UCLG
WORLD COUNCIL MEMBERS
2016-2019
Approved by the General Assembly in Bogotá in October 2016
In italics:
Representatives who are also members of the Executive Bureau.
Empty posts can be fulfilled during the mandate following the presentation of proposals to
the Committee on Statutory Affairs in accordance with UCLG rules. Appointments highlighted in grey
are to be consulted with the Sections and the status changed as soon as eligibility criteria have been
cleared.
PRESIDENT
Parks Tau, President of the South African Local Government Association, Councillor of
Johannesburg (South Africa)
CO-PRESIDENTS
Tahir Akyürek, Mayor of Konya Metropolitan Municipality (Turkey)
Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona (Spain)
Wen Guohui, Mayor of Guangzhou (China)
Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris (France), President of UCLG Standing Committee on Gender
Equality
Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg, President of Cités Unies France (France)
Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito (Ecuador)
TREASURER
Berry Vrbanovic, President Emeritus of Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Mayor of
Kitchener (Canada)
DEPUTY TREASURER
Mohamed Sadiki, Mayor of Rabat (Morocco)
VICE-PRESIDENTS
AFRICA:
Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, President of the Association of Communes of Gabon (ACG),
Mayor of Libreville (Gabon)
ASIA-PACIFIC:
Won Hee-Ryong, Governor of Jeju Special Self-governing Province (Republic of Korea), President
of UCLG-ASPAC
EURASIA:
Aisen Nikolaev, Mayor of Yakutsk (Russian Federation)
EUROPE:
To be announced
LATIN AMERICA: Shared Vice-Presidency
Iván Arciénega, Mayor of Sucre (Bolivia)
Mónica Fein, Mayor of Rosario (Argentina)
MIDDLE EAST AND WEST ASIA:
Fatma Şahin, Mayor of Gaziantep (Turkey), Union of Municipalities of Turkey, President of UCLG-
MEWA
NORTH AMERICA:
Clark Somerville, Councillor of the Regional Municipality of Halton (Canada), President of the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), President of UCLG-NORAM
METROPOLITAN:
Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal (Canada), President of Metropolis
FORUM OF REGIONS:
Miguel Lifschitz, Governor of Santa Fe Province (Argentina)
HOST OF THE WORLD SECRETARIAT
Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona (Spain)
Substitute: TBC
AFRICA
Number of seats attributed: 45 of 45
NORTHERN AFRICA
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
ALGERIA (1) Mr Abdelhakim Bettache, Mayor of Algiers
EGYPT (1) Mr Ahmed Taymor, Governor of Cairo
MAURITANIA (2)
Mr Cheikh Ould Ahmed Ould Baya, President of the Association of Mayors of Mauritania (AMM), Vice Presidency of Northern Africa
Mr Menkouss Elaliya, Vice-President of the Association of Mayors of Mauritania (AMM)
Mr Mohamed Matalla Ramdane, Mayor of City of Nouadhibou
Mr Boullah Alioune, Deputy Mayor of Nouadhibou
MOROCCO (3)
Mr Fouad El Omari, President of the Moroccan Association of the Presidents of Commune Councils (AMPCC)
Mr Lazrek Noureddine, Vice-President of the Moroccan Association of the Presidents of Commune Councils (AMPCC)
Mr Mohamed Sadiki, Mayor of Rabat Ms Souad Zaidi, Deputy Mayor of Rabat
Mr Abdelaaziz Omari, Mayor of Casablanca Ms Hakima Fasly, Deputy Mayor of
Casablanca
TUNISIA (2)
Mr Seifallah Lasram, President of Federation of Municipalities and Cities of Tunisia (FNVT), Mayor of Tunis
Mr Mabrouk Kossemtini, Mayor of Sfax Mr Abdennadher Chaouki, First Vice-
President of Sfax
WESTERN AFRICA
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
BENIN (1) Mr Luc Sètondji Atrokpo, President of the
National Association of Communes of Benin (ANCB)
Mr Charlemagne Honfo, Political Secretary General of the National Association of Communes of Benin (ANCB)
CAPE VERDE (1) Mr Manuel Monteiro de Pina, President of the
National Association of Municipalities of Cape Verde (ANMCV)
Mr Herménio Fernando, Vice-President of the National Association of Municipalities of Cape Verde (ANMCV)
COTE D'IVOIRE (1) Mr Gilbert Kafana Kone, President of Union of
Cities and Local Governments of Côte d’Ivoire (UVICOCI)
Mr Nicolas Djibo, Second Vice-President of Union of Cities and Local Governments of Côte d’Ivoire (UVICOCI)
GHANA (1) Mr Isaac Ashai Odamten, President of the
National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG)
Mr Kadingdi Stanislans Alu, Vice-President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG)
GUINEA (1) Mr Mamadou Drame, President of the National
Association of Communes of Guinea (ANCG)
Mr Amadou Lélouma Diallo, Member of the Executive Bureau of the National Association of Communes of Guinea (ANCG)
MALI (1) Mr Boubacar Bah, President of the Association
of Municipalities of Mali (AMM)
Ms Fatoumata Doumbia Konte, Vice-President of the Association of Municipalities of Mali (AMM)
NIGERIA (1) Mr Micah Y Jiba, President of Association of
Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON)
SENEGAL (1) Mr Khalifa Sall, Mayor of Dakar, President of
UCLG Africa, Vice Presidency of Western Africa Mr Cheikh Gueye, Mayor of Dieuppeul-Derkle
SIERRA LEONE (1) Ms Sunkarie Kabba Kamara, President of the
Association of Local Communauties of Sierra Leone (LoCASL)
Mr Shar Moiga, Political Secretary General of the Association of Local Communauties of Sierra Leone (LoCASL)
CENTRAL AFRICA
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
CONGO (1) Mr Hugues Ngouélondélé, President of
Association of Mayors of Congo (AMC), Vice-Presidency of Central Africa
Mr Benjamin Alphonse Loukakou, Mayor of Moungali
CHAD (1) Mr Ali Haroun, President of the National
Association of Mayors of Chad (ANCT)
Mr Ahmat Adam Mahamat Saleh, Political Secretary General of the National Association of
Mayors of Chad (ANCT)
CAMEROON (2)
Mr Émile Andze Andze, President of United Councils and Cities of Cameroon (CVUC)
Mr François Soman, Vice-President of United Councils and Cities of Cameroon (CVUC)
Mr. Guilbert Tsimi Evouna, Delegate of Government of Yaoundé Urban Municipality
