Call for nominations for World Physiotherapy president and vice president (2027-2031)

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In accordance with World Physiotherapy’s constitution, nominations are hereby requested for the positions of president and vice president of World Physiotherapy for a term of two and/or four years commencing 1 July 2027.

Elections for these positions will take place at World Physiotherapy’s 21st General Meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico on 11-12 May 2027.

All World Physiotherapy member organisations that have paid their membership subscriptions for 2026 will be eligible to nominate candidates for either position.

Membership organisations that have paid their membership subscriptions in 2027 will be entitled to vote at the 21st General Meeting.

Elections timetable

The timetable for these elections is as follows:

Election milestones	Key dates/deadlines
Call for nominations	Thursday 10 September 2026
Deadline for nominations (nomination deadline)	Thursday 12 November 2026, 23:59 (UTC)
Notice of candidates	Thursday 26 November 2026
Candidates address General Meeting	Tuesday 11 May 2027, 16:30–17:00 (CST)
Voting commences	Tuesday 11 May 2027, 18:00 (CST)
Voting closes	Wednesday 12 May 2027, 12:00 (CST)
Election results announced	Wednesday 12 May 2027, 13:45 (CST)
New presidential and vice presidential terms begin	Thursday 1 July 2027

Eligibility criteria for interested candidates

Prospective candidates must:

be a physiotherapist
be a member of a World Physiotherapy member organisation that is entitled to nominate and vote
have served for a period of at least two years on the governing body of a World Physiotherapy membership organisation
have their nomination supported by at least two member organisations, one of which must be the nominee’s own member organisation.

Suitably experienced and qualified physiotherapists who are interested in standing for president or vice president of World Physiotherapy should read the candidate information pack before applying.

Candidate documents

The following documents must be submitted before the nomination deadline, Thursday 12 November 2026, 23:59 UTC:

a signed declaration form (download president declaration form, download vice president declaration form)
a signed nomination form (download president nomination form, download vice president nomination form)
candidate statement form (1,000 words maximum)
curriculum vitae (two sides of A4 maximum)
a recent head and shoulders photograph suitable for publication and distribution to World Physiotherapy member organisations (supplied in JPG format and 300 dpi minimum).

The nomination documents must be submitted via the nomination portal.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at governance@world.physio.

Kind regards

Sidy Dieye

Chief executive officer

World Physiotherapy