EGU Election Autumn 2017

The EGU Election Autumn 2017 for the next Union President, General Secretary and Division Presidents was closed on 30 November 2017. We would like to thank each of the candidates for their initiative in standing for the election. We also sincerely thank all those EGU members who used their voting right. Active participation in elections ensures continuation of the well-established bottom-up structure of our Union!

Following a proposal from the EGU Council, the plenary decided on 24 April 2017 that each newly elected Division President (Division President-elect) would serve as Deputy President for the first year, then as Division President for the next two years.

In total, 2283 EGU members voted in this election. Please see the results below.

EGU President 2019–2021

Alberto Montanari

Elected

896 votes (39.2%)

Irina M. Artemieva

743 votes (32.5%)

Thomas Blunier

430 votes (18.8%)

Daniel Schertzer

177 votes (7.8%)

Alberto Montanari was elected to serve as EGU President for the term 2019–2021. Alberto Montanari will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 9 April 2018 in Vienna, Austria, serving first as the EGU Vice-President (President-Elect) for one year. The elected candidate will then serve as EGU President for two years (2019–2021) and finally as Vice-President (Past-President) for the fourth year. Note that the terms start and end at the Plenary which is held during the General Assembly.

EGU General Secretary 2018–2020

Håkan Svedhem

Elected

2195 votes (96.1%)

Håkan Svedhem was elected as the EGU General Secretary for the term 2018–2020. Håkan Svedhem will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 9 April 2018 in Vienna, Austria.

EGU Division Presidents 2019–2021

All elected candidates will serve as Division Presidents for the term 2019–2021. First-time elected Division Presidents (i.e., candidates who are not serving as Division Presidents at the time of the election) will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 9 April 2018 in Vienna, Austria, and serve for one year as Deputy Presidents after their inauguration. They will then serve for a two-year term starting from the 2019 EGU plenary meeting and may stand for re-election for a further two years.