World Council of United Cities and Local Governments

AFRICA

NORTHERN AFRICA

AlgEriA

· Noureddine Boukhatem, Mayor of Oran

Egypt

· Izzat Hassan Chaabane, Deputy Secretary General, Alexandria

LybiA

· Azzeddine Mohamed Al Hanchiri, Secretary of the Commission Populaire, Tripoli

MorocCO

· Hamid Chabat, Mayor of Fes

· Omar Bahraoui, Mayor of Rabat, President of the Association Nationale des Collectivités Locales du Maroc (ANCLM)

TunisiA

· Abbes Mohsen, Mayor of Tunis, President of the Fédération Nationale des Villes Tunisiennes (FNVT)

EASTERN AFRICA

Burundi

· Pontien Niyongabo, Mayor of Bujumbura

Kenya

· Joe Aketch, Mayor of Nairobi

· Jonah Maiyo, Mayor of Eldoret

Rwanda

· Augustin Kampayana, President of Rwandese Association of Local Government Authorities (RALGA)

Tanzania

· Peter S Siyovelwa, President of the Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania (ALAT)

· Leonard Bihondo, Mayor of Mwanza

Uganda

· John Emily Otekat, President of the Uganda Local Authorities Association (ULAA) & Urban Authorities Association of Uganda (UAA) Joint Secretariat

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Botswana

· Peter Siele, Chairman of the Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA)

Lesotho

· Teboho Mohlomi, Town Clerk & Chief Executive Officer of Maseru

Malawi

· Peter Mgangira, President of the Malawi Local Government Association (MALGA)

Mauritius

· Prembhoodas Ellayah, Chairman of the Association of District Councils of Mauritius (ADC)

Mozambique

· Eneas Comiche, Mayor of Maputo

Namibia

· Helen Nkandi-Shiimi, Chairman of Association of Local Authorities of Namibia (ALAN)

Seychelles

· Florence Benstrong, Chairman of the Association of the Districts of Victoria

South Africa

· Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, Executive Mayor of Tshwane- Pretoria, Chairman of United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA)

Zambia

· John B Kabungo, Chairman of the Local Government Association of Zambia (LAGAZ)

Zimbabwe

· Fani Phiri, Executive Mayor of Kadoma, President of the Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ)

WEST AFRICA

BEnin

· Rachidi Gdadamassi, President of the Association Nationale des Collectivités Locales du Bénin (ANCLB)

Burkina Faso

· Simon Compaore, Mayor of Ouagadougou, President of the Association des Maires du Burkina Faso (AMBF)

CapE VerDE

· Jorges Pedro Mauricio Dos Santos, Mayor of Praia, President of the Association Nationale des Municipalités du Cap-Vert (ANMCV)

Gambia

· Abdoulie Conteh, President of the Gambia Association of Local Government Authorities (GALGA)

Ghana

· Stanley N.A.Blankson, Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly

GUINEE

· M’Bemba Bangourara, Governor of Conakry

IVORY COAST

· François A. Amichia, Mayor of Treichville, President of the Union des Villes et Communes de la Côte d’Ivoire (UVICOCI)

Mali

· Moussa Abdoulaye Traoré, Mayor of Bamako, President of the Association des Municipalités du Mali (AMM)

Mauritania

· Mohamed Deina Sow, President of the Association des Maires de Mauritanie (AMM)

Niger

· Jules Ouguet, Mayor of Niamey

Nigeria

· Barr Evan Enekwe, Secretary General of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON)

· Esther John Audu , Executive Mayor of Abuja

Senegal

· Ousmane Masseck Ndiaye, President of the Association des Maires du Sénégal (AMS)

Togo

· Koffi Baeta, President of the Union des Communes du Togo (UCT)

CENTRAL AFRICA

Cameroon

· Emile Andze Andze, President of the Association des Communes et Villes Unifiées du Cameroun (acvuc)

· Gilbert Tsimi Evouna, Government Delegate, Yaoundé

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

· Jean B. Gombe Kette, President of the Association des Maires de République Centre Afrique (AMRCA)

chad

· Yacoub Dago, Mayor of N’Djamena, President of the Association des Communes du Tchad (ACT)

DEmocratiC REpubliC OF THE Congo

· David Nku Imbie, Governor of Kinshasa

Gabon

· Vincent de Paul Demouenzi Agondjo, 1^er Vice President of the Association des Communes du Gabon (ACG)

