The torch was passed on the last day of Education International’s Seventh World Congress as the new Executive Board was officially welcomed and delegates paid tribute to outgoing members.
Officers
Susan Hopgood (AEU/Australia) – President
Fred van Leeuwen (AOb/The Netherlands) – General Secretary
Mugwena Maluleke (SADTU/South Africa) – Vice-President Africa
Yasunaga Okamoto (JTU/Japan) – Vice-President Asia-Pacific
Marlis Tepe (GEW/Germany) - Vice-President Europe
Roberto Franklin de Leão (CNTE/Brazil) - Vice-President Latin America
Lily Eskelsen (NEA/USA) - Vice-President North America/Caribbean
REGIONAL SEATS
Olukoya Michael Alogba (NUT/Nigeria)
Marième Sakho Dansokho (SYPROS/Senegal)
Francisca L. Castro (ACT/Phillippines)
Ram Pal Singh (AIPTF/India)
Johanna Jaara Astrand (Lararforbundet/Sweden)
Slawomir Broniarz (ZNP/Poland)
Sonia Alesso (CTERA/Argentina)
Juan Díaz la Torre (SNTE/Mexico)
Randi Weingarten (AFT/USA)
Diane Woloschuk (CTF/Canada)
OPEN SEATS
Okju BAK (KTU/Korea)
Laurent ESCURE (UNSA-Education/France)
Steffen HANDAL (UEN/Norway)
Luis GRUBERT IBARRA (FECODE/Colombia)
Daniel B. LAFRENIÈRE (CSQ/Canada0
Manuela MENDONÇA (FENPROF/Portugal)
Patrick ROACH (NASUWT/United Kingdom)
Davanand SINANAN (T&TUTA/Trinidad and Tobago)
James TWEHEYO (UNATU/Uganda)
Photo Credit: Gabriel Castro - IEAL