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ADB Annual Report 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Growth in Asia and the Pacific Keywords: board of governors, governors, board www.adb.org/ar2013 Board of Governors (as of 31 December 2013) Member Governor Alternate Governor Afghanistan Omar Zakhilwal Abdul Qadeer Fitrat Armenia Vahram Avanesyan1 Karine Minasyan Australia Joe Hockey MP2 Steven Ciobo MP3 Austria Maria Fekter Günther Schönleitner Azerbaijan Samir Sharifov Shahin Mustafayev Bangladesh Abul Maal A. Muhith Md. Abul Kalam Azad4 Belgium Koen Geens5 Franciscus Godts Bhutan Lyonpo Namgay Dorji6 Nim Dorji Brunei Darussalam Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Nazmi Mohamad Cambodia Aun Pornmoniroth7 Vongsey Vissoth8 Canada John Baird Rob Stewart China, People’s Republic of Lou Jiwei9 Shi Yaobin10 Cook Islands Mark Brown Richard Neves Denmark Michael Starbaek Christensen11 Christian Dons Christensen12 Fiji Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama Barry Whiteside Finland Anne Sipiläinen Riikka Laatu13 France Pierre Moscovici Ramon Fernandez Georgia Nodar Khaduri George Kvirikashvili Germany Gudrun Kopp Wilfried Steinheuer Hong Kong, China John Tsang Chun-wah Norman Chan India P. Chidambaram Arvind Mayaram Indonesia Muhamad Chatib Basri14 Armida Alisjahbana Ireland Michael Noonan T. D. Paul Ryan Italy Ignazio Visco Carlo Monticelli Japan Taro Aso15 Haruhiko Kuroda16 Kazakhstan Erbolat Dossaev Ruslan Erbolatovich Dalenov Kiribati Tom Murdoch Atanteora Beiatau 1 Succeeded Tigran Davtyan in May. 2 Succeeded Chris Bowen in September. Bowen succeeded Wayne Swan in June. 3 Succeeded Bernie Ripoll in June. 4 Succeeded Iqbal Mahmood in January. 5 Succeeded Steven Vanackere in March. 6 Succeeded Wangdi Norbu in August. 7 Succeeded Keat Chhon in November. 8 Succeeded Aun Pornmoniroth in November. 9 Succeeded Xie Xuren in March. 10 Succeeded Zhu Guangyao in December. Guangyao succeeded Zheng Xiaosong in July. 11 Succeeded Susan Ulbaek in April. 12 Succeeded Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin in November. Mellbin succeeded Martin Bille Hermann in April. 13 Succeeded Pasi Hellman in September. 14 Succeeded Agus D.W. Martowardojo in May. 15 Succeeded Koriki Jojima in January. 16 Succeeded Masaaki Shirakawa in March. CONTINUED Member Governor Alternate Governor Korea, Republic of Oh-Seok Hyun17 Choongsoo Kim Kyrgyz Republic Djoomart Otorbaev Olga Vladimirovna Lavrova Lao People’s Democratic Phouphet Khamphounvong Sonexay Sitphaxay Republic Luxembourg Pierre Gramegna18 Arsène Jacoby Malaysia Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Haji Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Mohd Irwan Abdul Razak Serigar bin Abdullah Maldives Abdulla Jihad Aminath Ali Manik Marshall Islands Dennis Momotaro Amon Tibon Micronesia, Federated States of Kensley Ikosia Lorin Robert Mongolia Chultem Ulaan Naidansuren Zoljargal Myanmar Win Shein Daw Khin San Yee19 Nauru David Adeang MP20 Martin Hunt21 Nepal Shankar Prasad Koirala22 Shanta Raj Subedi The Netherlands Lilianne Ploumen Rob Swartbol New Zealand Bill English Gabriel Makhlouf Norway Hans Brattskar23 Kare Stormark Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar24 Nargis Sethi25 Palau Elbuchel Sadang26 Rhinehart Silas27 Papua New Guinea Don Polye Dairi Vele28 Philippines Cesar V. Purisima Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. Portugal Maria Luis Albuquerque29 Manuel Rodrigues30 Samoa Faumuina Tiatia Liuga Tupaimatuna lulai Lavea Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam Peter Ong Boon Kwee Solomon Islands Rick N. Houenipwela Shadrach Fanega Spain Luis de Guindos Jurado Fernando Jimenez Latorre Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa P. B. Jayasundera Sweden Hanna Hellquist Per Orneus Switzerland Beatrice Maser Mallor Willi Graf Taipei,China Fai-nan Perng Tang-Chieh Wu31 Tajikistan Davlatali S. Saidov32 Sharif Rahimzoda33 Thailand Kittiratt Na-Ranong Rungson Sriworasat34 Timor-Leste Emilia Pires Santina J. R. F. Viegas-Cardoso 17 Succeeded Jaewan Bahk in March. 18 Succeeded Luc Frieden in December. 19 Succeeded Daw Than Than Lin in September. 20 Succeeded Roland Kun in June. Kun succeeded Dominic Tabuna in April. Tabuna assumed post in February. 21 Succeeded Javan Tamakin in December. 22 Succeeded Barsha Man Pun in March. 23 Succeeded Arvinn Eikeland Gadgil in November. 24 Succeeded Saleem H. Mandviwalla in June. Mandviwalla succeeded Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in February. 25 Succeeded Muhammad Shahzad Arbab in June. Arbab succeeded Javed Iqbal in April. 26 Succeeded Kerai Mariur in May. 27 Succeeded Elbuchel Sadang in May. Sadang succeeded Marino Rechesengel in March. 28 Succeeded Simon Tosali in August. 29 Succeeded Vitor Gaspar in July. 30 Succeeded Maria Luis Albuquerque in July. 31 Succeeded Ming-Chung Tseng in October. 32 Succeeded Matlubkhon S. Davlatov in December. 33 Succeeded Khamdam Tagaymurodov in December. 34 Succeeded Areepong Bhoocha-oom in October. CONTINUED Member Governor Alternate Governor Tonga Lisiate 'Aloveita' Akolo Tatafu Moeaki35 Turkey İbrahim H. Çanakcı Cavit Dagdas36 Turkmenistan Tuvakmammet Japarov Muhammetgeldi Atayev Tuvalu Maatia Toafa37 Temate Melitiana38 United Kingdom Justine Greening Alan Duncan United States Jacob J. Lew39 Vacant Uzbekistan Rustam Azimov Vacant Vanuatu Maki Stanley Simelum40 George Singara Maniuri Viet Nam Nguyen Van Binh Le Minh Hung 35 Succeeded Tiofilusi Tiueti in November. 36 Succeeded Cavit Dagdas in December. 37 Succeeded Kausea Natano in August. Natano succeeded Lotoala Metia in March. 38 Succeeded Minute Alapati Taupo in August. 39 Succeeded Timothy Geithner in April. 40 Succeeded Willie Jimmy Tapangararua in May. Tapangararua succeeded Charlot Salwai in March. .
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