The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Marks Its 25Th Anniversary in 2007 ______Members of the Committee 1982 – Present

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women marks its 25th anniversary in 2007 ______Members of the Committee 1982 – present

Committee member Country Years of service Ms. Charlotte Abaka Ghana 1991 – 2002 Ms. Ayşe Feride Acar Turkey 1997 – 2004 Ms. Sjamsiah Achmad Indonesia 2001 – 2004 Ms. Ryoko Akamatsu Japan 1987 – 1994 Ms. Ana Maria Alfonsín de Fasan Argentina 1989 – 1992 Ms. Emna Aouij Tunisia 1991 – 2002 Ms. Magalys Arocha-Dominguez Cuba 2005 – Ms. Gül Aykor Turkey 1993 – 1996 Ms. Tendai Ruth Bare Zimbabwe 1995 – 1998 Ms. Ferdous Ara Begum Bangladesh 2007 – Ms. Meriem Belmihoub-Zerdani Algeria 2003 – Ms. Desirée Patricia Bernard Guyana 1982 – 1992, 1995 –1998 Ms. Aleksandra P. Biryukova USSR 1982 – 1986 Ms. Carlota Bustelo García del Real Spain 1989 – 2000 Ms. Marie Caron Canada 1982 – 1988 Ms. Silvia Rose Cartwright New Zealand 1993 – 2000 Ms. Saisuree Chutikul Thailand 2007 – Ms. Dorcas Coker-Appiah Ghana 2003 – Ms. Irene R. Cortes Philippines 1982 – 1986 Ms. Ivanka Corti Italy 1987 – 2002 Ms. Feng Cui China 1999 – 2002 Ms. Shanthi Dairiam Malaysia 2005 – Ms. Farida Abou El-Fetouh Egypt 1983 – 1986 Ms. Graciela Escudero-Moscoso Ecuador 1982 – 1984 Ms. Ruth Escobar Brazil 1987 – 1990 1

Committee member Country Years of service Ms. Miriam Yolanda Estrada Castillo Ecuador 1995 – 1998 Ms. Elizabeth Evatt Australia 1985 – 1992 Ms. Grete Fenger-Möller Denmark 1989 – 1992 Ms. Yolanda Ferrer Gómez Cuba 1997 – 2004 Ms. Shirley Field-Ridley (deceased after election) Guyana 1982 Mr. Cornelis Flinterman The Netherlands 2003 – Ms. Norma Mónica Forde Barbados 1987 – 1994 Ms. Naéla Gabr Egypt 1999 – Ms. Evangelina Garciá-Prince Venezuela 1993 – 1996 Ms. Françoise Gaspard France 2001 – Ms. Huguette Bokpe Gnacadja Benin 2003 – 2006 Ms. Aída González Martínez Mexico 1982 – 1992, 1997 – 2004 Ms. Savitri Goonesekere Sri Lanka 1999 – 2002 Ms. Guan Minqian China 1982 – 1990 Ms. Hazel Gumede Shelton South Africa 2007 Ms. Liliana Gurdulich de Correa Argentina 1993 – 1996 Ms. Antonia Guvava Zimbabwe 1998 Ms. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari Israel 2007 – Ms. Sunaryati Hartono Indonesia 1995 – 1998 Ms. Rosalyn Hazelle St. Kitts and Nevis 1999 – 2002 Ms. Luvsandanzangyn Ider Mongolia 1982 – 1988 Ms. Zagorka Ilić Yugoslavia 1982 – 1994 Ms. Aurora Javate de Dios Philippines 1995 – 1998 Ms. Vinitha Jayasinghe Sri Lanka 1982 – 1986 Ms. Christine Kapalata United Republic of Tanzania 2002 – 2004 Ms. Salma Khan Bangladesh 1993 – 2000, 2003 – 2006 Ms. Akua Kuenyehia Ghana 2003 Ms. Fatima Kwaku Nigeria 2001 – 2004 Ms. Yung-Chung Kim Republic of Korea 1997 – 2000 Ms. Chryssanthi Laiou-Antoniou Greece 1985 – 1992 Ms. Vanda Lamm Hungary 1982 – 1984 Ms. Lin Shangzhen China 1991 – 1998 2

