Information on the tenure in office of past and current members

15th Conference of States Parties, 2022

Reference: CRPD/CSP/2022/5, report of the 11th Conference of States Parties to the UNCRPD

RE-ELECTED FOR A SECOND TERM

• Gertrude Fefoame (Ghana), (January 2023 - December 2026)
• Amalia Gamio Rios (Mexico) (January 2023 - December 2026)
• Rosemary Kayess (Australia) (January 2023 - December 2026)
• Miyeon Kim (Republic of Korea) (January 2023 - December 2026)
• Markus Schefer (Switzerland) (January 2023 - December 2026)

ELECTED

• Muhannad Salah Alazzeh (Jordan), (January 2023 - December 2026)
• Rehab Mohammed Boresli (Kuwait), (January 2023 - December 2026)
• Laverne Jacobs (Canada), (January 2023 - December 2026)
• Alfred Kouadio Kouassi (Ivory Coast), (January 2023 - December 2026)

13th Conference of States Parties, 2020

Reference: CRPD/CSP/2020/5, report of the 13th Conference of States Parties to the UNCRPD

Re-elected for a second term

• Samuel Kabue (Kenya), (January 2021 - December 2024)
• Robert George Martin (New Zealand) (January 2021 - December 2024)

Elected

• Soumia Amrani (Morocco), (January 2021 - October 2021) and replaced by Mr. Abdelmajid MAKNI (Morocco), (October 2021 - December 2024)
• Rosa Idalia Aldana Salguero (Guatemala), (January 2021 - December 2024)
• Odelia Fitoussi (Israel), (January 2021 - December 2024)
• Floyd Morris (Jamaica), (January 2021 - December 2024)
• Gerel Dondovdorj (Mongolia), (January 2021 - December 2024)
• Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos (Panamá), (January 2021 - December 2024).
• Saowalak Thongkuay (Thailand), (January 2021- December 2024)

11th Conference of States Parties, 2018

Reference: CRPD/CSP/2018/5, report of the 11th Conference of States Parties to the UNCRPD

Re-elected for a second term

Danlami Umaru Basharu ( Nigeria), (January 2019 - December 2022)
Jonas Ruskus ( Lithuania) (January 2019 - December 2022)

Elected

• Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame (Ghana), (January 2019 - December 2022)
• Mara Cristina Gabrilli (Brazil), (January 2019 - December 2022)
• Amalia Eva Gamio (Mexico), (January 2019 - December 2022)
• Rosemary Kayess (Australia), (January 2019 - December 2022)
• Miyeon Kim (Republic of Korea), (January 2019 - December 2022)
• Markus Schefer (Switzerland), (January 2019 - December 2022)
• Risnawati Utami (Indonesia), (January 2019 - December 2022)

9th Conference of States Parties, 2016

Reference: CRPD/CSP/2016/5, report of the 9th Conference of States Parties to the UNCRPD

Re-elected for a second term

• Monthian Buntan (Thailand) (January 2017 - December 2020)
• Laszlo Gabor Lovaszy (Hungary) (January 2017 - December 2020)
• Martin Babu Mwesigwa (Uganda). (January 2017 - December 2020)
• Damjan Tatic (Serbia). (January 2015 - December 2018)

Elected

• Ahmad Alsaif (Saudi Arabia), (January 2017 - December 2020)
• Imed Eddine Chaker (Tunisia), (January 2017 - December 2020)
• Jun Ishikawa (Mauritius), (January 2017 - December 2020)
• Samuel Njuguna (Kenya), (January 2017 - December 2020)
• Robert George Martin ( New Zealand) (January 2017 - December 2020)
• Valery Nikitich Rukhledev (Russian Federation), (January 2017 - March 2019) and replaced by Dmitry Rebrov (Russian Federation), (March 2019 - December 2020)

7th Conference of States Parties, 2014

Reference: CRPD/CSP/2014/5, report of the 7th Conference of States Parties to the UNCRPD

