Elections completed for ITU Council and Radio Regulations Board
by ITU News
Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today voted on the composition of the next ITU Council as well as the 12 members who will serve on the Radio Regulations Board for the next four years.
The voting took place today at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22) in Bucharest, Romania.
ITU Council
Member States elected to serve on ITU Council for 2023-2026 are:
- Region A — The Americas (9 seats) – Argentina; Bahamas; Brazil; Canada; Cuba; El Salvador; Mexico; Paraguay; United States
- Region B — Western Europe (8 seats) – France; Germany; Italy; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Türkiye; United Kingdom
- Region C — Eastern Europe and Northern Asia (5 seats) – Azerbaijan; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Poland; Romania;
- Region D — Africa (13 seats) – Algeria; Egypt; Ghana; Kenya; Mauritius; Morocco; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; South Africa; Tanzania; Tunisia; Uganda
- Region E — Asia and Australasia (13 seats) – Australia; Bahrain; China; India; Indonesia; Japan; Korea (Rep. of); Kuwait; Malaysia; Philippines; Saudi Arabia; Thailand; United Arab Emirates
Radio Regulations Board
Election results for the ITU Radio Regulations Board 2023-2026:
- Region A: The Americas: Chantal Beaumier (Canada); Agostinho Linhares de Souza Filho (Brazil)
- Region B: Western Europe: Yvon Henri (France); Mauro Di Crescenzo (Italy)
- Region C: Eastern Europe and Northern Asia: Sahiba Hasanova (Azerbaijan); Rizat Nurshabekov (Kazakhstan)
- Region D: Africa: El-Sayed Azzouz (Egypt); Hassan Talib (Morocco); Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko (Ghana)
- Region E: Asia and Australasia: Revathi Mannepalli (India); Majed Alkahtani (Saudia Arabia); Jianjun Cheng (China)
Read the full media release.
Image credit: ITU/R. Farrell