· André D. Berre, Mayor of Libreville

REpubliC OF THE Congo

· Hugues Ngouelondele, President of the Association des Maires du Congo (AMC)

ASIA-PACIFIC

Pacific

Australian Local Governments Association (ALGA)

· Paul Bell, Vice President, Local Government of New Zealand (LGNZ)

· Basil Morrison, President

EAST & NORTH EAST ASIA

Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)

· Bin Ji – Director General of the International Department of CPAFFC and People’s Deputy,

Councillor of Chaoyang District, Beijing

Substitute: Ruoning Zhang

Korean Local Authorities Foundation for International Relation (KLAFIR)

· Cho, Young Ho, President

Busan City

· Hur Nam-Sik, Mayor

Changwon City

· Park Wan-su, Mayor

Daegu Metropolitan City

· Cho Hae-nyoung, Mayor

Substitute: Charlie Bae

Gangwon-do Province

· Kim Jin-sun, Governor

Gimcheon City

· Pal –Young Park, Mayor

Guangzhou City

· Zhang Guangning, Mayor

Gumi City

· Kim Kwan Yong, Mayor

Gyeonggi-do Province

· Hak-Kyu Sohn, Governor

Gyeongsangbuk-do Province

· Lee Eui Geun, Governor

Hunan Province

· Zhou Baihua, Governor

Hamamatsu City

· Yasuyuki Kitawaki, Mayor

Jeju Province

· Kim, Tae-Hwan, Governor

Substitute: Lee, Kye-Sik, Deputy-Governor

Seoul Metropolitan Government

· Lee Myung Bak, Mayor

Shanghai City

· Han Zheng, Mayor

Taichung City

· Jason Hu, Mayor

Taipei City Government

· Ma, Ying-jeou, Mayor

Substitute: Huieh Meei Wu

Taipei County

· Lin,His-Yao, Substitute Governor

Tianjin City

· Dai Xianglong, Mayor

SOUTH & SOUTH WEST ASIA

Municipal Association of Bangladesh (MAB)

· Azmatullah Khan, Chairman

Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN)

· D.M. Paudel, President

Substitute: Madan Krishna Shrestha

Association of District Development Committees of Nepal (ADDCN)

· Krishna Prasad Sapkota, Chairperson

Substitute: Rishi Raj, Vice Chairperson

Butwal Municipality

· Bhij Prasad Shrestha, Mayor

Kandy Municipality

· Kesera D.Senanayakae, Mayor

Kathmandu Municipality

· Raja Ram Shrestha, Deputy Mayor

Matale City

· Mohamed Hilmy Careem, Mayor

SOUTH EAST ASIA

League of Municipalities of Philippines

· Ramon N. Guico Jr.,Mayor National President

National Municipality League of Thailand (NMLT)

· Sonmuk Thanadechakul, President

Balikpapan City

· Imdaad Hamid, Mayor

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

· Samak Sundaravej, Governor

Cirebon City

· Subardi, Mayor

Hue City

· Nguyen Van Cao, Mayor

Jakarta Capital City Special Province

· Sutiyoso, Governor

Substitute: Fauzi Bowo, Vice Governor

Klang Municipality

· Dato' Mohd Sharif Yusof, Council President

Kuala Lumpur City Hall

· Datuk Mohd Shaid bin Mohd Taufek, Mayor

Makati City

· Jejomar C. Binay, Mayor

Petaling Jaya Municipality

· Dato Ahmad Termizi Puteh, President

Pontianak City

· Buchari Rachman, Mayor

Probolinggo City

· H. M. Buchori, Mayor

Samarinda City

· H.Syaharie Jaang, Mayor

Semarang City

· Sukawi Sutarip, Mayor

EUROPE

AUSTRIA

· Walter Zimper, President of the Association of Austrian Municipalities

· Michael Haupl, Mayor of Vienna

BENELUX

· Jef Gabriels, President of the Vereniging van Vlaamse Steden en Gemeenten , Vice President of the Union des Villes et Communes Belges (UVCB-VBSG)

· Willy Taminiaux, President of the Union des Villes et Communes Belges et Wallones

· Georges Rovillard, Mayor of Fontaine L’Evêque, President of Cités Unies Belgique (CUBE)

· Anne Marie Lizin, Mayor of Huy, Vice President of Cités Unies Belgique (CUBE)

· Wim Deetman, Mayor of The Hague, President of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG)

· Annie Brouwer, Mayor of Utrecht, Vice President of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG)

