Date of (first) election

Name

Nationality

Term of office

1966

Mr Arena

(Italian)

1966 - 1967

 

Mr Armbruster

German

1966 - 1972
1973 - 1976

 

Mr Bull

Norvegian

1966 - 1972
1972 - 1978
1978 - 1984
1984 - 1990

 

Mr Busuttil

Maltese

1966 - 1972

 

Mr Geary

Irish

1966 - 1972

 

Mr Kahn-Freund

British

1966 - 1972

 

Mr Laroque

French

1966 - 1970
1970 - 1976

1967

Mr Parillo

Italian

1967 - 1970

1970

Mr Strasser

Austrian

1970 - 1973

1972

Mr Kojanec

Italian

1972 - 1978
1978 - 1984
1984 - 1990
1990 - 1996

 

Mr Loizou

Cypriot

1972 - 1978
1978 - 1984

 

Mr Troclet

Belgian

1972 - 1978

 

Mr Zanetti

Swiss

1972 - 1978
1978 - 1984

1976

Mr Fabricius

German

1976 - 1982
1982 - 1988
1988 - 1994

 

Mr Morgan

British

1976 - 1980

1978

Mr De Gaay Fortman

Dutch

1978 - 1984
1984 - 1990

1980

Mr James

British

1980 - 1982

1982

Mr Laurent

French

1982 - 1988

1984

Mr Ohlinger

Austrian

1984 - 1990

 

Mr Vida Soria

Spanish

1984 - 1990
1990 - 1996

1988

Mrs Grévisse

French

1988 - 1994
1994 - 2000

1990

Mrs Billum Stegard

Swedish

1990 - 1996

 

Mr Harris

British

1990 - 1996

 

Mr Jaspers

Dutch

1990 - 1996

1994

Mr Birk

German

1994 - 2000
2001 - 2006

 

Mr Grillberger

Austrian

1994 - 2000
2001 - 2005

 

Mr Mikkola

Finnish

1994 - 2000
2001 - 2006

1996

Mr Akillioglu

Turkish

1996 - 2001

 

Mr Aliprantis

Greek

1996 - 2001
2002 - 2007

 

Mr Bruto Da Costa

Portuguese

1996 - 2002

 

Mr Evju

Norvegian

1996 - 2001
2002 - 2007

 

Mrs Jamoulle

Belgian

1996 - 2001

2000

Mrs Kollonay-Lehoczy

Hungarian

2001 - 2006
2007 - 2012

 

Mr Belorgey

French

2001 - 2006
2007 - 2012

2002

Mr François

Belgian

2003 - 2008

 

Mr Swiatkowski

Polish

2003 - 2006
2007 - 2012

2004

Mrs Karl

Austrian

2005 - 2010

 

Mr Quinn

Irish

2005 - 2010

 

Mrs Samuel

Cypriot

2005 - 2010

 

Mr Leppik

Estonian

2005 - 2010
2011 - 2015

2006

Mrs Spatafora

Italian

2006 - 2010
(resignation in 2008)

 

Mrs Schlachter

German

2007 - 2012

 

Mr O’Cinneide

Irish

2006 - 2010
2011 - 2015

2007

Mrs Harutyunyan

Armenian

2007 - 2010

 

Mrs Nyström

Swedish

2007 - 2012
2013 - 2018

2008

Mrs Ciampi

Italian

2008 – 2010
(resignation in 2009)

 

Mr Stangos

Greek

2009 - 2014
2015 - 2020

 

Mr Athanasiu

Romanian

2009 - 2014

 

Mr Jimena Quesada

Spanish

2009 - 2014

 

Mr Isik

Turkish

2009 - 2014

2009

Mr Stylla (*)

Albanian

2009 - 2010

2010

Mrs Lukas

Austrian

2011 - 2016
2017 - 2022

 

Mrs Machulskaya

Russian

2011 - 2016

 

Mr Palmisano

Italian

2011 - 2016
2017 - 2022

2012

Mrs Chemla

French

2013 - 2018
2019 - 2024

 

Mr Wujczyk

Polish

2013 - 2018

2014

Mr Vandamme

Belgian

2015 - 2020

 

Mrs Sredkova

Bulgarian

2015 - 2020

 

Mrs Frogner

Norvegian

2015 - 2020 (resigned in 2018)

 

Mr Canosa Usera

Spanish

2015 - 2020

  Ms Karin Møhl Larsen Danish 2015 - 2020
2021 - 2026

2016

Mrs Nolan

Irish

2017 - 2022
2023 - 2028

 

Mrs Dupate

Latvian

2017 - 2022
2023 - 2028

  Mrs Kresal Babara 2017 - 2022

2018

Mrs Torkunova

Russian

2019 - 2024 (resigned 22/03/2022)

2021 Dr Miriam Kullmann  Dutch 2021 - 2026
  Mr Paul Rietjens  Belgian 2021 - 2026
  Mr Mario Vinković  Croatian 2021 - 2026
  Mr George N. Theodosis  Greek 2021 - 2026
2023

Mr Franz Marhold

Austrian

2023 - 2028
  Ms Monika Šimůnková  Czech 2023 (resigned 1 July 2023)
  Ms Carmen Salcedo Beltran Spanish 2023 - 2028
  Ms Alla Fedorova Ukrainian 2023 - 2024
  Mr Grega Strban Slovenian 2023 - 2028

 

Coming events

Back Spain signs the Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter on collective complaints

Spain signs the Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter on collective complaints

Manuel Montobbio, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Spain to the Council of Europe, signed today, in the presence of Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the Additional Protocol of 1995 providing for a system of collective complaints. This is an important step which requires the subsequent ratification of the Protocol or a declaration at the time of ratifying the revised Charter, a ratification process that is well under way in Spain.

“The signature of the collective complaints Protocol demonstrates Spain’s commitment to social rights and support for the European Social Charter system”, emphasised Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni. The Deputy Secretary General also applauded the timing, when the Charter celebrates its 60th anniversary (1961 – 2021) against a backdrop of discussions on improving the implementation of social rights in Europe and strengthening the Charter system.

The aim pursued with the introduction of the procedure in 1995 was to increase the effectiveness and the impact of the implementation of the Charter at national level. In addition, the collective complaints procedure has strengthened the role of social partners and non-governmental organisations by enabling them to apply under this opt-in procedure to the European Committee of Social Rights to examine compliance by States with the Charter provisions they have accepted.

Strasbourg, France O4/02/2021
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