President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities


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 President of the Congress has a mandate of two and a half years.

List of presidents of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

NationalityPresidentPresidency
NEDAlexander TchernoffMay 31, 1994 - July 2, 1996
SUIClaude HaegiJuly 2, 1996 - May 25, 1998
FRAAlain ChénardMay 26, 1998 - May 23, 2000
SPALlibert CuatrecasasMay 23, 2000 - July 2, 2002
AUTHerwig van StaaJune 2, 2002 - May 25, 2004
ITAGiovanni di StasiMay 25, 2004 - May 30, 2006
NORHalvdan SkardMay 30, 2006 - May 27, 2008
TURYavuz MildonMay 27, 2008 - October 26, 2010
UKKeith WhitmoreOctober 26, 2010 - October 16, 2012
AUTHerwig van StaaOctober 16, 2012 - October 14, 2014
FRAJean-Claude FréconOctober 14, 2014 - October 16,2016
AUTGudrun Mosler-TörnströmOctober 16, 2016 - November 6, 2018
SWEAnders Knapesince November 6, 2018

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