Presidency
Congress president
Anders Knape (Sweden, EPP/CCE) was elected President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe on 6 November 2018 for a two-year term of office. He had previously held office as President of the Chamber of Local Autorithies of the Congress.
Chamber of Local Authorities
Xavier Cadoret,
President of the Chamber of Local Authorities
Xavier Cadoret (France, SOC) was elected, on 6 November 2018, President of the Chamber of Local Authorities of the Congress, for a two-year term of office.
news
- High Level Political Forum: Anders Knape presents the Congress' contribution to the SDGs
- Implementation of the SDGs: strengthening local and regional democracy, social inclusion and institutional partnerships
- SDG Summit: “Involving cities and regions in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals”
President's role
The President's role is to direct the political activities of the Congress and its Chambers, to carry out Congress policy and to represent the Congress vis-à-vis other international organisations, within the context of the Council of Europe's general policy on external relations.
The President of the Congress ensures that decisions taken by the Congress are implemented and reacts on behalf of the Congress to current developments. He or she also presents the activities of the Congress and the texts that it has adopted to the Parliamentary Assembly and Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
Chamber of Regions
Gunn Marit Helgesen,
President of the Chamber of Regions
Gunn Marit Helgesen (Norvège, PPE-CCE) was reelected President of the Chamber of Regions of the Congress, on 6 novembre 2018 for a two-year term of office.
contact
Head of Private Office of the President and the Secretary General
Email / Tél. + 33 3 88 41 25 97