Substitutes:

Philippe Draize, Secretary General of Cités Unis Belgique (CUBE), Councillor of Huy

Eric André, President of the Association de la Ville et des Communes de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Vice President of the Union des Villes et Communes Belges (CUBE)

Patrick Moriau, Mayor of Chapelle-Lez-Herlaimont

Ralph Pans, General Director of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG)

CZECH REPUBLIC

· Jana Fischerova, Member of the Town Council of Havlickuv Brod and Member of the Council of the Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czeck Republic (SMOCR)

FRANCE

· Alain Juppé, Former Prime Minister, Mayor of Bordeaux, President of the Communauté Urbaine de Bordeaux

· Pierre Mauroy, Former Prime Minister, President of the Communauté Urbaine de Lille

· Claudy Lebreton, President of the Conseil Général des Côtes-d'Armor

· Louis Le Pensec, Former Minister, Senator, Vice President of the Conseil Général du Finistère

· Alain Rousset, President of the Conseil Régional d'Aquitaine

· Jacques Auxiette, President of the Conseil Régional des Pays de la Loire

· Daniel Hoeffel, Former Minister, Mayor of Handschuheim

· Antoine Rufenacht, Former Minister, Mayor of Le Havre, President of the Communauté d'Agglomération Havraise

· Gérard Collomb, Mayor of Lyon, President of the Communauté Urbaine de Lyon

· Jean-Claude Gaudin, Former Minister, Senator, Mayor of Marseille, President of the Communauté Urbaine Marseille-Provence-Métropole

· Jean-Marie Bockel, Mayor of Mulhouse

· Patrick Braouezec, Mayor of Saint Denis

· Fabienne Keller, Mayor of Strasbourg

Substitutes:

Daniel Fontaine, Mayor of Aubagne

Bruno Bourg-Broc, Mayor of Châlons-en-Champagne

Louis de Broissia, President of the Conseil Général de Côte d'Or

Bernard Derosier, President of the Conseil Général du Nord

Christian Favier, President of the Conseil Général du Val de Marne

Michel Delebarre, Former Minister, Mayor of Dunkerque, President of the Communauté Urbaine de Dunkerque

Georges Morin, Vice Mayor of Gières

Michel Destot, Mayor of Grenoble

Daniel Groscolas, Mayor of L'Houmeau, Charente Maritime, Vice President of the Communauté d'Agglomération de La Rochelle

André Rossinot, Former Minister, Mayor of Nancy

Jacqueline Fraysse, Former Mayor of Nanterre

Jean-Marc Ayrault, Mayor of Nantes, President of the Communauté Urbaine de Nantes

Marc Censi, Mayor of Rodez, President of the Communauté d’Agglomération du Grand Rodez

GERMANY

· Heinrich Hoffschulte, Vice President of the German Section of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)

Substitute: Rolf Derembach, European Affairs Association of German Counties

· Roland Schäfer, Mayor of Bergkamen, First Vice President of the German Association of Municipalities

Substitute: Gerd Landsberg, Managing Director of the German Association of Municipalities

· Herbert Schmalstieg, Mayor of Hanover

Substitute: Stephan Articus, Managing Director of the Association of German Cities

· Wolfgang Schuster, Mayor of Stuttgart, President of the German Section of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)

Substitute: Monika Kuban, Deputy Managing Director of the Association of German Cities

GREECE

· Apostolos Kimissis, Mayor of Amfilochia, Secretary General of the Central Union of Municipalities and Communities of Greece (KEDKE)

· Georgios Giannopoulos, Mayor of Rhodes

HUNGARY

· László Dióssy, Mayor of Veszprém, President of the Hungarian National Association of Local Authorities

ITALY

· Leonardo Domenico, Mayor of Florence

· Gabriele Albertini, Mayor of Milan

· Rosa Russo Jervolino, Mayor of Naples

· Giulo Cozzari, President of the Province of Perugia

· Raffaele Fitto, President of the Region of Puglia, President of the Italian Section of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (AICCRE)

· Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Roma

· Giuseppe Castiglione, Vice President of the Region Sicily

· Sergio Chiamparino, Mayor of Turin

· Paolo Costa, Mayor of Venice

Substitutes:

Vincenzo Fontana, President of the Province of Agrigento

Michele Gesualdi, President of the Province of Florence

Luciano Valaguzza, Adviser of the Region Lombardia

Raffaele Porta, Adviser of the City of Naples

Flavio Lotti, Coordinator of the Nazionale Enti Locali per la Pace, Province of Perugia

