UCLG WORLD COUNCIL MEMBERS 2013-2016 Approved by the Executive Bureau in Porto Alegre in June 2015 In Italic representatives who are also members of the Executive Bureau In italics Executive Bureau members PRESIDENT Kadir Topbaş, Mayor of Istanbul (Turkey) CO-PRESIDENTS Chen Jianhua, Mayor of Guangzhou (China) Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris (France), President of UCLG Standing Committee on Gender Equality Alain Juppé, President of French Association of Council of European Municipalities and Regions (AFCCRE) (France), Mayor of Bordeaux Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan (Russian Federation) Jacqueline Moustache Belle, President of Association of Districts of Victoria (Seychelles), Mayor of Victoria Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito (Ecuador) TREASURER Fathallah Oualalou, Mayor of Rabat (Morocco) DEPUTY TREASURER Berry Vrbanovic, President Emeritus of Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) (Canada), Mayor of Kitchener VICE-PRESIDENTS AFRICA: Mpho Moruakgomo, President of Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA) (Botswana) ASIA-PACIFIC: Won Hee-Ryong, President of UCLG-ASPAC, Governor of Jeju Special Self-governing Province (Republic of Korea) EURO-ASIA: Aisen Nikolaev, Mayor of Yakutsk (Russian Federation) EUROPE: Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink, President of Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), President of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) (Netherlands), Mayor of Almere LATIN AMERICA: Paulo Ziulkoski, President of National Confederation of Municipalities (CNM) (Brazil) MIDDLE EAST AND WEST ASIA: Mohammed Bager Qalibaf, President of UCLG-MEWA, Mayor of Tehran (Iran) NORTH AMERICA: Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal (Canada) METROPOLITAN: Jean-Paul Huchon, President of Metropolis, President of Ile de France Region (France) FORUM OF REGIONS: Paúl Carrasco, President of FOGAR, President of Azuay Province (Ecuador) HOST OF THE WORLD SECRETARIAT Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona (Spain) Substitute: TBC AFRICA Number of seats attributed: 45 NORTHERN AFRICA ALGERIA (1) Abdelhakim Bettache, Mayor of Algiers Centre EGYPT (1) Galal Mostafa Saeed, Governor of Cairo LIBYA (1) Tarik Elourfi, President of Municipal Council of Benghazi MAURITANIA (2) Maty Mint Hamady, President of Urban Community of Nouakchott, President of Association of Mayors of Mauritania (AMM), Vice Presidency of Northern Africa Substitute: Sidi Diarra, Mayor of Rosso Moussa Demba Sow, Vice President of AMM, Mayor of City of Kaédi Substitute: Yacoub O Salem Vall, Mayor of City of Zouerate MOROCCO (3) Fathallah Oualalou, Mayor of City Council of Rabat Substitute: Abdelmounim El Madani, Vice Mayor of City Council of Rabat Mohamed Sajid, Mayor of City of Casablanca Substitute: Ahmed Brija, 1st Deputy Mayor of City of Casablanca Habit Chamad, Mayor of City Council of Fès Substitute: Allal Amraoui, 1st Deputy Mayor of City Council of Fès TUNISIA (1) Seifallah Lasram, President of Federation of Municipalities and Cities of Tunisia (FNVT), Mayor of Tunis WESTERN AFRICA SEAT RESERVED IN THE EXECUTIVE BUREAU TO BE AGREED (1) CAPE VERDE (1) José Ulisses Correia e Silva, Mayor of Praia Substitute: Maria Aleluia Rodrigues Barbosa Andrade, Deputy Mayor of Praia CÔTE D’IVOIRE (1) Ernest N’koumo Mobio, President of Union of Cities and Local Governments of Côte d’Ivoire (UVICOCI) GAMBIA (1) Abdoulie Bah, Mayor of Banjul City Council Substitute: Yancuba Colley, President of GALGA GUINEA (1) Mamadou Dramé, President of National Association of Communes of Guinea (ANCG), Mayor of Kindia Substitute: Hadja Nènè N’Koya, Vice President of ANCG MALI (2) Adama Sangaré, Central Mayor of Bamako District Council Substitute: Harimakan Keita, 1st Deputy Mayor of Bamako Boubacar Bah, President of Association of Municipalities of Mali (AMM) Substitute: Fatoumata Doumbia Konte, Mayor of Bamako Commune I NIGERIA (1) Nwabueze Okafor, President of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) Substitute: Gabriel Onuzulike, Vice President of ALGON SENEGAL (2) Khalifa Sall, Mayor of City Council of Dakar, President of UCLG Africa, Vice Presidency of Western Africa Substitute: Yoro Ba, 2nd Deputy Mayor of City Council of Dakar Abdoulaye Baldé, President of Association of Mayors of Senegal (AMS) Substitute: Gueye El Hadji, Secretary General of AMS, Mayor CENTRAL AFRICA CONGO (1) Hugues Ngouélondélé, President of Association of Mayors of Congo (AMC), Vice Presidency of Central Africa Substitute: Benjamin Alphonse Loukakou, Councillor of AMC CHAD (1) Saleh Abdelaziz Damane, President of National Association of Mayors of Chad (ANCT) Substitute: Kourayo Laoukein Medard, Vice President of ANCT CAMEROON (2) Emile Andze Andze, President of United Councils and Cities of Cameroon (UCCC) Substitute: Albert Anicet