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 Chamber of Local Authorities and the Chamber of Regions). The President of the Congress has a mandate of two and a half years.
The current President is Marc Cools, elected on October 24, 2023.
List of presidents of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities +Presidents of the Conference of Local Authorities of Europe (1957-1983) and of the Standing Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (1983-1994)NationalityPresidentPresidencyJacques Chaban-DelmasJanuary 12, 1957 - January 24, 1960Georges Dardel1960 - 1962Henri Cravatte1962 - 1966Francis Hill1966 - 1968Alois Lugger1968 - 1970Kjell T. Evers1970 - 1972Giancarlo Piombino1972 - 1974Reint Laan1974 - 1976Henri Cravatte1976 - 1978Gordon Pirie1978 - 1980Bernard Dupont1980 - 1982Eric Kiesl1982 - 1984John Winther1984 - 1985Antoni Srana1985 - 1987John Morgan1987 - 1991Lucien Sergent1991 - 1992Bengt Mollstedt1992 - 1994
+Presidents of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities since 1994NationalityPresidentPresidencyAlexander TchernoffMay 31, 1994 - July 2, 1996Claude HaegiJuly 2, 1996 - May 25, 1998Alain ChénardMay 26, 1998 - May 23, 2000Llibert CuatrecasasMay 23, 2000 - July 2, 2002Herwig van StaaJune 2, 2002 - May 25, 2004Giovanni di StasiMay 25, 2004 - May 30, 2006Halvdan SkardMay 30, 2006 - May 27, 2008Yavuz MildonMay 27, 2008 - October 26, 2010Keith WhitmoreOctober 26, 2010 - October 16, 2012Herwig van StaaOctober 16, 2012 - October 14, 2014Jean-Claude FréconOctober 14, 2014 - October 16,2016Gudrun Mosler-TörnströmOctober 16, 2016 - November 6, 2018Anders KnapeNovember 6, 2018 - March 23, 2021Leendert VerbeekMarch 23, 2021 - October 24, 2023 BelgiumMarc CoolsSince October 24, 2023
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