Mr Mbarga Dieudonné, Deputy Delegate of Government of Yaoundé Urban Municipality
CENTRAL AFRICA (1) Mr Émile Gros Raymond Nakombo, President
of the Association of Mayors of Central Africa (AMCA)
Mr Jules Abezoua, Mayor of Bangui – 1st District
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
(1) Mr André Kimbuta, Governor of Kinshasa Mr Bafiba Zomba, Vice-Governor of Kinshasa
EQUATORIAL GUINEA (1)
Ms Coloma Edjang Mbengono, Mayor of Malabo
Mr Jaime Mandogo Mandogo, Deputy Mayor of Malabo
GABON (1) Ms Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda,
President of Association of Communes of Gabon (ACG)
Ms Clotilde Chantal Boumba Louey, Mayor of Gamba
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE (1)
Mr Ekeneide Lima dos Santos, President of Association of Authorities and Autonomous Regions of Sao Tomé & Principe (AARA/STP)
Mr Carlos Alberto Carvalho Bandeira dos Ramos, Councillor of Sao Tome
EASTERN AFRICA
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
BURUNDI (1) Mr Martin Niterese, President of Burundian
Association of Local Elected Officials (ABELO) Mr Jean-Claude Matunu, Vice President of
ABELO
COMOROS (1) Mr Abdou Salami Abdou, Governor of
Ndzuwani
ETHIOPIA (1) Mr Abate Setotaw, President of the Ethiopian
Cities Association (ECA)
KENYA (1) Mr Moses Akaranga, Governor of Vihiga County Ms Elizabeth Manyala, Honorable Member of
the Country Assembly of Nairobi, Treasurer in
the Association
MADAGASCAR (1) Ms Lalao Ravalomanana, Mayor of
Antananarivo Mr Andriamorasata Julien, Deputy Mayor of
Antananarivo
SEYCHELLES (1) To be confirmed Ms Jeovana Charles, Chairperson of the
Association of Districts of Victoria (ADV)
SOMALIA (1) Mr Yusuf Hussein Jimale, Mayor of Mogadishu Mr Iman Nur Icar, Deputy Mayor of
Mogadishu
TANZANIA (1) Mr Abubakar Mukadam Gulamhafeez,
President of the Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania (ALAT), Mayor of Shinyanga
Mr Stephen Mhapa, Vice-President of the Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania (ALAT)
UGANDA (1) Mr Frederick Gume, President of Uganda Local
Government Association (ULGA) Mr Wycliff Ibanda, Chairman of Kaliro
SOUTHERN AFRICA
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
ANGOLA (1) Mr Francisco Higino Carneiro, Mayor of
Luanda Ms Gioconda Ferreira, Councillor of Luanda
BOTSWANA (1) Mr Mpho Moruakgomo, President of the
Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA)
Ms Sylvia Tabita Muzila, Vice-President of Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA)
MALAWI (1) Mr Noel Chalamnda, Mayor of Blantyre Mr Wild Ndipo, Deputy Mayor of Blantyre
MOZAMBIQUE (1) Mr Tagir Assimo Carimo, President of the
National Association of Municipalities of Mozambique (ANAMM)
Mr Edwardo Jossias Nguenha, Political Secretary General of the National Association of Municipalities of Mozambique (ANAMM)
NAMIBIA (1) Mr Leonard Jona, President of Association of
Local Authorities of Namibia (ALAN) Ms Georgina Mwiya, Mayor of Katima Mulilo
SOUTH AFRICA (1) Mr Parks Tau, President of the South Africa
Local Government Association (SALGA), Councillor of Johannesburg
Mr Mpho Nawa, Deputy President of the South Africa Local Government Association (SALGA)
SWAZILAND (1) Mr Benito Jones, President of Swaziland Local
Governments Association (SWALGA)
ZAMBIA (1) Mr Samuel Munthali, President of the Local
Government Association of Zambia (LGAZ)
ZIMBABWE (1) Mr David Guy Mutasa, President of the
Zimbabwe Local Government Association (ZILGA)
ASIA-PACIFIC
Number of seats attributed: 66 of 66
In grey: nominations to be clarified
EAST & NORTH EAST ASIA
MEMBERS
REPRESENTED NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
Beijing Mr. Wang Anshun, Mayor of Beijing
Changchun Ms. Zhang Jingying , Executive Vice-Mayor of
Changchun
Changsha Mr. Henghua Hu, Mayor of Changsha
Chengdu Mr. Lou Qiang, Mayor of Chengdu
Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with
Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)
Ms. Xiaolin Li, President of Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)
Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice-President of CPAFFC
Chongqing Mr. Huang Qifan, Mayor of Chongqing
Dalian Mr. Shengfeng Xiao, Mayor of Dalian Mr. Zhong Min Huai, President of Dalian
People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Fuzhou Mr. Yimin Yang, Mayor of Fuzhou
Guangzhou Mr. Wen Guohui, Mayor of Guangzhou Mr. Liu Baochun, Director General
Haikou Mr. Qiang Ni, Mayor of Haikou Mr. Bin Han , Director General
Hangzhou Mr. Zhang Hongming, Mayor of Hangzhou
Harbin Mr. Xibin Song, Mayor of Harbin Mr. Yang Xiaoping, Councillor
Kunming Mr. Wang Xiliang, Mayor of Kunming
Nanning Mr. Zhou Hongbo, Mayor of Nanning
Shanghai Mr. Yin Chen, Vice Mayor of Shanghai
Shezhen Mr. Qin Xu, Mayor of Shezhen
Wuhan Ms. Yingzi Liu, Vice Mayor of Wuhan
Xi’an Mr. Jiqing Shangguan, Mayor of Xi'an
Zhengzhou Mr. Cheng Zhiming, Mayor of Zhengzhou
Tianjin Mr. Wang Dongfeng, Mayor of Tianjin
Shenyang Mr. Pan Liguo, Mayor of Shenyang Mr. Li Pengxiang, Officer
Hamamatsu Mr. Yasutomo Suzuki, Mayor of Hamamatsu
Busan Mr. Suh Byung-soo, Mayor of Busan Mr. Hong Seonghoa, Ambassador for
International Relations
Daegu Mr. Youngjin Kwon, Mayor of Daegu Metropolitan
City Charlie Bae , Director General
Daejeon Mr. Sun-Taik Kwon, Mayor of Daejeon
Gangwon-do Mr. Choi Moon Soon, Governor of Gangwon-do
Province Mr. Youn Ho Doh, Secretary General
Gwangju Mr. Yoon Jang-hyun, Mayor of Gwangju
Metropolitan City
Gyeonggi Mr. Kyung-pil Nam, Governor of Gyeonggi
Incheon Mr. Jeong-bok Yoo, Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan
City
Seoul Mr. Won Soon Park, Mayor of Seoul
Ulsan Mr. Kim Gi-Hyeon , Mayor of Ulsan
Kaohsiung Ms. Chen Chu, Mayor of Kaohsiung Mr. Li-Ming Hsu, Deputy Mayor
New Taipei Mr. Liluan Chu, Mayor of New Taipei City Mr. Yu-Ih Hou, Deputy Mayor
Taichung Mr. Chia-Lung Lin, Mayor of Taichung City Mr. Kuang-Yau Chang, Deputy Mayor
Taipei Mr. Wen-Je KO, Mayor of Taipei City