Fabio Pellegrini, Adviser, Secretary General, Rapolano Terme (SI), Italian Section of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (AICCRE)

Marco Baccin, Adviser of the Mayor of Roma

Gianni Oliva, Adviser of the Province of Turin

Carlo Perrin, President of the Region Valle d'Aosta

NORWAY / SWEDEN / FINLAND / DENMARK/ ICELAND

· Mikko Pukkinen, Vice President of the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities (AFLRA)

· Vilhjálmur Th. Vilhjalmsson, President of the Association of Local Authorities in Iceland (ALAI)

· Halvdan Skard, Member of Bærum Municipal Council, President of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (NALRA)

· Ilmar Reepalu, President of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities (SALA)

· Henning Jensen, Mayor of the City of Naeslved

POLAND

· Andrzej Pruszkowski, Mayor of Lublin

· Jerzy Slowinski, Mayor of Radomsko

· Jan Olbrycht, Regional Councillor of the Silesian Regional Council

· PORTUGAL

· Nelson A. Marques Carvalho, Mayor of Abrantes

· Alberto Afonso Souto Miranda, Mayor of Aveiro

· Antonio Carmona Rodrigues, Mayor of Lisbon

· Fernando Carvalho Ruas, Mayor of Viseu, President of the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP)

Substitutes:

Damasceno V. C. Costa, Mayor of Leiria, Vice President of the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP)

Manuel Porfirio Varges, Mayor of Odivela

Ana Teresa Custodio Sa, Mayor of Palmela

Maria Isabel F. Silva Soares, Mayor of Silves

SLOVAKIA

· Jan Kralik, Mayor of Banska Bystrica, President of Cités Unies de Slovaquie (CUS)

· Vladimír Bajan, Mayor of Borough Bratislava-Petrzalka

Substitute:

Lenka Korchanova, Secretary General of Cités Unies de Slovaquie (CUS), City of Poprad

SPAIN

· Rosa Aguilar López, Mayor of Cordoba, Second Vice President of the Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias (FEMP)

· Francisco Vázquez Vázquez, Mayor of la Coruña, President of the Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias (FEMP)

· Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jiménez, Mayor of Madrid

· Yolanda Barcina Angulo, Mayor of Pamplona

· Manuel Bustos Garrido, Mayor of Sabadell, President of the Federació de Municipis de Catalunya (FMC)

· Alfredo Sanchez Monteseirín, Mayor of Sevilla

· Rita Barberá Nolla, Mayor of Valencia, First Vice President of the Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias (FEMP)

Substitutes:

Inaki Azcuna, Mayor of Bilbao

Francisco Pulido, President of the Diputación de Cordoba, President of the Federación Andaluza de Municipios

Francisco Javier Fernández Álvarez, Mayor of Leon

Luís Partida Brunete, President of the Federación de Municipios de Madrid

Catalina Cirer Adrover, Mayor of Palma de Mallorca

María Lucia Gómez García, Mayor of Teruel

Francisco Javier León De La Riva, Mayor of Valladolid

SWITZERLAND

· Manuel Tornare, Vice Mayor of Geneva

Substitute:

Christian Ferrazino, Vice Mayor of Geneva

UNITED KINGDOM

· Ken Bodfish Obe, Leader of Brighton and Hove Council, Chairman of the Local Government International Bureau (LGIB)

· David Shakespeare, Leader of Buckinghamshire County Council

· Keith Whitmore, Leader of Manchester City Council

· Pat Watters, Leader of South Lanarkshire Council, President of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

EURO-ASIA (RUSSIA-NIS)

MONGOLIA

· Miezgombyn Enkhbold, Mayor of Ulan Bator

REPUBLIC OF Armenia

· Oganesyan Araik Rafaelovich, President of the Union of Senior Deputies of Local Governments

· Petrosyan David Rafikovich, Member of the Board of the Association of Cities of Armenia

republic of KYrgyzStan

· Kydyraliev Zootbek Temirbekovich, Chairman of the Association of Cities of the Kirgyz Republic, Bishkek City Council

Russian Federation

· Sysuev Oleg Nikolaevich, President of the Congress of Municipalities of the Russian Federation (CMF)

