Board of Advisers

International IDEA is governed by a Council composed of its Member States and assisted by a Board of eminent personalities.


Prof Azyumardi Azra (Indonesia), Professor of history and Director of School of Graduate Studies of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta (biographical sketch)   

Prof Azyumardi Azra

Michelle Bachelet, Former Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN WOMEN, former president of Chile, 2006 – 2010

Michele Bachelet

Prof Jerzy Buzek, Former Prime Minister of Poland (Poland)   

Jerzy Buzek

Charlotte Cederschiöld, Former Vice-President of the European Parliament   

Charlotte Cederschiöld

Dr Annie Chikwanha (Zimbabwe), Senior Researcher in the South African Institute for International Affairs, previous Head of the African Human Security Initiative (AHSI) project at the institute’s Nairobi offices.  (biographical sketch)

Annie Chikwanha

Ambassador Antonio Núñez García-Sauco (Spain), former Ambassador of Spain to Sweden,  former ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, Romania, Australia and Vienna (UN), where he was chairman of the IAEA Board of Governors.


 

Ambassador Antonio Núñez García-Sauco

Mr Andreas Gross (Switzerland), Member of Parliament, specialised in democratic affairs, security and foreign policy, Leader of the Socialdemocrats in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe   

Mr Andreas Gross, Member of the Swiss Parliament

Dr. Bassma Kodmani, Executive Director of the Arab Reform Initiative, participated in the founding of the Syrian National Council in August 2011   

Bassma Kodmani

Dr Soledad Loaeza (Mexico), Member of the National Research System of Mexico (biographical sketch)

Soledad Loaeza

Professor Adebayo Olukoshi (Nigeria), Director, African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP), Dakar (biographical sketch)

Professor Adebayo Olukoshi

Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Professor Emeritus at Thammasat University, former Secretary General of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)     

Surin Pitsuwan

Dr. S.Y.Quraishi, Former Chief Election Commissioner (India)   

S.Y.Quraishi 

Professor Cheryl Saunders (Australia), Laureate Professor, Melbourne Law School, Director of Studies, Government and Public Law, Melbourne Law Masters (biographical sketch). Vice-Chair of IDEA Board of Advisers.

Cheryl Saunders

Professor Lourdes Sola (Brazil), President of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) (biographical sketch)

Lourdes Sola

Ms Margot Wallström (Sweden), Project Director, Swedish Postcode Lottery, former UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, former First Vice-President of the European Commission (biographical sketch). Chair of IDEA Board of Advisers.

Margot Wallstrom

Honorary Board Member

Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary of the National League for Democracy in Burma and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (biographical sketch)



Former Board Members

The following members of the board have completed their terms of office:

Dr Manohar Singh Gill (India), Member of the Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha), former Chief Electoral Commissioner (biographical sketch)
Dr. M.S. Gil

 Dr Ashraf Ghani (Afghanistan), Chancellor of Kabul University; former Minister of Finance (biographical sketch)

Ashraf Ghani

Ms Sirpa Pietikäinen (Finland), Member of the European Parliament, Chairperson of the Finnish UN Association, former Minister of Environment (biographical sketch)

Sirpa Pietikäinen

The Hon. Hugh D. Segal (Canada), Member of the Senate, former President of the Institute for Research on Public Policy, former Associate Secretary of Cabinet and former Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Canada (biographical sketch)

Hugh Segal

Mr Lethebe Maine (Botswana)


Brigalia Bam, South Africa

Brigalia Bam

Jermyn Brooks, United Kingdom

Jermyn Brooks

Lena Hjelm-Wallén, Sweden

Lena Hjelm-Wallén
Kaci Kullmann Five, Norway Kaci Kullman Five

Lourdes Flores Nano, Peru

Lourdes Flores Nano

Andrés Rozental, Mexico

Andrés Rozental

Cassam Uteem, Mauritius

Cassam Uteem
Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner, Spain Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner

Jos van Gennip, Netherlands

Jos van Gennip

Subhash Kashyap, India

Dr Subhash Kashyap, former Secretary-General of the Lower House of Indian Parliament and Constitutional Adviser to the Indian Government

Kuniko Inoguchi, Japan

Kuniko Inoguchi

Henning Scherf, Germany

Henning Scherf
Harri Holkeri, Finland Harri Holkeri
Martti Ahtisaari, Finland Martti Ahtisaari

Ignacio Astarloa Huarte-Mendicoa, Spain

Ignacio Astarloa Huarte-Mendicoa
Cheryl Carolus, South Africa Cheryl Carolus

Thomas Carothers, United States

Thomas Carothers
Henry de Boulay Forde, Barbados Henry de Boulay Forde
Adama Dieng, Senegal Adama Dieng
Frene Ginwala, South Africa Frene Ginwala
Colin Hughes, Australia Colin Hughes
Monica Jimenez de Barros, Chile Monica Jimenez de Barros

Legwaila Joseph Manson John Legwaila, Botswana

Legwaila Joseph Manson John Legwaila,
Manmohan Malhoutra, India Manmohan Malhoutra
Erling Olsen,  Denmark Erling Olsen

Maureen O'Neil, Canada

Maureen O'Neil

Shridath Ramphal, Guyana

Sir Shridath Ramphal

Lord David Steel, United Kingdom

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Thorvald Stoltenberg, Norway

Ambassador Thorvald Stoltenberg
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