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President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities 
Summary
The President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is elected by the Congress, from among the delegates who are representatives in their delegations, on an alternating basis from each chamber (The Chamber of Local Authorities and the Chamber of Regions). The President of the Congress has a mandate of two and a half years.[1]
| President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Marc Coolssince October 24, 2023 | |
| Term length | Two and a half years |
| Constituting instrument | Statutory Resolution and Charter of the Congress |
| Formation | 12 January 1957 |
| First holder | Jacques Chaban-Delmas |
| Final holder | Leendert Verbeek |
| Website | coe.int/en/web/congress/presidency |
The current President is Marc Cools, elected on October 24, 2023.[2]
List of presidents of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities edit
| Nationality | President | Presidency |
|---|---|---|
 France
|
Jacques Chaban-Delmas | January 12, 1957 - January 24, 1960 |
| France
|
Georges Dardel | 1960 - 1962 |
 Luxembourg
|
Henri Cravatte | 1962 - 1966 |
 United Kingdom
|
Francis Hill | 1966 - 1968 |
 Austria
|
Alois Lugger | 1968 - 1970 |
 Norway
|
Kjell T. Evers | 1970 - 1972 |
 Italy
|
Giancarlo Piombino | 1972 - 1974 |
 Netherlands
|
Reint Laan | 1974 - 1976 |
| Luxembourg
|
Henri Cravatte | 1976 - 1978 |
| United Kingdom
|
Gordon Pirie | 1978 - 1980 |
 Switzerland
|
Bernard Dupont | 1980 - 1982 |
| Netherlands
|
Eric Kiesl | 1982 - 1984 |
 Denmark
|
John Winther | 1984 - 1985 |
 Spain
|
Antoni Srana | 1985 - 1987 |
| United Kingdom
|
John Morgan | 1987 - 1991 |
| France
|
Lucien Sergent | 1991 - 1992 |
 Sweden
|
Bengt Mollstedt | 1992 - 1994 |
| Nationality | President | Presidency |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|
Alexander Tchernoff | May 31, 1994 - July 2, 1996 |
| Switzerland
|
Claude Haegi | July 2, 1996 - May 25, 1998 |
| France
|
Alain Chénard | May 26, 1998 - May 23, 2000 |
| Spain
|
Llibert Cuatrecasas | May 23, 2000 - July 2, 2002 |
| Austria
|
Herwig van Staa | June 2, 2002 - May 25, 2004 |
| Italy
|
Giovanni di Stasi | May 25, 2004 - May 30, 2006 |
| Norway
|
Halvdan Skard | May 30, 2006 - May 27, 2008 |
 Turkey
|
Yavuz Mildon | May 27, 2008 - October 26, 2010 |
| United Kingdom
|
Keith Whitmore | October 26, 2010 - October 16, 2012 |
| Austria
|
Herwig van Staa | October 16, 2012 - October 14, 2014 |
| France
|
Jean-Claude Frécon | October 14, 2014 - October 16,2016 |
| Austria
|
Gudrun Mosler-Törnström | October 16, 2016 - November 6, 2018 |
| Sweden
|
Anders Knape | November 6, 2018 - March 23, 2021 |
| Netherlands
|
Leendert Verbeek | March 23, 2021 - October 24, 2023 |
| Belgium
|
Marc Cools | Since October 24, 2023 |