Composition of the Governing Board in 2008
 

:: Members	:: Alternates
Chairperson Mr. Anders Falk* Ministry of Education and Research Norrköping, Sweden (01/00 –12/08)	Ms. Ewa DURHAN Division for Student Financial Support & Adult Learning Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Education and Science Stockholm, Sweden (01/04 –12/08)
Vice-Chairperson Ms. Suzy Halimi* Professor New Sorbonne University III Institut du Monde Anglophone Paris, France (01/02 –12/09)	Mr. Jean-Pierre Regnier Deputy Secretary-General French National Commission for UNESCO Paris, France (01/02 –12/09)
Mr. Hamad Ali Al-Sulaiti Member of the Shura Council Kingdom of Bahrain (01/06–12/11)	Mr. Khalid A. BUGAHOUS Director Bahrain University e-Learning Center Kingdom of Bahrain (01/06–12/09)
Mr. Victor M. BARBOSA BORGES Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities Praia, Cape Verde (01/08-12/11)	Mr. Florenço MENDES VARELA Director General Paulo Freire Institute São Paulo, Brazil (01/04-12/07)
Mr. Cristovam Buarque** Senator Federal Senate Brasília, Brazil (01/04-12/11)	Mr. Moacir GADOTTI Director General Paulo Freire Institute São Paulo, Brazil (01/04-12/11)
Mr. Jean-Marie Ahlin Byll-Cataria Senior Adviser, West Africa Division Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Bern, Switzerland (01/05 –12/08)	Mr. Kuamvi Mawulé Kuakuvi Université de Lomé Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines Lomé, Togo (01/05 –12/08)
Mr. Davidson L. HEPBURN Former President CR Nassau, The Bahamas (01/05 –12/08)	Ms. Pandora A. JOHNSON Vice President, Outreach Nassau, New providence The Bahamas (01/2008 –12/2011)
Mr. Walter HIRCHE President of the German Commission for UNESCO Bonn, Germany (01/08 –12/11)	Ms. Barbara MALINA Head of Section for Education & Communication/Information German Commission for UNESCO Bonn, Germany (01/08 –12/11)
Ms Benita Carole SOMMERFIELD** Executive Director of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy New York, USA (01/08 –12/11)	Ms. Sharon DARLING President National Centre for Family Literacy Louisville, USA (01/08 –12/11)
Ms. Kyung-He Sung Chief Executive Officer Educators Without Borders Seoul, Republic of Korea (01/05 –12/08)	Mr. Ki-Seok Kim Seoul National University Department of Education, College of Education Seoul, Republic of Korea (01/05 –12/08)
Mr. Tiedao Zhang* Vice-President Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences (BAES) Beijing, People’s Republic of China (01/02 –12/09)	Mr. Yang Jie Wang Professor of Education International and Comparative Education Research Institute Beijing Normal University Beijing, P. Republic of China (01/02 –12/09)
*also member of the Editorial Board of the International Review of Education (IRE) back to top