IFLA Elections 2023 Results: Governing Board
President-elect (one place)
To serve August 2023-August 2025
(and subsequently as IFLA President August 2025-August 2027)
The President-elect is an elected position to the Governing Board. As a Governing Board member, the President-elect is responsible, alongside other members, for the management of the Federation, overseeing governance, financial and professional matters, ensuring sustainability, and developing and overseeing the strategic direction of the Federation.
| Name | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| 1. Leslie Weir (Canada) | 859 |
| Jonathan Hernández (Mexico) | 526 |
| Halo Locher (Switzerland) | 350 |
Treasurer (one place)
To serve August 2023-August 2025
The Treasurer is an elected position to the Governing Board. The Treasurer will be Chair of the Finance and Risk Committee, which is responsible for advising the Governing Board on the financial and risk management of the Federation. The Committee works to oversee and provide advice on IFLA’s finances to the Governing Board and sets out a path towards IFLA’s long-term financial sustainability. In their leadership role, the Treasurer takes responsibility for advancing this work, and developing strategies to deliver on this objective.
| Name | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| 1. Jaap Naber (The Netherlands) | 724 |
| Leif Mårtensson (Sweden) | 598 |
| Randa al-Chidiac (Lebanon) | 413 |
Governing Board Members at Large (five places)
To serve August 2023-August 2025
As set out in IFLA’s Statutes, IFLA’s Governing Board is responsible for the management of the Federation. In performing their duties, the members of the Governing Board uphold the interests of the Federation as a legal entity and as an organisation. The Governing Board is responsible for governance, financial and professional matters, ensuring sustainability and developing and overseeing the strategic direction of the Federation.
| Name | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| 1. Stuart Hamilton (Ireland) | 882 |
| 2. Kirsten Boelt (Denmark) | 678 |
| 3. Nthabiseng Kotsokoane (South Africa) | 515 |
| 4. Dilara Begum (Bangladesh) | 465 |
| 5. Silvia Stasselová (Slovakia) | 384 |
| Yasuyo Inoue (Japan) | 382 |
| Sonia Poulin (Canada) | 366 |
| Patrick Danowski (Austria) | 349 |
| Jan Richards (Australia) | 347 |
| Ertuğrul Çimen (Türkiye) | 291 |
| Julie Anderson (Canada) | 266 |
| Xiwen Liu (China) | 190 |
Chair of the Management of Library Associations Section
To serve August 2023-August 2025
A Committee election for the position of Chair of the Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) is held after the result of the elections for the Section Standing Committee is announced. On 1 May 2023, Loida Garcia-Febo was elected Chair of MLAS for the 2023-2025 term.