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The president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council is the presiding officer of that body.
| President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council | |
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 Incumbent since 25 July 2024 Bob Rae | |
| Style | Excellency |
| Seat | United Nations Headquarters New York City, United States |
| Appointer | United Nations Economic and Social Council |
| Term length | One year |
| Constituting instrument | Charter of the United Nations |
| Inaugural holder | Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar |
| Formation | 1946 |
| Website | ecosoc.un.org/president |
The position voted for by members of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on a yearly basis.
Election
The Economic and Social Council elects a new bureau, a president and four vice-presidents, at the first meeting of the new session of the council, typically in July. These officials are chosen at large from among the representatives of the council's members for one-year terms. Members of bureau hold office until their successors are elected by the council at the next session.
According to the rules of procedure of the council, the election of members to the bureau includes special regard for equitable geographic rotation among the United Nations regional groups. For instance, the presidency of the council rotates between the five regions, and along with it the vice-presidencies.
Role
The role of president of the council involves opening and closing meetings of the body, presiding over the proceedings of the council, steering the work of the body, maintaining order and ensuring observance of the rules of procedure at all times, and, if need be, calling emergency sessions of the body. The president also usually speaks to the press on behalf of the council.
List of presidents
The following is a list of all presidents of the Economic and Social Council since its inception:
| Year elected | Name of President | UN member state | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar |  British India | First and Second |
| 1946 | Andrija Stampar |  Yugoslavia | Third |
| 1947 | Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar | British India | Fourth |
| 1947 | Ján Papánek |  Czechoslovakia | Fifth |
| 1948 | Charles Habib Malik |  Lebanon | |
| 1949 | Jim Thorn |  New Zealand | |
| 1950 - 1951 | Hernan Santa Cruz |  Chile | |
| 1952 | Syed Amjad Ali |  Pakistan | |
| 1953 | Raymond Scheyven |  Belgium | |
| 1954 | Juan I. Cooke |  Argentina | |
| 1956 | Douglas Copland |  Australia | |
| 1956 | Hans Engen |  Norway | |
| 1957 | Mohammad Mir Khan | Pakistan | |
| 1958 | George F. Davidson | Canada | |
| 1959 | Daniel Cosio-Villegas |  Mexico | |
| 1960 | C. W. A. Schurmann |  Netherlands | |
| 1961 | Foss Shanahan | New Zealand | |
| 1962 | Jerzy Michalowski |  Poland | |
| 1963 | Alfonso Patino |  Colombia | |
| 1964 | Ronald Walker | Australia | |
| 1965 | Akira Matsui |  Japan | |
| 1966 | Tewfik Bouattoura |  Algeria | |
| 1967 | Milan Klusák | Czechoslovakia | |
| 1968 | Manuel Perez Guerrero |  Venezuela | |
| 1969 | Raymond Scheyven | Belgium | |
| 1970 | J. B. P. Maramis |  Indonesia | |
| 1971 | Rachid Driss |  Tunisia | |
| 1972 | Karoly Szarka |  Hungary | |
| 1973 | Sergio Armando Frazao |  Brazil | |
| 1974 | Aarno Karhilo |  Finland | |
| 1975 | Iqbal A. Akhund | Pakistan | |
| 1976 | Simeon Aké |  Ivory Coast | |
| 1977 | Ladislav Šmíd | Czechoslovakia | |
| 1978 | Donald O. Mills |  Jamaica | |
| 1979 | Hugo Scheltema | Netherlands | |
| 1980 | Andreas V. Mavrommatis |  Cyprus | |
| 1981 | Paul John Firmino Lusaka |  Zambia | |