· Silin Yakov Petrovich, Chairman of Municipal Duma of Ekaterinburg, Chairman of the Coordination Council of Representative Bodies of Local Government of Cities of Russia, Vice-president of the Congress of Municipalities of the Russian Federation (CMF)

· Saltykov Anatoly Ivanovich, President of the Russian Union of Local Governments

· Besrukavnikov Igor Aleksandrovich, Mayor of Astrakhan, Chairman of Municipal Formations, Association of the Astrakhan Regions

· Chernetsky Arkady Mihajlovich, Mayor Ekaterinburg, President Union of the Russian Cities, Vice President Congress of the Municipal Formations of the Russian Federation

· Tarkov Vladimir Vasilyevich, Mayor Ioshkar Ola

· Yakubovsky Vladimir Viktorovich, Mayor of Irkutsk, Member of the Board of the Congress of Municipal Formations of the Russian Federation (CMF)

· Savenko Jury Alekseevich, Mayor of Kaliningrad, Member of the Board of the Congress of Municipalities of the Russian Federation (CMF)

· Isaev Kapur Abdulvagivovich, Head Member Administration of Karabudahkentsky district, Board of the Union of Local Governments, Republic of Dagestan

· Kamil Iskhakov, Mayor of Kazan

· Kisilev Vasili, Mayor of Kirov City

· Shershunov Victor Andreevich, Governor of the Kostroma Region, President of the Union of Historic Towns and Regions of Russia

· Priz Nikolay Vasilyevich, Мayor of Krasnodar

· Pimashkov Petr Ivanovich, Mayor Krasnoyarsk, President of the Association of the Siberian and Far East Cities, Member of the Board of the Congress of Municipalities of the Russian Federation (CMF)

· Elchaninov Anatoly Fedorovich, Mayor of Kurgan, Member of the Board of the Congress of Municipal Formations of the Russian Federation

· Louzhkov Juri Michailovitch, Mayor of Moscow

· Murashov Alexander, Mayor of Mytischi (Moscow Region)

· Stepanov Pavel Gavrilovitch, Chairman of the City Council of Narian-Mar, Nenetski Autonomous District

· Gorodetsky Vladimir Filippovich, Mayor of Novosibirsk, President of the Siberian and Far East cities Association, Member of the Board of the Congress of Municipal Formations of the Russian Federation

· Mischeriakov Jury Nikolaevitch, Mayor of Orenburg, Chaiman of the Association of Municipal Formations of the Orenburg, Member of the Board of the Congress of the Municipal Formations of the Russian Federation

· Chernyshev Mikhail Anatolyevich, Mayor of Rostov–na–Donu, Chairman of the Association of Municipal Formations of the Rostov Oblast, Member of the Board of the Congress of Municipal Formations of the Russian Federation (CMF)

· Vladimir Labko, Vice-Mayor of St Petersburg

· Spirin Aleksander, Mayor Salehard Yamalo, Nenetski Autonomous District

· Dimitry Sergeevich Kuzmin, Mayor of Stavropol

· Kirichuk Stepan Mihajlovich, Mayor of Tumen, President of the Association of Municipal Formations of "Cities of Ural Regions ", Member of the Board of the Congress of Municipalities of the Russian Federation (CMF)

· Pagiev Kazbek Khazbievich, Mayor of Vladikavkaz

· Gilchenko Leonid Viktorovich, Deputy Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal Region

· Ischenko Evgeni Petrovith, Mayor of Volvograd

· Shpektor Igor Leonidovich, Mayor of Vorkuta, President of the Union of Cities of Zapoljarya and Far North Region

· Volonchunas Victor Vladimirovich, Mayor of Yaroslavl, President of the Union of Central and Northwest of Russian Cities, Member of the Board of the Congress of Municipal Formations of the Russian Federation

· Sidorenko Fedor Ilyich, Mayor of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Chairman of the Presidium of the Union of Municipal Formations of the Sakhalin Oblast, Member of the Board of the Congress of Municipalities of the Russian Federation (CMF)

· Shamakhov Vladimir Aleksandrovich, President of the Russian Educational Network of Public Administration, Rector of the Northwest Academy of State Service of the Russian Academy