PACIFIC
MEMBERS
REPRESENTED NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
Kiribati Local Government Association
(KiLGA)
Mr. Ruoikabuti Tioon, Chairman of the Kiribati Local Government Association (KiLGA)
Mr. Rikiaua Takeke, Executive Officer
Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ)
Mr. Lawrence Yule, President of Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ)
Mr. Brendan Duffy, Vice President
SOUTH & SOUTHWEST ASIA
MEMBERS
REPRESENTED NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
Barisal Mr. Md. Ahsan Habib KamaL, Mayor of Barisal
Bangladesh Union Porishad Forum (BUPF)
Mr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman Tulu, President of Bangladesh Union Porishad Forum (BUPF)
Municipal Association of Bangladesh
(MAB)
Mr. Mohammad Abdul Mozid, Finance Secretary General of Municipal Association of Bangladesh (MAB), Mayor of Kakonhat
Association of District
Development Committee of
Nepal (ADDCN)
Mr. Rishi Raj Lumsali, President of Association of District Development Committee of Nepal (ADDCN)
Mr. Krishna Prasad, Spokesperson of Association of District Development Committee of Nepal (ADDCN)
National Association of
Village Development Committees in Nepal (NAVIN)
Mr. Ghanshyam Khatiwada, Chairperson of National Association of Village Development Committees in Nepal (NAVIN)
Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN)
Mr. Dormani Paudel, Chairman of Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN)
Kathmandu Mr. Rudra Singh Tamang, Chief and Executive
Officer of Kathmandu Mr. Nurnidhi Neupane, Director General
Local Councils Association of
the Punjab (LCAP)
Mr. Imran Ali Khan Malik, Vice President of Local Councils Association of the Punjab (LCAP)
Mr. Asif Nawaz, Finance Secretary
Local Government
Association of Pakistan (LCA
KPK)
Mr. Yousaf Ayub Khan, President of Local Government Association of Pakistan (LCA KPK)
Galle Mr. Kalum Weeranarayana Senevirathna, Mayor
of Galle Mr. Kumara Dhammika, Senior Municipal
Councillor
Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities (FSLGA)
Mr. Seyed Ali Zaheer Moulan , President of Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities (FSLGA)
Local Government Association Maldives
Mr. Mohamed Shafeeg Mahmood , CEO of Local Government Association Maldives
Mr. Shammoon Adam, Director General
SOUTHEAST ASIA
MEMBERS
REPRESENTED NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
National League of Communes / Sangkats (NLC)
Mr. Kosal Say, President of National League of Communes / Sangkats (NLC)
Mr. Sokundara Pok , Secretary General
National Association of Council and Provincial
Councils (NACPC)
Mr. Map Sarin, President of National Association of Council and Provincial Councils (NACPC)
Jakarta Mr. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Governor of Jakarta
Association of Indonesian Regency
Governments (APKASI)
Mr. Emil Elestianto, Vice Chairman of Association of Indonesian Regency Governments (APKASI)
Ms. Cellica Nurrachadiana, Vice Treasurer
Association of Indonesian Regency
Governments (APEKSI)
Ms. Airin Rachmi Diany, Chairman of Association of Indonesian Regency Governments (APEKSI)
Mr. Sarimun Hadisaputra, Executive Director
South Tangerang Ms Airin Rachmi Diany, Mayor of South Tangerang Mr. Sarimun Hadisaputra, Executive Director
Banda Aceh Ms. Illiza Sa'aduddin Djamal, Mayor of Banda
Aceh Mr. Bahagia , City Manager
Salatiga Mr. Agus Rudianto, Acting Mayor of Salatiga
Surakarta Mr. F.X. Hadi Rudyatmo, Mayor of Surakarta
Yogyakarta Mr. Haryadi Suyuti, Mayor of Yogyakarta Mr. Imam Priyono, Vice Mayor
Pangkal Pinang City
Mr. Muhammad Irwansyah, Mayor of Pangkal Pinang City
East Kalimantan Province
Mr. Awang Faroek Ishak, Governor of East Kalimantan Province
Catbalogan Ms. Stephany Tan, Mayor of Catbalogan Mr. Ador Hurtado, City Administrator
Makati Ms. Mar-len Abigail Sombillo Binay, Mayor of
Makati
League of Cities of the Philippines
(LCP)
Mr. Edgardo Pamintuan, National President of League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP)
Ms. Lani Cayetano, National Chairperson
Bangkok Mr. Mom Rajawongse Sukhumbhand, Governor
of Bangkok
Association of Cities of Vietnam
(ACVN)
Mr. Khoi Nguyen Van, Chairman of Association of Cities of Vietnam (ACVN)
Ms. Son Nguyen Thi Kim , Deputy General Secretary
EURASIA
Number of seats attributed: 35 of 36
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
ARMENIA (1) Mr. Taron Margaryan, Mayor of Yerevan Ms. Naira Nahapetyan, City Council Deputy,
Chairperson of the Permanent Commission for Financial, Credit and Economic Affairs
KAZAKHSTAN (1) Mr. Asset Issekeshev, Mayor of Astana Ms. Malika Bekturova, Deputy Mayor of
Astana
KYRGYZSTAN (1) Mr. Albek Ibraimov, Mayor of Bishkek Mr. Ernis Zarlykov, Deputy Mayor of Bishkek
RUSSIAN
FEDERATION (31)
Mr. Airat Khairullin, Mayor of Almetyevsk, Head of Municipality “Almetyevsk Municipal District”
Mr. Fanil Khamidullin, Deputy of Almetyevsk City Council
Ms. Tatiana Parusova, Mayor of Arzamas Mr. Mikhail Muhin, Deputy Chairman of City
Duma
Ms. Alena Gubanova, Mayor of Astrakhan
Mr. Sergey Kudryavtsev, Deputy of Municipal Duma of Municipal Authority “Town Astrakhan”, Chairman of Physical Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy Committee of Municipal Duma of Municipal Authority “Town Astrakhan”
Mr. Kamil Nugayev, Mayor of Bolgar, Head of Spasskiy Municipal District
Mr. Sergey Tyunev, Deputy Head of Spasskiy Municipal District
Mr. Linar Zakirov, Mayor of Bugulma, Head of Bugulma Municipal District
Mr. Razgat Khuzeev, Deputy Mayor of Bugulma
Mr. Azat Aizetullov, Mayor of Buinsk, Head of Buinsk Municipal District
Mr. Sergey Penkin, Head of Buinsk District Council
Mr. Leonid Cherkesov, Mayor of Cheboksary, Vice-President of Volga Region Municipalities Association
Ms. Irina Klementeva, Deputy Chairman of Cheboksary City Assembly of Deputies, Chairperson of Standing Commission
Mr. Stanislav Mosharov, Chairman of Chelyabinsk City Duma, President of the “Russian Cities Union”
