IIHF Council
Presidents, Vice Presidents and Council Members 2008 - 2012The General Congress elects the President, three Vice Presidents and seven Council Members for a four or five-year term. The General Secretary is a non-voting member of the IIHF Council. Click on the links below for biographies of the council members.
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| Horst Lichtner | 
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Secretary
(GER)
 Biography |
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Shoichi Tomita | 
| Vice-President
(JPN)
 Biography |
| Kalervo Kummola | 
| Vice-President
(FIN)
 Biography |
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Murray Costello | 
| Vice-President
(CAN)
 Biography |
| Frederick Meredith | 
| Council
Member
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 Biography |
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Ernest Aljancic | 
| Council
Member
(SLO)
 Biography |
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| Christer Englund
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| Council
Member
(SWE)
Biography |
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Alexander Medvedev
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| Council
Member
(RUS)
Biography |
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| Beate Grupp | 
| Council
Member
(GER)
 Biography |
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| Beate Grupp  Close Biography
Dr Beate Grupp became one of the two first women to join the IIHF Council at the IIHF Semi-Annual Congress in 2003.
Dr Grupp, born on April 5, 1965 in Geislingen, Germany, served as the team doctor of Germany’s national women’s team since for many years. She is the youngest member of the current IIHF Council. Dr Grupp started practicing medicine in 1992 and in 1995 went on to get her degree with a Sports Medicine emphasis.
Currently, she works in Geislingen with her private practice where she focuses on physical therapy, sports medicine and orthopedics. She speaks English, French and German.
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