Councillors: Alain baronnet, Ian Campbell, Werner Schreyer, Andrzej Szymansky**, Nicolai Yushkin

* died in 2001;

President: Stefano Merlino

Past-President: Xie Xiande

1st Vice-President: Antony Naldrett

2nd Vice-President: Zdenek Johan

Secretary: Stefan Hafner, substituted by Tamas Weiszburg ad interim

Treasurer: Henry Meyer*, substituted by Cornelis Klein ad interim

Councillors: David Green, Ian Parsons, Victor Rundqvist, Shigeho Sueno, Werner Schreyer

*died in 1994

Council 1990-1994 Council 1986-1990
President Xiande Xie (China)

Past-President: P.J. Wyllie (U.S.A.)

1st Vice-President S. Merlino (Italy)

2nd Vice-President N.V. Sobolev (U.S.S.R.)

Secretary; S.S. Hafner (West Germany)

Treasurer P.C. Zwaan (The Netherlands)

Councillors: P. Henderson (U.K.), F. Marumo (Japan), H.O. A. Meyer (U.S.A.), A.J. Naldrett (Canada), D.P. Svisero (Brazil)

President: P.J. Wyllie (U.S.A.)

Past-President: I. Kostov (Bulgaria)

1st Vice-President: Yunhui Huang (China)

2nd Vice-President W.S. Mackenzie (U.K.)

Secretary: S.S. Hafner (West Germany)

Treasurer P.C. Zwaan (The Netherlands)

Councillors: M. Lagache (France), O.V. Petersen (Denmark), D.G.W. Smith (Canada), N.V. Sobolev (U.S.S.R.), I. Sunagawa (Japan)

Council 1982-1986 Council 1978-1982
President : I. Kostov (Bulgaria)

Past-President: C. Guillemin (France)

1st Vice-President: P.J. Wyllie (U.S.A.)

2nd Vice-President: D.S. Coombs (New Zealand)

Secretary: S.S. Hafner (West Germany)

Treasurer P.C. Zwaan (The Netherlands)

Councillors: G. Gottardi (Italy), E.R. Segnit (Australia), D.G.W. Smith (Canada), N.V. Sobolev (U.S.S.R.), R.V. Vochten (Belgium)

President: C. Guillemin (France)

Past-President: V.S. Sobolev (U.S.S.R.)

1st Vice-President: I. Kostov (Bulgaria)

2nd Vice-President: P.J. Wyllie (U.S.A.)

Secretary: G. Tennyson (West Germany)

Treasurer L.G. Berry (Canada)

Councillor: D.S. Coombs (New Zealand), M. Font-Altaba (Spain), R.A. Howie (U.K.), I. Sunagawa (Japan), H. Sorensen (Denmark)

Council 1974-1978 Council 1970-1974
President : V.S. Sobolev (U.S.S.R.)

Past-President: H. Strunz (West Germany)

1st Vice-President: C. Guillemin (France)

2nd Vice-President: M. Fornaseri (Italy)

Secretary: M. Hooker (U.S.A.)

Treasurer L.G. Berry (Canada)(Acting Secretary 1976-1978)

Councillors: D.S. Coombs (New Zealand), M. Font-Altaba (Spain), R.A. Howie (U.K.), I. Sunagawa (Japan), J. Zemann (Austria)

President : H. Strunz (West Germany)

Past-President: C.E. Tilley (U.K.)

1st Vice-President: T. Watanabe (Japan)

2nd Vice-President C. Guillemin (France)

Secretary: M. Hooker (U.S.A.)

Treasurer: L.G. Berry (Canada)

Councillors: M. Fornaseri (Italy), T. Hügi (Switzerland), I. Kostov (Bulgaria)

Council 1964-1970 Council 1960-1964
President: C.E. Tilley (U.K.)

Past-President: D.J. Fisher (U.S.A.)

1st Vice-President: H. Strunz (West Germany)

2nd Vice-President: D.S. Korzhinskii (U.S.S.R.)

Secretary: A Preisinger (Austria)

Treasurer : L.G. Berry (Canada)

Councillors: T.W.F. Barth (Norway), J. Kutina (Czechoslovakia), T. Watanabe (Japan)

President : D.J. Fisher (U.S.A.)

Past-President: R.L. Parker (Switzerland)

1st Vice-President: C.E. Tilley (U.K.)

2nd Vice-President: G.P. Barsanov (U.S.S.R.)

Secretary: J.L. Amoros (Spain)

Treasurer : L.G. Berry (Canada)

Councillors: M.G.C. Naidu (India), T.G. Sahama (Finland), H.G.F. Winkler (West Germany)

Council 1958-1960
President: R.L. Parker (Switzerland)

Past-President: J.F. Claringbull (U.K.) (Pre-founding Advisor )

1st Vice-President: F.E. Wickman (Sweden)

2nd Vice-President: D.P. Grigoriev (U.S.S.R.)

Secretary: J.L. Amoros (Spain)

Treasurer D.J. Fisher (U.S.A.)

Councillors: J. Orcel (France), E. Onorato (Italy), T. Ito (Japan)

1958 Founding Meeting, Madrid, Spain