Ms. Alexandra Ignatyeva, Head of Municipal District “Tekstilshchiki”, Director General of “Russian Cities Union”
Mr. Zaur Khizriev, Mayor of Grozny Mr. Magomed-Ali Turaev, Deputy Mayor of
Grozny
Mr. Egor Ivanov, Mayor of Innopolis Mr. Ildar Khuzyatov, Deputy Mayor of
Innopolis
Mr. Dmitriy Berdnikov, Mayor of Irkutsk Ms. Irina Ezhova, Chairperson of Duma of
Irkutsk
Mr. Yuriy Tyurin, Mayor of Izhevsk Mr. Ildar Bikbulatov, First Deputy Head of
Izhevsk City Administration
Mr. Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan Ms. Evgeniya Lodvigova, Vice-Mayor of Kazan
Mr. Alexander Sokolov, Mayor of Khabarovsk, President of the Council of Far Eastern Interregional Public Organization “Association of Siberian and Far Eastern Cities”, Member of International Assembly of Capitals and Big Cities
Mr. Rustam Abdulin, Chairman of Far Eastern Tatar Congress, Deputy of Khabarovsk city Council
Mr. Edkham Akbulatov, Mayor of Krasnoyarsk, Chairman of Association of Cities of Siberia and Far East
Mr. Andrey Ignatenko, Deputy Mayor of Krasnoyarsk
Ms. Dina Oiun, Head of Kyzyl, Chairman of Representatives’ Parliament (Khural)
Mr. Ayas Lopsan, Deputy Chairman of Representatives’ Parliament (Khural)
Mr. Valeriy Chershintsev, Mayor of Mendeleyevsk, Chairman of Council of Mendeleyevsk Municipal District
Mr. Albert Sattorov, Deputy Mayor of Mendeleyevsk, Deputy Chairman of Mendeleyevsk Municipal District Council
Mr. Aleksei Shaposhnikov, Chairman of Moscow City Duma
Mr. Andrey Metelskiy, Vice-Chairman of Moscow City Duma
RUSSIAN FEDERATION (continued)
Mr. Nail Magdeev, Mayor of Naberezhnye Chelny Ms. Flera Andreeva, Deputy Mayor of
Naberezhnye Chelny
Ms. Tatiana Fedorova, Mayor of Naryan-Mar Ms. Olga Starostina, Chairperson of Naryan-
Mar City Council
Mr. Aidar Metshin, Mayor of Nizhnekamsk, Head of
Municipality “Nizhnekamsk Municipal District”, Vice-President of Tatarstan Republic Municipalities Association
Mr. Robert Garipov, Head of the Board of Nizhnekamsk Municipal District, Vice-Mayor of Nizhnekamsk
Mr. Anatoly Lokot, Mayor of Novosibirsk Mr. Dmitrii Asantsev, Chairman of the Council
of Deputies of Novosibirsk
Mr. Igor Sapko, Mayor of Perm, Chairman of City Duma, Member of Russian Cities Union Board
Mr. Arkadiy Kats, First Deputy Chairman of Perm City Duma
Ms. Zinaida Neyarokhina, Mayor of Rostov-on-Don, Chairman of Rostov-on-Don City Duma, Vice-President of UCLG-Eurasia
Mr. Sergei Sheremetev, Deputy Chairman of Rostov-on-Don City Duma
Mr. Oleg Fursov, Mayor of Samara, Chairman of Duma
Mr. Vladimir Reprintsev, Consular of Samara City, Executive Director of Volga Region Municipalities Association
Mr. Sergei Panchin, Mayor of Ulyanovsk Mr. Anatoliy Vasilev, First Deputy Mayor of
Ulyanovsk, Deputy of Ulyanovsk City Council
Mr. Makharbek Khadartsev, Mayor of Vladikavkaz Ms. Valentina Shymlyanskaya, Member of
Public Chamber
Mr. Andrey Kosolapov, Mayor of Volgograd Mr. Vladlen Kolesnikov, First Deputy Mayor of
Volgograd
Mr. Aysen Nikolaev, Mayor of Yakutsk, Vice-President of UCLG-Eurasia, Association of Siberian and Far Eastern Cities,
Mr. Georgy Mikhaylov, Vice-Mayor of Yakutsk
Mr. Gennady Yemelyanov, Mayor of Yelabuga, Head of Yelabuga Municipal District
Irina Kornilova, Deputy Mayor of Yelabuga
Mr. Viktor Kidiaev, President of “Unified All-Russian Union of Municipalities (Congress)”, Chairman of the Russian Federation Federal Assembly State Duma Committee on Federal Structure and Local Self-Government
Mr. Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Chairman of Association “Tambov Region Municipalities Council”
TAJIKISTAN (1) Mr. Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloev, Mayor of Dushanbe,
President of Cities Development Association of Tajikistan "Vatanam"
Mr. Shukhrat Mahudzoda, Deputy Mayor of Dushanbe
EUROPE
Number of seats attributed: 73 of 73
COUNTRIES NOMINEES COUNTRIES SUBSTITUTES
AUSTRIA (3)
Mr. Michael Häupl, President of the Austrian Association of Cities and Town
Austria Mr. Maximilian Krauss, Member of
Vienna City Parliament
Mr. Helmut Mödlhammer, President of the Austrian Association of Municipalities
Austria Ms. Susanne Bluma, Member of Vienna
City Parliament
Ms. Christine Oppitz-Plörer, Mayor of Innsbruck
Austria Ms. Bettina Emmerling, Member of
Vienna City Parliament
BELGIUM (3)
Mr. Luc Martens, Councillor in Roeselare, President of the Association of the Flemish Cities and Municipalities
Lithuania Mr. Virginijus Komskis, Vice-President
of Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania (ALAL)
Mr. Yvan Mayeur, Administrator of the Association of the City and the Municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Mayor of Brussels
Belgium
Mr. Marc Cools, First deputy burgmaster of Uccle, President of the Association of the City and the Municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region
Ms. Christie Morreale, Member of the Union of Walloon Cities and Municipalities Administrative Council, Deputy Mayor of Esneux
BULGARIA (1) Mr. Yordan Yordanov, Mayor of Dobrich Romania Ms. Ancuta-Daniela Belu, Mayor of
Mihail Kogalniceanu Commune, Constanta County
CROATIA (1) Mr. Matija Posavec, Medimurje county
prefect Romania
Mr. Ghiorghe Bute, Mayor of Scinteiesti Commune, Galati County
CZECH REPUBLIC (1)
Mr. Petr Kulhanek, Vice-President of Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic for European Affairs, Mayor of Karlovy Vary
Romania Mr. Ovidiu Colceriu , Mayor of Sinpaul
Commune, Cluj County
ESTONIA (1) Mr. Mihkel Juhkami, Vice-Chair of the
Board of the Association of Estonian Cities; Mayor of Rakvere
Estonia Ms. Pipi-Liis Siemann, Vice-Chair of
the Board of the Association of Estonian Cities; Mayor of Türi Municipality
FINLAND (2)
Mr. Markku Andersson, Vice President of Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities (AFLRA)
Ms. Sirpa Paatero, President of Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities (ALFRA)
FRANCE (13)
Ms. Martine Aubry, Mayor of Lille, Vice-President of Greater Lille
