The first Council of the Authority was elected by the Assembly at the second session of the Authority in March 1996. In accordance with the provisions of the Convention, the term of one‐half of the members elected at that time expired in 1998. On 25 March 1998, at its fifty‐third meeting, the Assembly decided that, in order to harmonize the terms of office of the members of the Council to be elected in 1998, their four‐year term would commence on 1 January 1999 and continue for a period of four calendar years until 31 December 2002. The Assembly also decided that the terms of office of the members of the Council elected in 1996 for a two‐year term would end on 31 December 1998. Thereafter new members were elected for the normal term of four years.
A complete table of the Composition of the Council from 1996-2012-v2 (pdf format) is also available for download.
The table below however only shows Council member states from 2007-2012.
Composition of the Council 2007 – 2012 2007 20081 2009 2010 2011 2012 GROUP A ( 4 members) 2 China China China China China China Italy Italy Italy Italy Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Russia Russia Russia Russia GROUP B (4 members) France France France France Germany Germany Germany Germany India India India India India India United Kingdom United Kingdom R.O. Korea7 R.O. Korea GROUP C (4 members) Canada3 Canada Australia Australia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Portugal Portugal Canada Canada Canada Canada South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa GROUP D (6 members) Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Egypt Egypt Egypt Egypt Fiji Fiji Fiji Fiji Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Malaysia Malaysia Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh Sudan Sudan Sudan Sudan Sudan Sudan GROUP E (18 members) Argentina Argentina Argentina Argentina Argentina Argentina Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon Chile Chile Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic Gabon Gabon Angola Angola Angola Angola Guyana Guyana Guyana Guyana Honduras 5 Honduras Chile Chile Kenya Kenya Kenya Kenya Kenya Kenya Viet Nam Viet Nam Viet Nam Viet Nam Namibia Namibia Namibia Namibia Namibia Namibia Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria Poland Poland Poland Poland Poland Poland Republic of Korea Republic of Korea United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom Qatar Qatar Qatar Qatar Senegal Senegal Senegal Senegal Senegal Senegal Spain Spain Spain Spain Spain Spain Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
1.In 2008, the Asian Group will occupy eight seats. The Asian Group will nominate the member that will relinquish a seat in 2008.
2.It was agreed during the elections in 2004 and 2006 respectively that the arrangements for Groups A and B are without prejudice to future elections for the two groups and any interim arrangements for the substitution in those groups.
3.In 2006, Canada relinquished its seat on behalf of the Group of Western European and Other States which occupied seven seats in that year.
4.Canada will relinquish its seat in Group C to Australia from 1 January 2009 for two years.
5.Honduras will relinquish its seat in Group E to Chile from 1 January 2009 for two years
6.In 2005 Trinidad and Tobago relinquished its seat in Group E on behalf of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States which occupied six seats that year.
7. The Republic of Korea, having been elected for a four year term in 2006 as a member of Group E, will relinquish its seat in Group E with effect from 1 January 2009 and will take up the seat in Group B that was previously occupied by the United Kingdom for the remainder of the term of the Republic of Korea, without prejudice to future elections.