| 1982 | Miljan Komatina | Yugoslavia | |
| 1983 | Sergio Correa da Costa | Brazil | |
| 1984 | Karl Fischer |  Austria | |
| 1985 | Tomohiko Kabayashi | Japan | |
| 1986 | Manuel dos Santos |  Mozambique | |
| 1987 | Eugeniusz Noworyta | Poland | |
| 1988 | Andres Aguilar | Venezuela | |
| 1989 | Kjeld Vilhelm Mortensen |  Denmark | |
| 1990 | Chinmaya Rajaninath Gharekhan |  India | |
| 1992 | Darko Silovic | Yugoslavia | |
| 1992 | Robert Mroziewicz | Poland | |
| 1993 | Juan Somavia | Chile | |
| 1994 | Richard William Butler | Australia | |
| 1995 | Ahmad Kamal | Pakistan | |
| 1996 | Jean-Marie Kacou Gervais | Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 1997 | Karel Kovanda | Czech Republic | |
| 1998 | Juan Somavia | Chile | |
| 1999 | Paulo Fulci |  Italy | |
| 2000 | Makarim Wibisono | Indonesia | |
| 2001 | Martin Belinga-Eboutou |  Cameroon | |
| 2002 | Ivan Šimonović |  Croatia | |
| 2003 | Gert Rosenthal |  Guatemala | |
| 2004 | Marjatta Rasi | Finland | |
| 2005 | Munir Akram | Pakistan | |
| 2006 | Ali Hachani | Tunisia | |
| 2007 | Dalius Čekuolis |  Lithuania | |
| 2008 | Léo Mérorès |  Haiti | |
| 2009 | Sylvie Lucas |  Luxembourg | |
| 2010 | Hamidon Ali |  Malaysia | |
| 2011 | Lazarous Kapambwe | Zambia | |
| 2012 | Miloš Koterec |  Slovakia | |
| 2013 | Néstor Osorio Londoño | Colombia | |
| 2014 | Martin Sajdik | Austria | |
| 2015 | Oh Joon |  Republic of Korea | |
| 2016 | Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava |  Zimbabwe | |
| 2017 | Marie Chatardová | Czech Republic | |
| 2018 | Inga Rhonda King |  Saint Vincent | |
| 2019 | Mona Juul | Norway | |
| 2020 | Munir Akram | Pakistan | |
| 2021 | Collen Vixen Kelapile |  Botswana | |
| 2022 | Lachezara Stoeva |  Bulgaria | |
| 2023 | Paula Narváez | Chile | |
| 2024 | Bob Rae | Canada |
- Elected in January
- Elected in June
See also
- President of the United Nations General Assembly
- President of the United Nations Security Council
References
- United Nations Economic and Social Council Document 5715 Rev.2. Rules of Procedure of the Economic and Social Council E/5715/Rev.2 1992. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- "Philippines assumes Vice-Presidency of the Economic and Social Council for the Asia Pacific Group". Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations. United Nations. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- "Former Presidents". United Nations Economic and Social Council. United Nations. n.d. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- "Former Presidents, 1946-2004". United Nations Economic and Social Council. United Nations. n.d. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
External links
- Presidential profile at ECOSOC
- Charter of the United Nations - Chapter X: The Economic and Social Council
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first meeting of the new session of the council typically in July These officials are chosen at large from among the representatives of the council s members for one year terms Members of bureau hold office until their successors are elected by the council at the next session According to the rules of procedure of the council the election of members to the bureau includes special regard for equitable geographic rotation among the United Nations regional groups For instance the presidency of the council rotates between the five regions and along with it the vice presidencies RoleThe role of president of the council involves opening and closing meetings of the body presiding over the proceedings of the council steering the work of the body maintaining order and ensuring observance of the rules of procedure