France Mr. Patrick Jarry, Mayor of Nanterre
Ms. Jocelyne Bougeard, Deputy Mayor of Rennes
Mr. Patrick Braouezec, President of Plaine-Commune metropolitan area
France Mr. Christian Dupuy, Mayor of
Suresnes, Vice-President of Hauts de Seine County Council
Mr. Gérard Collomb, Senator-Mayor of Lyon, President of Greater Lyon
Norway Mr. Magny Torhild Roland Bansdal,
Mayor of Vennesla Municipality
Ms. Marie Guite Dufay, President of Bourgogne Franche Comté Regional Council
France Ms. Anne-Catherine Goetz, Deputy
Mayor of Mulhouse
Mr. Christian Estrosi, President of Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur Regional Council, President of Greater Nice Côte d’Azur
France Mr. Philippe Pradal, Mayor of Nice
Mr. Jean-Claude Gaudin, Senator-Mayor of Marseille
France Mr. Georges Morin, Councillor of Gières
Mr. Laurent Hénart, Mayor of Nancy Romania Mr. Dorinel Soare, Mayor of Niculesti
Commune, Dambovita County
Ms. Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris France Ms. Johanna Rolland, Mayor of Nantes
Mr. Alain Juppé, Mayor of Bordeaux, President of Greater Bordeaux, President of the French Association of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (AFCCRE)
France Ms. Sladana Zivkocic, Deputy Mayor of
Dijon
Mr. Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg, President of Cités Unies France
France Mr. Mickael Vallet, Mayor of Marennes
Ms. Forough Salami-Dadkhah, Vice-President of Bretagne Regional Council
France Mr. Alain Desmarest, Vice-President of
Val de Marne County Council
Mr. André Viola, President of Aude County Council
France Mr. Laurent Wauquiez, President of
Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Regional Council
GERMANY (3)
Mr. Manfred Müller, President of Paderborn Council / Deutschlandtag
Romania Ms. Veronica Dontu, Mayor of Tamasi
Commune, Bacau County
Mr. Roland Schäfer, Mayor of Bergkamen,
President of German Association of Towns
and Municipalities (DStGB)
Mr. Albrecht Schröter, Mayor of Jena, President of Council / Deutschlandtag
Romania Mr. Alexandru Fuica-Haisler, Mayor of
Negrilesti Commune, Galati County
GREECE (2)
Mr. George Patoulis, Mayor of Amaroussion, President of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE)
Greece Mr. Giorgos Ioakimidis, Mayor of
Agios Ioannis Rentis and Nikaia
Mr. Apostolos Kimissis, Mayor of Amfilochia
Romania Mr. Ovidiu-Ilie Furdui, Mayor of
Criscior Commune, Hunedoara County
ICELAND (1) Mr. Halldor Halldorssoon, President of
the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities Romania
Mr. Emilian-Gheorghe Pop, Mayor of Sacalaseni Commune, Maramures County
ISRAEL (1) Mr. Eli Levy, Mayor of Lehavim Romania Ms. Nuti Rosu, Councillor, Mayor of
Facaeni Commune, Ialomita County
ITALY (3)
Mr. Stefano Bonnacini , President of Emilia Romagna Region
Italy Mr. Luciano D'Alfonso, President of
Abruzzo Region
Mr. Antonino D'Asero , Councillor of Sicilia Region
Romania
Mr. Ilie Gavril Bojolan, Mayor of Oradea Municipality, Executive President of Romanian Municipalities Association (AMR)
Mr. Marco Stella , Vice-President of the Council of Toscana Region
Lithuania Mr. Ričardas Malinauskas , President
of Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania (ALAL)
LATVIA (3)
Mr. Andris Jaunsleinis, Chairman of the Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments (LALRG)
France Ms. Martine Vassal, President of
Bouches du Rhône County Council
Mr. Andris Ravins, Mayor of Jelgava city Austria Mr. Siegfried Lindenmayr, Member of
Vienna City Parliament
Mr. Gints Kaminskis, Mayor of Auce municipality
France Mr. Charles Fournier, Vice-President of
Centre Val de Loire Regional Council
LITHUANIA (3)
Ms. Edita Rudelienė, Board member of the Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania (ALAL), Mayor of Trakai District
Mr. Povilas Žagunis, Vice-President of Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania (ALAL)
Italy Ms. Barbara Paron, Mayor of Vigarano
Mainarda
Mr. Vytautas Grubliauskas, Member of Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania (ALAL) board, Mayor of Klaipeda
Lithuania
Ms. Nijolė Dirginčienė, Member of Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania (ALAL) Board; Mayor of Birstonas Municipality
MOLDOVA (1) Mr. Alexei Busuioc, Mayor of Capaclia
NETHERLANDS (2)
Mr. Tom Rombouts, President of the International Committee, Mayor of ‘s-Hertogenbosch
France Mr. Philippe Laurent, Mayor of Sceaux
Mr. Jan Van Zanen , Mayor of Utrecht
NORWAY (1) Ms. Gunn Marit Hegelsen , President of
the Norwagian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS)
Norway
Ms. Gunn Berit Gjerde, Executive Board Member of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS)
PORTUGAL (3)
Mr. José Calixto, Mayor Reguengos de Monsara
Portugal Ms. Idalina Trindade, Mayor of Nisa
Mr. Raul Castro, Mayor of Leiria Romania Mr. Marcel Vancu, Mayor of Tulghes
Commune, Harghita County
Mr. Fernando Medina, Mayor of Lisboa Portugal Mr. Carlos Castro, First Deputy Mayor
of Lisboa
ROMANIA (7)
Mr. Emil Drăghici, President of the Association of Communes of Romania, Mayor of Vulcana-Băi commune, Dâmbovița County
Romania Ms. Valeria Dascălu, Mayor of
Săbăoani commune, Neamț County
Ms. Mariana Gaju, Mayor of Cumpana Commune, Constanta County
Mr. Gheorghe Damian, Mayor of CiugudCommune, Alba County
Mr. Ion Dumitru, Mayor of Albota Commune, Arges County
Ms. Florea Ene, Mayor of Msoaia Commune, Arges County
Mr. Georghe Stancu, Mayor of Bascov Commune, Arges County
Mr. Robert Sorin Negoită, Mayor of Sector 3, Bucharest, President of Romanian Municipalities Association (AMR)
Romania Mr. Vasile Cozan, Mayor of Panaci
Commune, Suceava County
SLOVAKIA (1) Mr. Bartko František, Mayor of City of
Veľký Šariš Austria
Ms. Barbara Huemer, Member of Vienna City Parliament
SPAIN (11)
Mr. Carlos Martinez Minguez, Mayor of Soria
Spain Mr. Xabier Ochandiano, Councillor of
Soria
Mr. Juan Mari Aburto, Mayor of Bilbao Austria Mr. Christian Oxonitsch, Member of
Vienna City Parliament
