The Officers of the Commission are the Chairperson and five Vice-chairpersons. They are elected every two years on their own capacity by the IOC Assembly. Vice-chairpersons are nationals of Member States of each of the five electoral groups. The Chairperson and the five Vice-chairperson are eligible for re-election in their capacity as Chairperson or Vice-chairperson, but only once for successive terms.
The retiring Chairperson may participate as ex officio Past Chairperson, with meeting of IOC Officers and, without the right to vote, in sessions of the Executive Council until a new Chairperson is elected. Responsibilities of the IOC Officers; Technical arrangements for the elections
The retiring Chairperson may participate as ex officio Past Chairperson, with meeting of IOC Officers and, without the right to vote, in sessions of the Executive Council until a new Chairperson is elected. Responsibilities of the IOC Officers; Technical arrangements for the elections
Speeches from IOC Chairpersons
Member | Role | Country | |
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Peter Haugan
Institute of Marine Research |
Past Chairperson | Norway | |
Ariel Troisi
Servicio de Hdrografía Naval |
Chairperson (2021-2023) | Argentina | |
Srinivasa Kumar Tummala
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services |
Vice Chairperson (2021-2023) Group IV | India | |
Frederico Saraiva Nogueira
Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center, Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation |
Vice Chairperson (2021-2023) Group III | Brazil | |
Karim Hilmi
Institut National de Recherche Halieutique, Centre Régional de Casablanca |
Vice Chairperson (2021-2023) Group V | Morocco | |
Alexander Frolov
National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute" |
Vice Chairperson (2021-2023) Group II | Russian Federation | |
Marie-Alexandrine Sicre
CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris |
Vice Chairperson (2021-2023) Group I | France |