Committee member Country Years of service Ms. Raquel Macedo de Sheppard Uruguay 1982 – 1986 Ms. Tiziana Maiolo Italy 2005 – Ms. Pirrko Mäkinen Finland 1993 – 1996 Ms. Rosario Manalo Philippines 1999 – 2006 Mr. Göran Melander Sweden 2001 – 2004 Ms. Alma Montenegro de Fletcher Panama 1985 – 1988 Ms. Krisztina Morvai Hungary 2003 – 2006 Ms. Landrada Mukayiranga Rwanda 1982 – 1986 Ms. Elsa Victoria Muñoz-Gómez Colombia 1993 – 1996 Ms. Asha Rose Mtengeti-Migiro United Republic of Tanzania 2001 Ms. Mavivi Myakayaka-Manzini South Africa 1999 – 2002 Ms. Violeta Neubauer Slovenia 2007 – Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Dung Viet Nam 1982 – 1984 Ms. Tatiana Nikolaeva USSR 1991 – 1994 Mr. Johan Nordenfelt Sweden 1982 – 1984 Ms. Elvira Novikova USSR 1987 – 1990 Ms. Dora Gladys Nancy Bravo Nuñez de Ramsey Ecuador 1991 – 1994 Ms. Edith Oeser German Democratic Republic 1982 – 1992 Ms. Ahoua Ouedraogo Burkina Faso 1993 – 2000 Ms. Pramila Patten Mauritius 2003 – Ms. Lia Patiño de Martinez Panama 1982 – 1984 Ms. Vesselina Peytcheva Bulgaria 1982 – 1986 Ms. Lily Pilataxi de Arenas Ecuador 1987 – 1990 Ms. Silvia Pimentel Brazil 2005 – Ms. Victoria Popescu Sandru Romania 2003 – 2006 Ms. Teresita Quintos-Deles Philippines 1991 – 1994 Ms. Frances Livingstone Raday Israel 2001 – 2002 Ms. Zelmira Regazzoli Argentina 1999 – 2002 Ms. Maria Regent-Lechowicz Poland 1982 – 1986 Ms. Anne Lise Ryel Norway 1997 – 2000 Ms. Maria Margarida de Rego da Costa Salema Moura Ribeiro Portugal 1982 – 1988

Committee member Country Years of service Ms. Fumiko Saiga Japan 2002 – Ms. Ginko Sato Japan 1995 – 1998 Ms. Pudjiwati Sayogyo Indonesia 1987 – 1990 Ms. Hanna Beate Schöpp-Schilling Germany 1989 – Ms. Carmel Shalev Israel 1995 – 2001 Ms. Glenda P. Simms Jamaica 2005 – Ms. Heisoo Shin Republic of Korea 2001 – Ms. Dubravka Šimonović Croatia 2003 – Ms. Kongit Sinegiorgis Ethiopia 1985 – 2000 Ms. Lucy Smith Norway 1983 – 1986 Ms. Ida Soekaman Indonesia 1987 Ms. Hadja Assa Diallo Soumare Mali 1987 – 1990 Ms. Rakel Surlien Norway 1982 Ms. Mervat Tallawy Egypt 1987 – 1998 Ms. Anamah Tan Singapore 2005 – Ms. Maria Regina Tavares da Silva Portugal 2001 – Ms. Chikako Taya Japan 1999 – 2001 Ms. Kissem Walla Tchangai Togo 1989 – 1992 Ms. Rose Ukeje Nigeria 1987 – 1994 Ms. Esther Veliz Diaz de Villalvilla Cuba 1982 – 1988 Ms. Margareta Wadstein Sweden 1985 – 1988 Ms. Xiaoqiao Zou China 2005 –