Mr. Jordi Ballart I Pastor, Mayor of Terrassa
Spain Ms. Rosa Maria Ribera Mitjavila,
Councillor Delegate of Terrassa
Mr. Abel Caballero Alvarez, Mayor of Vigo, President of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP)
Romania Mr. Alin-Adrian Nica, Mayor of Dudestii
Noi Commune, Timis County
Ms. Manuela Carmena Castrillo, Mayor of Madrid
Spain Mr. Javier Moliner Gargallo, President
of the Provincial Government of Castellon
Mr. Gabriel Cruz Santana, Mayor of Huelva
Romania Mr. Ioan Sas, Mayor of Pischia
Commune, Timis County
Mr. David Lucas Parron, Mayor of Mostoles
Spain Mr. Oscar Puente Santiago, Mayor of
Valladolid
Mr. Josep Mayoral i Antiguas, Mayor of Granollers
Spain Mr. Augusto Hidalgo Macario, Mayor
of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Mr. Iñigo de la Serna, Mayor of Santander, Vice-President of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP)
Spain Mr. Pedro Luis Sanz Carlavilla, Mayor
of Meco
Mr. Francisco Vasquez Requero, President of Segovia Provincial Council
Austria Mr. Wolfgang Jung, Member of Vienna
City Parliament
Ms. Mercé Conesa Pagés, President of Barcelona Provincial Council
Spain Mr. Josep Luis Alay, Commissioner of
International Relations, Barcelona Provincial Council
SWEDEN (4)
Mr. Anders Knape, Vice-President of Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)
Mr. Anders Henriksson, 1st Vice-President of Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), Chairman of the Kalmar County Council
Ms. Lena Micko, President of Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)
Sweden Ms. Carola Gunnarsson, Vice-President
of Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), Mayor of Sala
Ms. Anna Hövenmark, Member of Director Board of Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)
Norway Ms. Mette Gundersen, Deputy
President of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities/KS
Mr. Ilmar Reepalu, Chair of the international committee of Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)
Spain Ms. Pilar Zamora Bastante, Mayor of
Ciudad Real
UNITED KINGDOM (2)
Mr. Gary Porter of Spalding, Lord, Chairman of Local Government Association (LGA)
Mr. David O'Neill, President Councillor of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
Romania Mr. Nicolae-Liviu Dascălu, Mayor of
Maracineni Commune, Arges County
EXECUTIVE BUREAU
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
AUSTRIA Mr. Michael Häupl, President of the Austrian
Association of Cities and Town
BELGIUM (2) Mr. Luc Martens, Councillor in Roeselare ;
President of the Association of the Flemish Cities and Municipalities
Mr. Yvan Mayeur, Administrator of the Association of the City and the Municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Mayor of Brussels
Mr. Marc Cools, First deputy burgmaster of Uccle; President of the Association of the City and the Municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region
ESTONIA Mr. Mihkel Juhkami, Vice-Chair of the Board of
the Association of Estonian Cities, Mayor of Rakvere
FINLAND Mr. Markku Andersson, Vice President of
Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities (AFLRA)
FRANCE (6)
Ms. Martine Aubry, Mayor of Lille, Vice-President of Greater Lille
Mr. Gérard Collomb, Senator-Mayor of Lyon,
President of Greater Lyon
Mr. Jean-Claude Gaudin, Senator-Mayor of
Marseille
Ms. Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris
Mr. Alain Juppé, Mayor of Bordeaux, President of Greater Bordeaux, President of the French Association of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (AFCCRE)
Ms. Sladana Zivkocic, Deputy Mayor of Dijon
Mr. Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg, President
of Cités Unies France
GERMANY (2) Mr. Roland Schäfer, Mayor of Bergkamen,
President of German Association of Towns and Municipalities (DStGB)
Mr. Albrecht Schröter, Mayor of Jena, President
of Council / Deutschlandtag
GREECE (1) Mr. George Patoulis, Mayor of Amaroussion,
President of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE)
ITALY (1) Mr. Stefano Bonnacini , President of Emilia
Romagna Region
LATVIA (1) Mr. Andris Jaunsleinis, Chairman of the Latvian
Association of Local and Regional Governments (LALRG)
NETHERLANDS (1)
Mr. Jan Van Zanen , Mayor of Utrecht
NORWAY (1) Mr. Gunn Marit Hegelsen , President of the
Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS)
PORTUGAL (1) Mr. Fernando Medina, Mayor of Lisboa
SPAIN (2) Mr. Abel Caballero Alvarez, Mayor of Vigo,
President of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP)
Mr. David Lucas Parron, Mayor of Mostoles
Mr. Oscar Puente Santiago, Mayor of Valladolid
SWEDEN (1) Ms. Lena Micko, President of Swedish Association
of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)
UK (1) Mr. Gary Porter of Spalding, Lord, Chairman of
LGA
ADDITIONAL SUBSTITUTES TO THE BUREAU
FRANCE Ms. Jocelyne Bougeard, Deputy Mayor of
Rennes
Mr. Patrick Braouezec, President of
Plaine-Commune metropolitan area
Ms. Anne-Catherine Goetz, Deputy
Mayor of Mulhouse
Ms. Forough Salami-Dadkhah, Vice-
President of Bretagne Regional Council
Mr. André Viola, President of Aude
County Council
GERMANY Mr. Manfred Müller, President of
Paderborn Council / Deutschlandtag
LITHUANIA Mr. Vytautas Grubliauskas, Member of
ALAL board, Mayor of Klaipeda
NETHERLANDS Mr. Tom Rombouts, President of the
International Committee, Mayor of 's-Hertogenbosch
NORWAY Ms. Mette Gundersen, Deputy President
of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities/KS
ROMANIA
Mr. Emil Drăghici, President of the Association of Communes of Romania, Mayor of Vulcana-Băi commune, Dâmbovița County
SPAIN Mr. Carlos Martinez Minguez, Mayor of
Soria
SWEDEN Mr. Anders Knape, Vice-President of
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)
LATIN AMERICA
Number of seats attributed: 39 of 39
In grey: nominations to be clarified
COUNTRIES NOMINEES COUNTRIES SUBSTITUTES
ARGENTINA (5)
Mr. Ramon Mestre, Mayor of Cordoba PERU Mr. Jose Galvez, Mayor of Parcona