MIDDLE EAST AND WEST ASIA

Afghanistan

· Mohammad Anwar Jekdalek, Mayor of Kabul

Bahrain

· Hamood Al Khalifa, Governor of Manama

Iran

· Mohammad Ali Javadi, Mayor of Esfahan

· Ehttesham Hajipoor, Mayor of Tabriz

· Mahmoud Hamdi Nejad, Mayor of Tehran

Jordan

· Nadal El-Hadeed, Mayor of Greater Amman

· Jamal Abu Obeid, Mayor of Irbid

· Maher Suman, Mayor of Salt

Kuwait

· Mayor of Kuwait

Lebanon

· Abdel Meneem Al-Ariss, Mayor of Beirut, President of the Comité des Maires Libanais

· Mayor of Sayda

· Rachid Jamali , Mayor of Trípoli

Palestine

· Nasri Khayal, Mayor of Gaza

· Osama Al Farra, Mayor of Khan Yunis, President of the Association of Palestinian Local Authorities (APLA)

· Marouf Zahran, Mayor of Qalqilya

Saudi Arabia

· Abdulaziz Bin Ayyaf Al Miqran, Mayor of Riyadh

Syria

· Maan Chibli, Mayor of Aleppo

· Muhammad Bashar Al-Mufti, Governor of Damascus

· Mayor of Homs

Turkey

· Aytaç Durak, Mayor of Meropolitan Adana, President of the Union of Municipalities of Turkey

· Melih Gokçek, Mayor of Metropolitan Ankara

· Menderes Turel, Mayor of Metropolitan Antalya

· Hikmet Şahin, Mayor of Metropolitan Bursa

· Osman Baydemir, Mayor of Metropolitan Diyarbakir

· Mukaddes Kubilay, Mayor of Dogubeyazit

· Asim Guzelbey, Mayor of Metropolitan Gaziantep

· Kadir Topbaş, Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

· Ahmet Piriştina, Mayor of Metropolitan Izmir

· Mehmet Ozhaseki, Mayor of Metropolitan Kayseri

· Naif Alibeyoglu, Mayor of Kars

· Cihan Sincar, Mayor of Kiziltepe

UNITED Arab Emirates

· Qassim Sultan, Mayor of Dubai

LATIN AMERICA

Argentina

· Julio Pereyra, President of the Federación Argentina de Municipios (FAM)

· Anibal Ibarra, Mayor of Buenos Aires

· Miguel Lifschitz, Mayor of Rosario

BraZil

· Marcelo Deda, President of the Frente Nacional de Prefeitos (FNP)

· Izalene Tiene, Mayor of Campinhas

· Eloy Pieta, Mayor of Guarulhos

· Joao Verle, Mayor of Porto Alegre

· Cesar Maia, Mayor of Río de Janeiro

· Marta Suplicy, Mayor of Sao Paulo

Bolivia

· Michael Bennett, President of the Federación de Asociaciones de Municipios de Bolivia (FAMB)

· Roberto Fernández, Mayor of Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Chile

· Pedro Sabat Pietracarpina, President of the Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades (ACM)

· Joaquin Lavin, Mayor of Santiago

Costa Rica

· Johnny Araya Monge, Mayor of San José

Cuba

· Juan Contino Aslan, Mayor of La Habana

Colombia

· Luis Garzón, Mayor of Bogotá

· Néstor Eugenio Ramírez, President of the Federación Colombiana de Municipios (FCM)

DominiCAN REPUBLIc

· Fausto Ruiz, President of the Federación Dominicana de Municipios (FEDOMU)

Ecuador

· Leonardo Viteri Velasco, President of the Asociación de Municipalidades Ecuatorianas (AME)

· Fernando Cordero, Mayor of Cuenca

· Paco Moncayo Gallegos, Mayor of Quito

El Salvador

· Marco Antonio Funes, President of the Corporación Municipal de la República de El Salvador (COMURES)

Guatemala

· José Antonio Coro, President of the Asociación Nacional de Municipios de Guatemala

Honduras

· Oscar Burgos, President of the Federación de Municipios del Istmo Centroamericano (FEMICA)

· Daniel Flores, President of the Asociación de Municipios de Honduras (AMHON)

MExico

· Reynaldo Escobar Pérez, President of the Asociación de Autoridades Locales de México (AALMAC)

· José Ramón Gutiérrez De Velasco, President of the Asociación de Municipios de México (AMMAC)

· Ricardo Magdaleno Rodríguez, Mayor of Aguascalientes

· Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Head of the Government of Mexico D.F.

