Composition of the Governing Board in 2008
 

:: Members	:: Alternates
Chairperson Mr. Anders FALK* Ministry of Education and Research Norrköping, Sweden (01/00 –12/09)	Mr Jan-Sture KARLSSON Vice Chairperson of the Swedish National Commission for UNESCO Stockholm, Sweden (01/04 –12/08)
Vice-Chairperson Ms. Suzy HALIMI* Professor New Sorbonne University III Institut du Monde Anglophone Paris, France (01/02 –12/10)	Mr. Jean-Pierre REGNIER Deputy Secretary-General French National Commission for UNESCO Paris, France (01/02 –12/10)
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 of Literacy and Adult Education Paulo Freire Institute São Paulo, Brazil (01/04-12/11)
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 Executive Secretary ADEA – Association for the Development of Education in Africa /African Development Bank (ADB) Tunis, Tunisia (01/05 –12/12)	Mr. Kuamvi Mawulé KUAKUVI Université de Lomé Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines Lomé, Togo (01/05 –12/12)
Mr. Davidson L. HEPBURN Former President CR Nassau, The Bahamas (01/05 –12/11)	Ms. Pandora A. JOHNSON Vice President, Outreach Nassau, New providence The Bahamas (01/2008 –12/11)
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. Gugulethu Thenjiwe NDEBELE Government of the Republic of South Africa Ministry of Education Deputy Director-General: Social and School Enrichment Pretoria, South Africa (01/09 –12/12)	Mr. Khulekani Noel MATHE Government of the Republic of South Africa Ministry of Education Director of Policy in the Presidency Pretoria, South Africa (01/09 –12/12)
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 –12/12)	Mr. Ki-Seok KIM Seoul National University Department of Education, College of Education Seoul, Republic of Korea (01/05 –12/12)
Mr. Tiedao ZHANG* Vice-President Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences (BAES) Beijing, People’s Republic of China (01/02 –12/09)	Mr. Ying 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