Mr. Fernando Gray, Mayor of Esteban Echeverria
BRAZIL Mr. Jorge Lapas, Mayor of Osasco
Ms. Monica Fein, Mayor of Rosario ARGENTINA Mr. Miguel Lunghi, Mayor of Tandil
Mr. Jose Manuel Corral, Mayor of Santa Fe
ARGENTINA Mr. Oswaldo Caffaro, Mayor of Zarate
Ms. Verónica Magario, President of the Argentinean Federation of Municipalities (FAM)
PUERTO RICO
Mr. Pedro Garcia, Mayor of Hormigueros
BOLIVIA (3)
Mr. Luis Revilla, Mayor of La Paz BRAZIL Mr. Carlos Grana, Mayor of Santo André
Mr. Ivan Arciénaga, President of the Association of Municipalities of Bolivia (AMB), Mayor of Sucre
Mr. Willliam Cervantes, President of the Federation of Municipal Associations of Bolivia (FAM-Bolivia)
BOLIVIA Ms. Zulema Serrudo, Secretary General
of FAM
BRAZIL (8)
Mr. Marcio Lacerda, Mayor of Belo Horizonte
BRAZIL Mr. Carlos Roberto Pupin, Mayor of
Maringá
Mr. Rodrigo Rollemberg, Governor of Brasilia
BRAZIL Mr. Carlos Magno de Moura Soares,
Mayor of Contagem
Mr. Jairo Jorge da Silva, Mayor of Canoas BRAZIL Mr. Elias Gomes, Mayor of Jabatao dos
Guararape
Mr. Sebastiao Almeida, Mayor of Guarulhos
BOLIVIA Mr. Jose Maria Leyes, Mayor of
Cochabamba
Mr. Fernando Pimentel, Governor of Minas Gerais State
CHILE Mr. Leopoldo Mendez, Mayor of
Valparaiso
Mr. José Fortunati, Mayor of Porto Alegre BRAZIL Mr. Geraldo Julio, Mayor of Recife
FRENTE NACIONAL DE PREFEITOS BRAZIL Mr. Eduardo Tadeu, President of ABM
Mr. Eduardo Tabosa, Secretary General of the National Confederation of Municipalities (CNM)
BRAZIL Mr. Hugo Lembeck, Director of CNM
CHILE (3)
Mr. Gonzalo Navarrete, Mayor of Lo Prado CHILE Ms. Carolina Leitao, Mayor of Peñatolen
Ms. Carolina Toha, Mayor of Santiago CHILE Mr. Miguel Lifschitz, Governor of Santa
Fe Province
Mr. Sadi Melo, President of the Chilean Association of Municipalities (AChM)
MEXICO Mr. Enrique Vargas Villar, Mayor of
Huixquilucan
COLOMBIA (2)
Mr. Federico Gutierrez, Mayor of Medellín VENEZUELA Mr. Alfredo Ramos, Mayor of
Barquisimeto
Mr. John Abiud Barrientos, President of the Colombia Federation of Municipalities (FCM)
COSTA RICA (2)
Mr. Johnny Araya, Mayor of San Jose MEXICO Mr. Evodio Velázquez, Mayor of
Acapulco
Mr. Rolando Rodríguez, President the National Union of Local Governments (UNGL)
PUERTO RICO
Mr. Eduardo Cintron, Mayor of Guayama
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (2)
Mr. Rafael Hidalgo, President of FEDOMU DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Mr. Francisco Peña, Mayor of Santo Domingo Oeste
Ms. Aura Saladaña, President of UNMUNDO
REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
Ms. Bertilia Fernández Parache, Vice-President of UNMUNDO
ECUADOR (3)
Mr. Marcelo Cabrera, Mayor of Cuenca PUERTO
RICO Mr. José Guillermo Rodriguez, Mayor of
Mayagüez
Mr. Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito
Mr. Daniel Avecillas, President of the Association of Ecuadorian Municipalities (AME)
EL SALVADOR (1)
Ms. Milagro Navas, President of COMURES HONDURAS Mr. Nasry Asfura, Mayor of Tegucigalpa
MEXICO (2) Mr Isidro Lopez, President of the National
Conference of Mexican Municipalities (CONAMM)
MEXICO Mr. Adrian de la Garza, Mayor of
Monterrey
Mr. Américo Zuñiga, President of the National Federation of Mexican Municipalities (FENAMM)
REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
Mr. Johnny Jones, Secretary General of Dominican Municipalist League
PANAMA Mr. Jose Luis Blandon, Mayor of Panama
City PANAMA
Ms. Raisa Banfield, Deputy Mayor of Panama City
PARAGUAY Mr. Mario Ferreira, Mayor of Asunción
PUERTO RICO (3)
Mr. William Miranda, Mayor of Caguas MEXICO Mr. Raul Tadeo Navas, Mayor of Cuautla
Mr. Jose A. Santiago, Mayor of Comerio MEXICO Ms Yolanda Telleria, Mayor of Pachuca
Mr. Rolando Ortiz, President of the Puerto Rican Association of Mayors (AAPR)
PARAGUAY Ms. Maria del Carmen Benítez,
President of OPACI
URUGUAY (3)
Mr. Yamandu Orsi, Mayor of Canelones URUGUAY Mr. Gabriel Camacho, Deputy Mayor of
Canalones
Ms. Adriana Peña, Mayor of Lavalleja MEXICO Mr. Juan Hugo de la Rosa Garcia,
Mayor of Nezahualcouptl
Mr. Daniel Martinez, Mayor of Montevideo BRAZIL Mr. Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de
Janeiro
EXECUTIVE BUREAU
ARGENTINA (1) Ms. Monica Fein, Mayor of Rosario ARGENTINA Mr. Ramon Mestre, Mayor of Cordoba
BOLIVIA (2)
Mr. Luis Revilla, Mayor of La Paz PARAGUAY Mr. Mario Ferreira, Mayor of Asunción
Mr. Ivan Arciénaga, President of the Association of Municipalities of Bolivia (AMB), Mayor of Sucre
ECUADOR Mr. Marcelo Cabrera, Mayor of Cuenca
BRAZIL (4)
Mr. Jairo Jorge da Silva, Mayor of Canoas BRAZIL Mr. Fernando Pimentel, Governor of
Minas Gerais State
Mr. José Fortunati, Mayor of Porto Alegre BRAZIL Mr. Sebastiao Almeida, Mayor of
Guarulhos
FRENTE NACIONAL DE PREFEITOS PANAMA Mr. Jose Luis Blandon, Mayor of Panama
City
Mr. Eduardo Tabosa, Secretary General of the National Confederation of Municipalities (CNM)
COSTA RICA Mr. Rolando Rodríguez, President the
National Union of Local Governments (UNGL)
COLOMBIA (2)
Mr. Federico Gutierrez, Mayor of Medellín CHILE Ms. Carolina Toha, Mayor of Santiago
Mr. John Abiud Barrientos, President of the Colombia Federation of Municipalities (FCM)
CHILE Mr. Sadi Melo, President of the Chilean
Association of Municipalities (AChM)
COSTA RICA (1)
Mr. Johnny Araya, Mayor of San Jose ARGENTINA Ms. Verónica Magario, President of the
Argentinean Federation of Municipalities (FAM)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (1)
Mr. Rafael Hidalgo, President of FEDOMU DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Ms. Aura Saladaña, President of UNMUNDO
MEXICO (1) Mr. Américo Zuñiga, President of the
National Federation of Mexican Municipalities (FENAMM)
MEXICO Mr Isidro Lopez, President of the
National Conference of Mexican Municipalities (CONAMM)
URUGUAY (1) Mr. Daniel Martinez, Mayor of Montevideo URUGUAY Mr. Yamandu Orsi, Mayor of Canelones
MIDDLE EAST & WEST ASIA
Number of seats attributed: 35 of 33
In grey: nominations to be clarified
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
