The elected members for the 2022-2026 UCLG policymaking bodies will bring the Pact for the Future to fruition
The 2022 World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders saw the renewal of the UCLG policymaking bodies, including its political leadership, until the next Congress.
The Presidential team of UCLG is elected by the World Council in the framework of the UCLG World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders. To ensure they have a full democratic mandate conferred to them by local elected officials from across the world, according to the UCLG Constitution, the members of the Presidency shall hold a local electoral mandate. They must also be at the head of a local government or a national association of local governments.
The election of the full Presidential team is a global process, responding to a call for candidatures. The World Council appointed in Daejeon, following a full-year democratic process organized by country delegations and world regions and sections, is the body that elects the presidency.
Candidates were encouraged to maintain discussion among themselves to reach a Presidency ticket that would represent the diversity of the Organization, with the highest consensus possible. This mandate to the candidates was ratified by the Executive Bureau and the General Assembly of UCLG, which in turn helped the UCLG leadership come to an agreement to develop a collegial Presidency, with a rotating President for a mandate of one year.
UCLG Leadership 2022-2026
Current President: Carolina Cosse, Mayor of Montevideo
Rotating Executive Presidential Team:
- Ugur Ibrahim Altay, Mayor of Konya
- Lee Jang-Woo, Mayor of Daejeon
- Jan van Zanen, Mayor of The Hague and President of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG)
Co-Presidents:
- Johnny Araya, Mayor of San José
- Altay Kulginov, Mayor of Astana
- Li Mingyuan, Mayor of Xi’an
- Bekhe Stofile, President of the South African Local Government Association – SALGA
- Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of Kitchener
Treasurer: Asmaa Rhlalou, Mayor of Rabat
Standing Comittee on Gender Equality: Fatimetou Abdel Malick, President of Nouakchott Region
Honorary President: Mohamed Boudra, Former Mayor of Al Hoceima, President of the Moroccan Association of Presidents of Communal Councils
Special Representation
Ambassadors of The Pact of the Future:
Ambassador for the Future of People: Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona
Ambassador for the Future of Planet: Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris
Ambassador for the Future of Government: Yücel Yilmaz, Mayor of Balikesir
Special Envoys:
Special Envoy for the New Urban Agenda: Carlos Martínez, Mayor of Soria
Special Envoy for Freedom, Solidarity and Fighting Violence against Local Political Leaders: Carola Gunnarsson, Mayor of Sala
Special Envoy for Food Systems: Mohamed Sefiani, Mayor of Chefchaouen
