Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency
The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is one of the two policy making bodies of the IAEA, along with the annual General Conference of IAEA members.
The Board, in its five yearly meetings, is responsible for making most of the policy of the IAEA. The Board makes recommendations to the General Conference on IAEA activities and budget, is responsible for publishing IAEA standards and appoints the Director General subject to General Conference approval.
Membership
The Board currently (September 2014-September 2015) consists of 35 IAEA Member States, each with a single vote. Thirteen were designated by the previous Board as either one of the ten countries that are the most advanced in atomic energy technology plus the most advanced from any of the eight regional groups not represented by the first ten.
Twenty-two Board Members are elected by the IAEA General Conference to two-year terms, eleven each year. 20 member states elected to the Board by the General Conference are apportioned geographically as follows:
| Regional group | Members |
|---|---|
| Latin America | 5 |
| Western Europe | 4 |
| Eastern Europe | 3 |
| Africa | 4 |
| Middle East & South Asia | 2 |
| Southeast Asia & Pacific | 1 |
| Far East | 1 |
| Total | 20 |
Two additional members are elected, one from each of the following sets of areas:
- rotating among Africa, Middle East and South Asia, South East Asia and the Pacific
- rotating among Middle East and South Asia, South East Asia and the Pacific, Far East[1]
The 35 members for the period 2013–2014 are: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Kenya, Libya, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela and Vietnam[2]
| Regional group | Designated (2012-2013) | Elected (2011–2013) | Elected (2012-2014) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Canada, United States | 2 | ||
| Latin America | Brazil | Cuba, Mexico | Argentina, Costa Rica, Uruguay | 6 |
| Western Europe | Belgium, France, Germany, United Kingdom | Italy, Sweden | Greece, Norway | 8 |
| Eastern Europe | Russian Federation | Bulgaria, Hungary | Poland | 4 |
| Africa | South Africa | Egypt, Tanzania | Algeria, Libya, Nigeria | 6 |
| Middle East & South Asia | India | Saudi Arabia | Pakistan | 3 |
| Southeast Asia & Pacific | Australia | Indonesia | Thailand | 3 |
| Far East | China, Japan | Republic of Korea | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
The Chair of the Board of Governors for 2015-2016 is the Governor from Brazil, Ambassador Laércio Antonio Vinhas. He succeeds Marta Ziaková, Governor from Slovakia.
The Ambassadors and Resident Representatives of Germany and Latvia were elected as Vice-Chairs. They are: Friedrich Dauble, Governor from Germany, and Bahtihjors Hasans, Governor from Latvia.[2]
Previous compositions of the Board
The following countries have been elected to the Board:
| Year | Ten Most Advanced | Three Additional | Continuing members | Elected by the General Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | - | - | - | Argentina Australia Brazil Canada Czechoslovakia France Guatemala India Indonesia Italy Japan South Korea Pakistan Peru Portugal Romania Sweden Turkey South Africa USSR United Arab Republic United Kingdom United States [3] |
| 1958 | Australia Brazil Canada France India Japan South Africa USSR United Kingdom United States | Belgium Denmark Poland [4] | Argentina South Korea Pakistan Romania Turkey [5] | Netherlands United Arab Republic Indonesia Venezuela Peru[6] |
| 1959 | as above | Czechoslovakia Norway Portugal [7] | Netherlands United Arab Republic Indonesia Venezuela Peru | Bulgaria Ceylon Philippines Mexico Spain[8] |
| 1960 | as above | Belgium Finland Poland | Bulgaria Ceylon Philippines Mexico Spain | Iraq Thailand Argentina El Salvador West Germany [9] |
| 1961 | as above | Czechoslovakia Portugal Sweden [10] | Iraq Thailand Argentina El Salvador West Germany | Hungary Pakistan Viet Nam Colombia Greece [11] |
External links
- Rules and Procedures of the Board of Governors, at iaea.org
References
- ↑ IAEA Statute Article VI, IAEA, accessed on 2012-10-07, Paragraph A
- 1 2 IAEA.org IAEA Board of Governors
- ↑ Annual Report of the Board (see Annex 3)
- ↑ ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
- ↑ Report by the General Committee on the Election of Members to the Board of Governors
- ↑ Official Record of the twenty first plenary meeting
- ↑ GC03-77
- ↑ GC03-31
- ↑ GC04-45
- ↑ GC05-160
- ↑ GC05-59