Presidency of the United Cities and Local Governments

Presidency of the United Cities and Local Governments is a UCLG political organ, responsible for day-to-day representative function.

It consists of a President, six Co-Presidents, Treasurer and Deputy-Treasurer, as well as Special Envoys, elected at UCLG World Summit by UCLG World Council for the period of three years, reporting to semi-annual Executive Bureau and annual World Council meetings.

It is complemented by Vice-Presidency, elected by UCLG Sections.

2021–2024 Presidency
The presidency for the 2021–2024 period is:

President: Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan, Chairman of UNACLA.

Co-Presidents:


 * Uğur İbrahim Altay, Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality of Konya (Turkey)
 * Johnny Araya Monge, Mayor of San José (Costa Rica)
 * Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris (France)
 * Li Mingyuan, Mayor of Xi'an (China)
 * Jan van Zanen, Mayor of The Hague (Netherlands)

Treasurers:
 * Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of Kitchener (Canada) and
 * Madelaine Y. Alfelor-Gazman, Mayor of Iriga (Philippines)

Special Envoy to the United Nations: Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona (Spain)

Special Envoy of the Presidency to the New Urban Agenda: Carlos Martínez Mínguez, Mayor of Soria (Spain)

2019–2022 Presidency
The presidency for the 2019–2022 period is:

President: Mohamed Boudra, Mayor of Al Hoceima, President of the Moroccan Association of mayors.

Co-Presidents:


 * Uğur İbrahim Altay, Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality of Konya (Turkey)
 * Li Mingyuan, Mayor of Xi'an (China)
 * Johnny Araya Monge, Mayor of San José (Costa Rica)
 * Thembi Nkadimeng, Mayor of Polokwane Local Municipality (South Africa)
 * Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of Kitchener (Canada) and
 * Jan van Zanen, Mayor of Utrecht (Netherlands)

Treasurer: Madelaine Y. Alfelor-Gazman, Mayor of Iriga (Philippines)

Special Envoy: Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona (Spain) & Fernando Medina, Mayor of Lisbon (Portugal)

2016–2019 Presidency
The presidency for the 2016–2019 period is:

President: Parks Tau, President of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA).

Co-Presidents:


 * Uğur İbrahim Altay, Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality of Konya (Turkey)
 * Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona (Spain)
 * Wen Guohui, Mayor of Guangzhou (China)
 * Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris (France)
 * Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg (France)
 * Mauricio Rodas Espinel, Mayor of Quito (Ecuador)

Treasurer: Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of Kitchener (Canada)

Deputy Treasurer: Mohamed Sadiki, Mayor of Rabat (Morocco)

Vice-Presidents:


 * Iván Arciénega, Mayor of Sucre (Bolivia)
 * Mónica Fein, Mayor of Rosario (Argentina)
 * Miguel Lifschitz, Governor of Santa Fe Province (Argentina)
 * Carlos Martínez Mínguez, Mayor of Soria (Spain)
 * Michael Müller, Mayor of Berlin (Germany)
 * Aysen Nikolayev, ex-Mayor of Yakutsk, Head of the Sakha Republic (Russian Federation)
 * Rose Christiane Raponda, Mayor of Libreville (Gabon)
 * Tri Rismaharini, Mayor of Surabaya (Indonesia)
 * Clark Somerville, Regional Councillor of Halton Hills (Canada)
 * Fatma Şahin, Mayor of Gaziantep (Turkey)