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 2019-September 2020) 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 groupMembers
Latin America5
Western Europe4
Eastern Europe3
Africa4
Middle East & South Asia2
Southeast Asia & Pacific1
Far East1
Total20

Two additional members are elected, one from each of the following sets of areas:

  1. rotating among Africa, Middle East and South Asia, South East Asia and the Pacific
  2. 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: Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Morocco, Mongolia, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Uruguay[2]

Regional groupDesignated (2012-2013)Elected (2011–2013)Elected (2012-2014)Total
North AmericaCanada, United States2
Latin AmericaArgentinaBrazil, Ecuador, UruguayPanama, Paraguay6
Western EuropeBelgium, France, Germany, United KingdomItaly, SwedenGreece, Norway8
Eastern EuropeRussian FederationAzerbaijanEstonia, Hungary4
AfricaSouth AfricaEgypt, Niger, MoroccoGhana, Nigeria6
Middle East & South AsiaIndiaPakistanKuwait, Saudi Arabia4
Southeast Asia & PacificAustraliaThailand2
Far EastChina, JapanMongolia3
Total13111135

The Chair of the Board of Governors for 2019-2020 is the Governor from Sweden, Ambassador Mikaela Kumlin Granit. She succeeded Ambassador Leena Al-Hadid of Jordan.

The Vice Chairs are Ambassador Galib Israfilov of Azerbaijan and Ambassador Omar Amer Youssef of Egypt.[2]

Previous compositions of the Board

The following countries have been elected to the Board:

YearTen Most AdvancedThree AdditionalContinuing membersElected 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]
1958Australia
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]
1959as aboveCzechoslovakia
Norway
Portugal [7]
Netherlands
United Arab Republic
Indonesia
Venezuela
Peru
Bulgaria
Ceylon
Philippines
Mexico
Spain[8]
1960as aboveBelgium
Finland
Poland
Bulgaria
Ceylon
Philippines
Mexico
Spain
Iraq
Thailand
Argentina
El Salvador
West Germany [9]
1961as aboveCzechoslovakia
Portugal
Sweden [10]
Iraq
Thailand
Argentina
El Salvador
West Germany
Hungary
Pakistan
Viet Nam
Colombia
Greece [11]

References

  1. IAEA Statute Article VI, IAEA, accessed on 2012-10-07, Paragraph A
  2. IAEA.org IAEA Board of Governors
  3. Annual Report of the Board Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (see Annex 3)
  4. "ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  5. "Report by the General Committee on the Election of Members to the Board of Governors" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  6. "Official Record of the twenty first plenary meeting" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  7. "GC03-77" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  8. "GC03-31" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  9. "GC04-45" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  10. "GC05-160" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  11. "GC05-59" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
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