French Bridge Federation Explained

The French Bridge Federation (French: '''Fédération Française de Bridge''' - FFB) is the national organization for bridge in France.^[1] The president is Patrick Grenthe and the treasurer is Guy Auer. There are also three vice-presidents and 29 regional committees, whose chairmen compose a federation council (conseil fédéral). The headquarters of the French Bridge Federation is in Saint-Cloud, near Paris.^[2] It was founded in 1933 and is the third largest bridge federation in the world with over 100,000 members.^[3]

The federation also organizes the French Bridge Championship (Championnat de France de bridge).

Organisation

• President: Patrick Grenthe
• Vice-president (Communications, development, marketing): Patrick Bogacki
• Vice-president (competitions, international): Jean-Daniel Chalet
• Vice-president (Bridge university): Pierre Saguet
• Treasurer: Guy Auer
• General secretary: Patern Henry

The president, the vice-presidents, and the general secretary are elected to 4-year terms.

French bridge players

• Pierre Albarran, player and theorist
• Jean-Daniel Chalet, vice-president of the French Bridge Federation
• Pierre Jaïs, world champion
• , world champion
• Philippe Soulet, world champion
• Roger Trézel, world champion

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fédération Française de Bridge . 23 July 2016.
2. Web site: Fédération française de bridge . . French . 23 July 2016.
3. Web site: France . . 23 July 2016.