Re-elected for a second term

• Theresia Degener (Germany) (January 2015 - December 2018)
• Hyung Shik Kim (Republic of Korea) (January 2015 - December 2018)
• Stig Langvad ( Denmark). (January 2015 - December 2018)
• Damjan Tatic (Serbia). (January 2015 - December 2018)

Elected

• Danlami Basharu ( Nigeria), (January 2015 - December 2018)
• Carlos Alberto Parra Dussan (Colombia), (January 2015 - December 2018)
• Coomaravel Pyaneandee (Mauritius), (January 2015 - December 2018)
• Jonas Ruskus (Lithuania), (January 2015 - December 2018)
• Liang You ( People's Republic of China) (January 2015 - December 2018)

5th Conference of States Parties, 2012

Reference: CRPD/CSP/2012/2, report of the 5th Conference of States Parties to the UNCRPD

Re-elected for a second term

• Mária Soledad Cisternas Reyes (Chile) (January 2013 - December 2016)
• Ana Pelaez Narvaez (Spain) (January 2013 - December 2016)
• Silvia Judith Quan Chang (Guatemala). (January 2013 - December 2016)
• Mohammed Al-Tarawneh (Jordan). (January 2013 - December 2016)

Elected

• Monthian Buntan (Thailand), (January 2013 - December 2016)
• László Gábor Lovászy ( Hungary), (January 2013 - December 2016)
• Diane Mulligan (United Kingdom), (January 2013 - December 2016)
• Safak Pavey (Turkey), (January 2013 - December 2016)
• Martin Mwesigwa Babu ( Uganda) (January 2013 - December 2016)

3rd Conference of States Parties, 2010

Reference: CRPD/CSP/2010/3, report of the 3rd Conference of States Parties to the UNCRPD

Re-elected for a second term

Ronald Clive McCallum (Australia), (January 2011 - December 2014)
Edah Wangechi Maina (Kenya) (January 2011 - December 2014)
Lotfi Ben Lallahom (Tunisia), (January 2011 - December 2014)
Germán Xavier Torres Correa (Ecuador) (January 2011 - December 2014)

Elected

• Theresia Degener (Germany), (January 2011 - December 2014)
• Hyung Shik Kim (Republic of Korea) (January 2011 - December 2014)
• Carlos Rios Espinosa (Mexico) (January 2011 - December 2014)
• Damjan Tatic (Serbia), (January 2011 - December 2014)
• Stig Langvad (Denmark), (January 2011 - December 2014)
• Silvia Judith Quang Chang (Guatemala), *(January 2011 - December 2012)
• Fatiha Hadj Salah (Algeria), * (January 2011 - December 2012)
• Gábor Gombos (Hungary), * (January 2011 - December 2012)

1st Conference of States Parties (Conference of States Parties), 2008

Reference: CRPD/CSP/2008/4, report of the 1st Conference of States Parties to the UNCRPD

Elected Members of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:

• Mr. Monsur Ahmed Choudhuri (Bangladesh) (January 2009 - December 2012)
• Ms. Amna Ali Al Suweidi (Qatar) (January 2009 - December 2012)
• Mr. György Könczei (Hungary)* (January 2009 - December 2010)
• Ms. Ana Peláez Narváez (Spain) (January 2009 - December 2012)
• Mr. Cveto Ursic (Slovenia)* (January 2009 - December 2010)
• Ms. Jia Yang (China) (January 2009 - December 2012)
• Mr. Mohammed Al-Tarawneh (Jordan) (January 2009 - December 2012)
• Mr. Ronald McCallum AO (Australia)* (January 2009 - December 2010)
• Ms. María Soledad Cisternas Reyes (Chile) (January 2009 - December 2012)
• Mr. Germán Xavier Torres Correa (Ecuador)* (January 2009 - December 2010)
• Mr. Lotfi Ben Lallohom (Tunisia)* (January 2009 - December 2010)
• Ms. Edah Wangechi Maina (Kenya)* (January 2009 - December 2010)

* These members' terms shall expire at the end of two years.