· Alberto Melendez Apodaca, Mayor of Pachuca de Soto

Nicaragua

· Luis Antonio Sarantez, President of the Asociación de Municipios de Nicaragua (AMUNIC)

· Herti Lewites, Mayor of Managua

Paraguay

· Derlis Osorio, President of the Organización Paraguaya de Cooperación Intermunicipal (OPACI)

· Enrique Riera, Mayor of Asunción

Panama

· Juan Carlos Navarro, Mayor of Panama

PERU

· Oscar Benavides Majino, Mayor of Ate

Uruguay

· Mariano Arana Sánchez, Mayor of Montevideo

Venezuela

· Saady Bijani, President of the Asociación de Alcaldes de Venezuela (Adave)

NORTH AMERICA

CANADA

· Michael Coleman, Mayor of Duncan, British Columbia

· Jocelyne Guertin, Councillor of Laval, Quebec

· Gerald Tremblay, Mayor of Montreal, Quebec

· Ann Mc Lean, Mayor of New Glasgow, New Scotland

Substitute: Claude Trudel

· David Miller, Mayor Toronto, Ontario

Substitute: Councillor Brian Ashton

TRINIDAD&TOBAGO

· Murchisson Brown, Association of Local Authorities of Trinidad and Tobago

· Eustace Nancis, Mayor of Arima Borough Corporation

· Suruj Rambachan, Mayor of Chaguanas Borough Corporation

· Jeewan Mungroo, Chairman Couva/Talparo/Tabaquite Regional Corporation

· Steva Castange, Chairman, Diego Martin Regional Corporation

· Allen Sammy, Chairman, Penal/Debe Regional Corporation

· Kemchan Ramdadth, President Princes of Town Regional Corporation

· Ramlochan Panchoo, Chairman Rio Claro/ Mayaro Regional Corporation

· Ian Atherly, Mayor of San Fernando City corporation

· Jeffrey Nelson, Chairman, San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation

· Seebaran Santokie, Chairman, Siparia Regional Corporation

· Patricia Majias, Chairman, Tunapuna/ Piacarco Regional Corporation

· USA

· Charles Lyons, Councillor of Alington, Massachusetts

· Peter Clavelle, Mayor of Burlington, Vermont

Substitute: Bill Michell

· Bart Peterson, Mayor of Indiannapolis, Indiana

· Kathleen Novak, Mayor of Northglenn, Colorado

· Jay John “Jj” Beyrouti, Mayor of Redington Shores, Florida

· Rudolf Mccollum, Mayor of Richmont, Virginia

· Carmela Starace, Commissioner, Royal Palm Beach, Florida

· Dottie Reeder, Mayor of Seminole, Florida

· Anthony Williams, Mayor of Washington D.C.

METROPOLITAN

Africa

GABON

· André Dieudonne Berre, Mayor of Libreville, member of the Metropolis Board of Directors

Ivory coast

· Pierre Djédji Amondji, Governor of the District of Abidjan, Executive Vice President of Metropolis

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

· Hugues Ngouelondele, Mayor of Brazzaville

ASIA-PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA

· Mary Delahunty, Minister for Planning of the State of Victoria (Melbourne), Executive Vice President of Metropolis

CHINA

· Xu Ruisheng, Vice-Mayor of Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government, member of the Metropolis Board of Directors

KOREA

· Lee Myung-Bak, Mayor of Seoul and Regional Vice-President of Metropolis

EURo-ASIA

RUSSIA

· Youri M. Loujkov, Mayor of Moscow, Member of the Metropolis Board of Directors

Europe

France

· Jean Paul Huchon, President of Paris Conseil Ile-de-France, First Executive Vice-President of Metropolis

Germany

· Ingeborg Junge-Reyer, Senator of Urban Development in Berlin, Regional Vice-President of Metropolis

SWEDEN

· Annika Billström, Mayor of the City of Stockholm

MIDDLE EAST- WEST ASIA

IRAN

· Mahmood Ahmadi Nejad, Mayor of Tehran Municipality

TURKYA

· Kadir Topbaş, Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Member of the Metropolis Board of Directors

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

· Qassim Sultan, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, Member of the Metropolis Board of Directors

LATIN AMERICA

BRAZIL

· Cesar Maia, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Executive Vice President of Metropolis

CUBA

· Juan Contino Aslan, Mayor of La Habana, Regional Vice President of Metropolis

MEXICO

· Arturo Montiel Rojas, Governor State of Mexico, Metropolis Regional President

NORTH AMERICA

CANADA

· Gérald Tremblay, Mayor of Montreal, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Metropolis

· David Miller, Mayor of Toronto, Member of the Metropolis Board of Directors