The UN Women Executive Board is made up of representatives from 41 countries around the world who serve on a rotating basis. The 41 board members are selected on the following basis: 10 from Africa, 10 from Asia, 4 from Eastern Europe, 6 from Latin America and the Caribbean, 5 from Western Europe and 6 from contributing countries. The Bureau is composed of five representatives, one from each of the regional groups.
Bureau Members
President: H.E. Mr. Normans Penke Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Latvia
Vice-President: Janet Karim, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Malawi
Vice- President: Junichi Sumi, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Japan
Vice-President: Roberto de Leon Huerta, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Mexico
Vice-President: Vincent Herlihy, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Ireland
| African States (10 Members) |
Algeria (2015) Angola (2013) Cape Verde (2013) Congo (2013) Djibouti (2015) Ethiopia (2013) Gabon (2015) Gambia (2015) Malawi (2015) Nigeria (2013) |
| Asia-Pacific States (10 Members) |
China (2013) Indonesia (2013) Japan (2013) Kazakhstan (2013) Maldives (2015) Philippines (2015) Republic of Korea (2013) Solomon Islands (2015) Thailand (2015) United Arab Emirates (2015) |
| Eastern European States (4 Members) |
Hungary (2013) Latvia (2015) Russian Federation (2015) Ukraine (2013) |
| Latin American and Caribbean States (6 Members) |
Brazil (2015) Dominican Republic (2013) Grenada (2013) Peru (2013) Uruguay (2015) Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (2015) |
| Western European and Other States (5 Members) |
Austria (2015) Australia (2015) Belgium (2015) Ireland (2015) Switzerland (2015) |
| Contributing Countries (4 Members) |
Norway (2013) Spain (2013) United Kingdom (2015) United States of America (2015) |
| Contributing Countries not Members of the OECD/DAC (2 Members) |
Mexico (2013) Saudi Arabia (2013) |
Members of the UN-Women Executive Board Bureau by year are as follows: 2011 | 2012 | 2013