AFGHANISTAN (1) Mr. Ali Aslam Akrami, Kabul
IRAN (4)
Mr. Seied Khalaf Moosavi, Mayor of Ahvaz
Mr. Seyed Mohammed Nazem Razavi, Kashan
Mr. Sadegh Najafi, Tebriz
Mr. Muhammad Bager Qalibaf, Mayor of Tehran
IRAQ (3)
Mr. Nihad Koja, Arbil
Ms. Thikra Alwash, Baghdad
Mr. Shawkat M. Ameen Othman, Duhok
JORDAN (2)
Mr. Akel Biltaji, Mayor of Greater Amman Municipality
Mr. Hüseyin Bani Hani, Greater Irbid Municipality
LEBANON (5) 1
Mr. Jamal Itani, Mayor of Beirut Mr. Ahmad Kamareddine, Mayor of Tripoli
Mr. Edmond Gharios, Mayor of Chiyah Mr. Nabil Kahale, Maire de Sin el Fil
Mr. Antoine Chakhroura, Mayor of Dekwaneh Mr. Georges Sader, Vice-Président de Dekwaneh
Mr. Nabil Fawwaz, Mayor of Tibnine Mr. Ahmad Ghezzaoui, Mayor of Aïla El Jabal,
Vice-Président de la Fédération de Qalaa
Mr. Mohamad Saadieh, Union of Dannieh
Municipalities
PALESTINE (6)
Mr. Abdel Raoof H. Asfoor, Mayor of Abasan Al Jadida Municipality
Mr. Jalal Toman, Mayor of Al Zahra Municipality
Mr. Moussa Hadid, Association of Palestinian Local Authorities (APLA)
Mr. Nizar Hijazi, Mayor of Gaza Municipality
Mr. Shaher Eshtieh, Head of Salfeet Municipality
Mr. Alaa Abu Magsib, Wadi El Salqa Municipality
TURKEY (13)
Mr. Hüseyin Sözlü, Mayor of Adana
Mr. Melih Gökçek, Mayor of Ankara
Mr. Lokman Çağırıcı, Mayor of Bağcılar
Ms. Gültan Kişanak, Mayor of Diyarbakır Mr. Fırat Anlı, Deputy Mayor of Diyarbakır
Mr. Hasan Tahsin Usta, Mayor of Gaziosmanpaşa Mr. Hidayet Erdöl, Councillor
Mr. Kadir Topbaş, Mayor of Istanbul Mr. Ahmet Bilal Kıymaz, Councillor
1 Lebanon nominations to be revised following mediation efforts, as per the mandate of the Committee on Statutory Affairs.
Mr. Aziz Kocaoğlu, Mayor of İzmir Mr. Ali Muzaffer Tunçağ, Councillor
Mr. Tahir Akyürek, Mayor of Konya
Mr. Hasan Ünver, Mayor of Nevşehir
Mr. Yücel Yılmaz, Karesi Municipality Mr. Yusuf Kocaoğlu, Deputy Mayor
Mr. Nihat Çiftçi, Mayor of Şanlıurfa
Ms. Fatma Şahin, Union of Municipalities of Turkey (UMT), Mayor of Gaziantep
Mr. Bekir Kaya, Mayor of Van
YEMEN (1) Mr. Shawki Ahmed Hayel Saeed, Governor of Taiz
NORTH AMERICA
Number of seats attributed: 14 of 26
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
CANADA (13) Mr Clark Somerville, Councillor of the Regional
Municipality of Halton, President of FCM, President of UCLG-NORAM
Ms Jenny Gerbasi, Councillor of City of Winnipeg,
First Vice-President of FCM
Ms Sylvie Goneau, Councillor of City of Gatineau,
Second Vice-President of FCM
Mr Bill Karsten, Councillor of Halifax Regional
Municipality, Third Vice-President of FCM
Mr Raymond Louie, Mayor of Vancouver, Past
President of FCM
Mr Roger Anderson, Region of Durham, Chair of
FCM’s Standing Committee on International Relations
Mr Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of Kitchener, Ontario,
FCM Past President
Mr Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal, President of
Metropolis
Ms Pam McConnell, Deputy Mayor of Toronto,
Ontario Mr. Michael Thompson, Councillor, City of
Toronto, Ontario
Mr Greg Moore, Mayor of Port Coquitlam
Ms Chris Fonseca, Councillor of Mississauga, Chair of FCM’s Standing Committee on Increasing Women’s Participation in Municipal Government
Mr Garth Frizzell, Councillor OF Prince George, British Columbia, Vice-Chair of FCM’s Standing Committee on International Relations
Ms Bev Esslinger, Councillor of Edmonton, Chair of
FCM’s Standing Committee on International Relations
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (1)
Mr Anthony Roberts, Chairman of Trinidad and Tobago Association of Local Government Authorities
METROPOLIS
Number of seats attributed: 22 of 22
REGIONS MEMBERS
REPRESENTED NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
AFRICA
Abidjan Mr. Robert Beugré Mambé, Governor-
Minister Mr. Vincent N’Cho Kouaoh,
Vice-Governor
Addis Ababa Mr. Diriba Kuma, Mayor
Alexandria Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Abdel Qader Abdel
Zaher, Governor
Bamako Mr. Adama Sangaré, Mayor
Durban Ms. Zandile Gumede, Mayor
Johannesburg Mr. Herman Mashaba, Mayor
Harare Mr. Bernard Gabriel Manyenyeni, Mayor
ASIA-PACIFIC
Bangkok Mr. Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Governor
Colombo Mr. Vka Anura, Municipal Commissioner
EUROPE
Barcelona Metropolitan
Area
Mr. Alfred Bosch, Vice-president of Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB)
Ms Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona
Berlin Mr. Michael Müller, Governing Mayor Mr. Andreas Geisel, Senator
for Urban Development and the Environment
Bucarest Ms. Gabriela Firea, General Mayor
Ile-de-France Ms. Valerie Pécresse, President of the
Regional Council
Madrid Ms. Manuela Carmena, Mayor
LATIN AMERICA Bogotá Mr. Enrique Peñalosa, Mayor
Buenos Aires Mr. Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, Mayor
Mexico City Mr. Miguel Ángel Mancera, Mayor Mr. Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas,
General Coordinator of International Affairs
San Salvador
Mr. Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez, Mayor of San Salvador, General Coordinator of the Council of Mayors of San Salvador Metropolitan Area (COAMSS)
Mr. Víctor Manuel Rivera Reyes, Mayor of San Martín
Santiago Mr. Claudio Orrego, Mayor – Head of
Metropolitan Government
MIDDLE EAST & WEST ASIA
Mashhad Mr. Solat Mortazavi, Mayor Mr. Mousa Sharbatdar, Vice-
Mayor
Tehran Mr. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Mayor
NORTH AMERICA Montreal Mr. Denis Coderre, Mayor
DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERNATIONAL
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Arab Towns Organization (ATO), Chair: HE Sheikh Abdul Rahman Bin Khalifa Al Thani
International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF), President: Ms Anne Hidalgo, Mayor
of Paris
International Association of Educating Cities (AICE), Chair: City of Barcelona
Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities (UCCI), Co-Chairs: Ms Manuela Carmena, Mayor of
Madrid; Mr Luis Revilla, Mayor of La Paz