Okoa, Vice President of UCCC Gilbert Tsimi Evouna, Delegate of Government of City of Yaoundé Substitute: Emile Andze Andze, President of UCCC CENTRAL AFRICA (1) Hyacinthe Wodobodé, President of Association of Mayors of Central Africa (AMCA), Mayor of Bangui DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (1) André Kimbuta, Governor of Kinshasa Substitute: Bafiba Zomba, Vice Governor of Clement Patrice EQUATORIAL GUINEA (1) María Coloma Edjang Mbengono, Mayor of Malabo Substitute: Jaime Mandogo Mandogo, Vice Mayor of Malabo GABON (1) Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, President of Association of Communes of Gabon (ACG), Mayor of Libreville SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE (1) Hermenegildo Santos/Jorge Dias Correia, President of Association of Authorities and Autonomous Region of STP (AARA/STP) Substitute: Americo Pinto, Mayor of Causé City Council EASTERN AFRICA BURUNDI (1) Alexis Nzhohaboninana, President of Burundian Association of Local Elected Officials (ABELO) Substitute: Jean-Claude Matunu, Vice President of ABELO ERITREA (1) Kahsai Ghebrehiwet, Mayor of Asmara ETHIOPIA (1) Deriba Kuma, Mayor of Addis Ababa KENYA (1) TBC RWANDA (1) Justus Kangwagye, President of Rwanda Association of Local Government Authorities (RALGA), Mayor of Rulindo Substitute: Jeanne Nyirahabimana, Vice President of RALGA SEYCHELLES (1) Jacqueline-Moustache Belle, President of Association of Districts of Victoria (ADV), Mayor of Victoria, Vice Presidency of Eastern Africa SOUTH SUDAN (1) Mohamed El Hag Luala, Mayor of Juba TANZANIA (1) Didas Massaburi, President of Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania (ALAT), Mayor of Dar es Salaam Substitute: Daniel Okoka, Deputy Mayor UGANDA (1) Frederick Gume, President of Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA) Substitute: Josephine Kasya, Vice President of ULGA SOUTHERN AFRICA ANGOLA (1) José Tavares Ferreira, Mayor of Luanda Substitute: Francisca de Jesus Monteiro Fortes, Deputy Mayor of Luanda BOTSWANA (1) Mpho Moruakgomo, President of Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA) Substitute: Caroline Lesang, Vice President of BALA LESOTHO (1) Mantai Phaila, Mayor of Maseru MOZAMBIQUE (1) Manuel Cambezo, President of National Association of Municipalities of Mozambique (ANAMM) NAMIBIA (1) Agnes Kafula, President of Association of Local Authorities of Namibia (ALAN) Substitute: Jona Leonard, Vice President of ALAN SOUTH AFRICA (1) Thabo Manyoni, President of South African Local Government Association (SALGA), Vice Presidency of Southern Africa Substitute: Mpho Nawa, Vice President of SALGA SWAZILAND (1) Phiwayinkhosi Ginindza, President of Swaziland Local Governments Association (SWALGA) Substitute: Shongwe Makhosazana, Deputy Mayor ZAMBIA (1) Mulenga Sata, President of Local Government Association of Zambia (LGAZ), Mayor of Lusaka Substitute: Phiri Edward, Vice President of LGAZ ZIMBABWE (1) Nimrod Chiminya, President of Zimbabwe Local Government Association (ZILGA) Substitute: Emmanuel Chiroto, Deputy Mayor ASIA-PACIFIC Number of seats attributed: 66 In grey: nominations to be clarified EAST & NORTH EAST ASIA Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) Li Xiaolin, President Substitute: Zhang Ruoning Governors Association of Korea (GAOK) Lee Sijong, President Substitute: Han, Dal-Jun, Executive Director Korean Cities Federation Kim Jong Suk, President Substitute: Pae Jong Min, Secretary General Beijing Municipal People’s Government Wang Anshun, Mayor Substitute: Xiang Ping, Deputy Director of Foreign Affairs Office Busan Metropolitan City Suh Byung-soo, Mayor Substitute: Kim, Jong-hae, Vice Mayor Changwon City Ahn Sang-soo, Mayor Substitute: Cho Gi-ho, Deputy Mayor Chongqing Municipal People’s Government Huang Qifan, Mayor Substitute: Wang Guangcheng, Deputy Director General of Foreign Affairs Office Chengdu Municipal People’s Government Ge Honglin, Mayor Substitute: Zhao Ling, Deputy Director of Foreign Affairs Office Daegu Metropolitan City Kwon Young-jin, Mayor Substitute: Kim, Yong Chang, Vice Mayor Dalian Municipal People’s Government Li Wan Cai, Mayor Substitute: Li Yong Jin, President of People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries Fuzhou Municipal People’s Government Yang Yimin, Mayor Substitute: Zhumei Han, Deputy Director of Foreign Affairs Office Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government Chen Jianhua, Mayor Substitute: Liu Baochun, Director General Gwangju City Yoon Jang-hyun, Mayor Substitute: Lee, Huyung-Seom, Vice Mayor Gyeonggi Provincial Government Nam Kyung-pil, Governor Substitute: Nam, Chong Hee, Vice Governor Haikou Municipal People’s Government Ni Qiang, Mayor Substitute: Han Bin, General Director Hamamatsu Yasutomo Suzuki, Mayor Substitute: Atsushi Ito, Deputy Mayor Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government Tong Gui-Li, Vice Mayor