at all times and if need be calling emergency sessions of the body The president also usually speaks to the press on behalf of the council List of presidentsThe following is a list of all presidents of the Economic and Social Council since its inception Year elected Name of President UN member state Session s 1946 Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar British India First and Second1946 Andrija Stampar Yugoslavia Third1947 Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar British India Fourth1947 Jan Papanek Czechoslovakia Fifth1948 Charles Habib Malik Lebanon1949 Jim Thorn New Zealand1950 1951 Hernan Santa Cruz Chile1952 Syed Amjad Ali Pakistan1953 Raymond Scheyven Belgium1954 Juan I Cooke Argentina1956 Douglas Copland Australia1956 Hans Engen Norway1957 Mohammad Mir Khan Pakistan1958 George F Davidson Canada1959 Daniel Cosio Villegas Mexico1960 C W A Schurmann Netherlands1961 Foss Shanahan New Zealand1962 Jerzy Michalowski Poland1963 Alfonso Patino Colombia1964 Ronald Walker Australia1965 Akira Matsui Japan1966 Tewfik Bouattoura Algeria1967 Milan Klusak Czechoslovakia1968 Manuel Perez Guerrero Venezuela1969 Raymond Scheyven Belgium1970 J B P Maramis Indonesia1971 Rachid Driss Tunisia1972 Karoly Szarka Hungary1973 Sergio Armando Frazao Brazil1974 Aarno Karhilo Finland1975 Iqbal A Akhund Pakistan1976 Simeon Ake Ivory Coast1977 Ladislav Smid Czechoslovakia1978 Donald O Mills Jamaica1979 Hugo Scheltema Netherlands1980 Andreas V Mavrommatis Cyprus1981 Paul John Firmino Lusaka Zambia1982 Miljan Komatina Yugoslavia1983 Sergio Correa da Costa Brazil1984 Karl Fischer Austria1985 Tomohiko Kabayashi Japan1986 Manuel dos Santos Mozambique1987 Eugeniusz Noworyta Poland1988 Andres Aguilar Venezuela1989 Kjeld Vilhelm Mortensen Denmark1990 Chinmaya Rajaninath Gharekhan India1992 Darko Silovic Yugoslavia1992 Robert Mroziewicz Poland1993 Juan Somavia Chile1994 Richard William Butler Australia1995 Ahmad Kamal Pakistan1996 Jean Marie Kacou Gervais Cote d Ivoire1997 Karel Kovanda Czech Republic1998 Juan Somavia Chile1999 Paulo Fulci Italy2000 Makarim Wibisono Indonesia2001 Martin Belinga Eboutou Cameroon2002 Ivan Simonovic Croatia2003 Gert Rosenthal Guatemala2004 Marjatta Rasi Finland2005 Munir Akram Pakistan2006 Ali Hachani Tunisia2007 Dalius Cekuolis Lithuania2008 Leo Merores Haiti2009 Sylvie Lucas Luxembourg2010 Hamidon Ali Malaysia2011 Lazarous Kapambwe Zambia2012 Milos Koterec Slovakia2013 Nestor Osorio Londono Colombia2014 Martin Sajdik Austria2015 Oh Joon Republic of Korea2016 Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava Zimbabwe2017 Marie Chatardova Czech Republic2018 Inga Rhonda King Saint Vincent2019 Mona Juul Norway2020 Munir Akram Pakistan2021 Collen Vixen Kelapile Botswana2022 Lachezara Stoeva Bulgaria2023 Paula Narvaez Chile2024 Bob Rae CanadaElected in January Elected in JuneSee alsoPresident of the United Nations General Assembly President of the United Nations Security CouncilReferencesUnited Nations Economic and Social Council Document 5715 Rev 2 Rules of Procedure of the Economic and Social Council E 5715 Rev 2 1992 Retrieved 25 February 2019 Philippines assumes Vice Presidency of the Economic and Social Council for the Asia Pacific Group Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations United Nations 31 July 2018 Retrieved 25 February 2019 Former Presidents United Nations Economic and Social Council United Nations n d Retrieved 25 February 2019 Former Presidents 1946 2004 United Nations Economic and Social Council United Nations n d Retrieved 25 February 2019 External linksPresidential profile at ECOSOC Charter of the United Nations Chapter X The Economic and Social Council Portal Politics
