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Composition of the Council

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
20072008120092010 20112012
 GROUP A ( 4 members) 2
China China China China  ChinaChina 
Italy Italy Italy Italy   
Japan Japan Japan Japan JapanJapan 
RussiaRussiaRussia Russia  
GROUP B (4 members)
France France France France
Germany Germany Germany Germany
India India India India  IndiaIndia 
United Kingdom United Kingdom R.O. Korea7R.O. Korea  
GROUP C (4 members) 
Canada3 Canada AustraliaAustralia 
Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia
Portugal Portugal CanadaCanadaCanada Canada 
South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa  South Africa South Africa
 GROUP D (6 members)
Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil  BrazilBrazil 
Egypt Egypt Egypt Egypt
Fiji Fiji Fiji Fiji
Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica  
Malaysia Malaysia BangladeshBangladeshBangladeshBangladesh 
Sudan Sudan Sudan Sudan SudanSudan 
GROUP E (18 members)
Argentina Argentina Argentina Argentina ArgentinaArgentina 
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 AngolaAngolaAngola Angola 
Guyana Guyana  Guyana Guyana  
Honduras 5HondurasChileChile
Kenya Kenya Kenya Kenya KenyaKenya 
Viet NamViet NamViet 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 KingdomUnited KingdomUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
QatarQatar QatarQatar  
Senegal Senegal SenegalSenegal  SenegalSenegal 
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.


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