Background
Lapasset was born in Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrenees.
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Lapasset was born in Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrenees.
He previously served as President of the French Federation of Rugby Union from 1991 to May 2008, when Pierre Camou, then Vice-President took over. He is also vice-chairman of the National Olympic Committee. He played a critical role in France winning the hosting rights to the 2007 Rugby World Cup and its organisation and the introduction of rugby sevens into the Olympics for 2016.
Law degree and office, he was Director of Customs (General Directorate of Customs and Excise) before embarking on a career in rugby administration.
As leader, he is chairman of the regional rugby in Ile-de-France from 1988 to 1992, then secretary general of the French Rugby Federation in 1991. In 2003, he helped obtain for France, the organization of the World Cup Rugby 2007.
Since 2004, he was president of ILM 2007 World Cup. On 19 October 2007 he was elected president of the Institutional Review Board and thus succeeded Syd Millar.
His term is a four-year one.
As a player of rugby, he is junior champion of France Agen Reichel with the United States. in 1967 and Champion of France with the United States. Customs Corporate Paris. He is an Officer of the Legion of Honour and co-chairman of France Friendship Fund New Zealand. In July 2006 he received the Order of Merit in New Zealand.
