President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities | |
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Term length | Two and a half years |
Constituting instrument | Statutory Resolution and Charter of the Congress |
Formation | 12 January 1957 |
First holder | Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
Final holder | Anders Knape |
Website | coe.int/en/web/congress/presidency |
The President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is elected by the Congress, from among the delegates who are representatives in their delegations, on an alternating basis from each chamber (The Chamber of Local Authorities and the Chamber of Regions). The President of the Congress has a mandate of two and a half years.[1]
The current President is Leendert Verbeek, elected on March 23, 2021.[2]
List of presidents of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities[]
Nationality | President | Presidency |
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Jacques Chaban-Delmas | January 12, 1957 - January 24, 1960 |
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1960 - 1962 | |
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1962 - 1966 | |
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Francis Hill | 1966 - 1968 |
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1968 - 1970 | |
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1970 - 1972 | |
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1972 - 1974 | |
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1974 - 1976 | |
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1976 - 1978 | |
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Gordon Pirie | 1978 - 1980 |
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Bernard Dupont | 1980 - 1982 |
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Eric Kiesl | 1982 - 1984 |
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John Winther | 1984 - 1985 |
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1985 - 1987 | |
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John Morgan | 1987 - 1991 |
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1991 - 1992 | |
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1992 - 1994 |
Nationality | President | Presidency |
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May 31, 1994 - July 2, 1996 | |
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July 2, 1996 - May 25, 1998 | |
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May 26, 1998 - May 23, 2000 | |
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May 23, 2000 - July 2, 2002 | |
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Herwig van Staa | June 2, 2002 - May 25, 2004 |
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May 25, 2004 - May 30, 2006 | |
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Halvdan Skard | May 30, 2006 - May 27, 2008 |
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Yavuz Mildon | May 27, 2008 - October 26, 2010 |
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Keith Whitmore | October 26, 2010 - October 16, 2012 |
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Herwig van Staa | October 16, 2012 - October 14, 2014 |
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Jean-Claude Frécon | October 14, 2014 - October 16,2016 |
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October 16, 2016 - November 6, 2018 | |
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Anders Knape | November 6, 2018 - March 23, 2021 |
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Leendert Verbeek | since March 23, 2021 |
Citations[]
- ^ "Statutory Resolution and Charter of the Congress".
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Leendert Verbeek elected as the President of the Congress". Congress of Local and Regional Authorities. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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