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/G/PD) was elected, on 6 November 2018, President of the Chamber of Local Authorities of the Congress, for a two-year term of office.
news
- Message from Anders Knape, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe on the occasion of the Holocaust Remembrance Day (27.01.2021)
- Message from the President of the Congress following the earthquake in Croatia
- “Mostar made the first step towards a return to democratic normality”, says Congress President
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 (Norway, EPP/CCE) was reelected President of the Chamber of Regions of the Congress, on 6 novembre 2018 for a two-year term of office.
contact
Private Office of the President and the Secretary General
Head of Unit
Sabine Zimmer
+33 3 88 41 25 97