The 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.

Frederick Meredith   Close Biography
Born on November 24, 1938 in London, England. Fred Meredith played ice hockey for twelve years in his native Great Britain. Meredith was brought up in Canada. He was president of the British Ice Hockey Association from 1982 until 1999. Honorary Member of the British Ice Hockey Association since 1999. IIHF Council Member since 1994. Chairman of the IIHF Legal Committee.