Jacques Jean Marie Rogge, Count Rogge was a Belgian sports administrator and physician, who served as the 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2001 to 2013. In 2013, Rogge became the IOC's Honorary President, a lifetime position, which he held until his death from Parkinson's disease in August 2021.
Rogge in 2014
Jacques Rogge with Juan Antonio Samaranch and Vladimir Putin following Rogge's election as IOC President in 2001
Rogge decorated by Medvedev into the Order of Friendship in 2011
Receiving knighthood from the Princess Royal, 2014
President of the International Olympic Committee
The president of the International Olympic Committee is head of the executive board that assumes the general overall responsibility for the administration of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the management of its affairs. The IOC Executive Board consists of the president, four vice-presidents, and ten other IOC members; all of the board members are elected by the IOC Session, using a secret ballot, by a majority vote.
President of the International Olympic Committee
Le Baron de Coubertin
IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland