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Executive Council

The EROPA Executive Council (EC) is composed of representatives from state members, institutional members, and individual members. The EC is headed by its chairperson, who shall have supervisory responsibility over the execution of decisions of the Executive Council and General Assembly.

List of Executive Council Chairpersons:
  • Carlos P. Ramos (Republic of the Philippines, 1959 - 1960)
  • Serafin Salvador (Republic of the Philippines, 1960 - 1961)
  • Yosoji Kobayashi (Japan, 1961 - 1962)
  • Malai Huvanandana (Kingdom of Thailand, 1962 - 1964)
  • Lee Souck Jae (Republic of Korea, 1964 - 1966)
  • Manouchehr Goodarzi (Islamic Republic of Iran, 1966 - 1968)
  • Y.M. Tunku Tan Sri Mohamed (Malaysia, 1968 - 1971)
  • Abelardo Subido (Republic of the Philippines, 1971 - 1973)
  • Hiroshi Miyazawa (Japan, 1973 - 1976)
  • Abdolmajid Majidi (Islamic Republic of Iran, 1976 - 1981)
  • Sondang Siagian (Republic of Indonesia, 1981 - 1984)
  • Sohn Kwan-Ho (Republic of Korea, 1984 - 1985)
  • Amara Raksasataya (Kingdom of Thailand, 1985 - 1987)
  • Celerina Gotladera (Republic of the Philippines, 1987 - 1988)
  • Patricia Sto. Tomas (Rpublic of the Philippines, 1988 - 1990)
  • Bimal Raj Basnyat (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, 1990 - 1992)
  • Zhang Zhijian (People's Republic of China, 1992 - 1994)
  • Jafar Ekram Jafari (Islamic Republic of Iran, 1994 - 1996)
  • Susumu Kurosawa (Japan, 1996 - 1998)
  • Tan Sri Dr. Mazlan Bin Ahmad (Malaysia, 1998 - 2000)
  • Corazon Alma De Leon (Republic of the Philippines, 2000 - 2002)
  • Karina Constantino David (Republic of the Philippines, 2002 - 2004)
  • O. P. Agarwal (Republic of India, 2004 - 2005)
  • Shri Ajay Sawhney (Republic of India, 2005 - 2006)
  • Nguyen Ngoc Hien (Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 2006 - 2008)
  • Mohammad Hassan Pasvar (Islamic Republic of Iran, 2008 - 2009)
  • Chung Jang-sik (Republic of Korea, 2009 - 2010)
  • Yoon Eun Key (Republic of Korea, 2010 - 2012)
  • Sombat Thamrongthanyawong (Kingdom of Thailand, 2012 - 2013)
  • Morio Sakamoto (Japan, 2013 - 2014)
  • Kazuo Miwa (Japan, 2014 - 2015)
  • Akihide Hirashima (Japan, 2015 - 2016)
  • Jiang Wu (People's Republic of China, 2016 - 2018)
  • Oh Dong-ho (Republic of Korea, 2018)
  • Yang Hyang Ja (Republic of Korea, 2018 - August 2019)
  • Park Chun Ran (Republic of Korea, October - December 2019)
  • Alicia dela Rosa-Bala (Republic of the Philippines, 2020 - 2021)
  • Tippawan Lorsuwannarat (Kingdom of Thailand, 2022 - 2023)

Executive Council Members
(1 January 2022 - 31 December 2023)
• Chairman
Dr. Tippawan Lorsuwannarat, National Institute of Development Administration
(Kingdom of Thailand)


• 1st Vice-Chair
Mr. Arjun Prasad Pokharel, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration
(Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal)

• 2nd Vice-Chair
Dr. Nguyen Dang Que, National Academy of Public Administration
(Socialist Republic of Vietnam)

Group Member Representatives:
• Hong Kong Public Administration Association
(Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China)
• The Japan Council of Local Authorities for International Relations - Singapore (Japan)
• Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre (People’s Republic of Bangladesh)

Individual Member Representatives:
• Dr. Akio Kamiko, Ritsumeikan University (Japan)
• Dr. Ma. Carmen Peñalosa, Miriam College (Republic of the Philippines)
• Mr. Bruce McGregor, (Australia)

State Member Representatives:

• Dr. Meysam Latifi, Public Administration and Recruitment Organization (Islamic Republic of Iran)
• Mr. Hao Bin, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (People’s Republic of China)
• Dr. Adi Suryanto, National Institute of Public Administration (Republic of Indonesia)
• Dr. Jitendra Singh, Indian Institute of Public Administration (Republic of India)
• Mr.
Takigawa Shinsuke, Local Academy Center (Japan)
• Mr. Arjun Prasad Pokharel, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal)
• Atty. Karlo Alexei Nograles, Civil Service Commission (Republic of the Philippines)
• 
Dr. Shin Young Sook, National Human Resources Development Institute (Republic of Korea)
• 
Dr. Tippawan Lorsuwannarat, National Institute of Development Administration
(Kingdom of Thailand)
• Dr. Nguyen Dang Que, National Academy of Public Administration (Socialist Republic of Vietnam)

Future Plans and Programs Committee:
• Dr. Masao Kikuchi, Meiji University (Japan)

Resolutions Committee:
• Dr. Wong Wai Lun, Hong Kong Public Administration Association
​(Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China)
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    • ARPA >
      • ARPA Editorial Board
      • ARPA Call for Papers
      • Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
      • Notes for Contributors
      • Abstracts >
        • 2019, Volume 30, Nos. 1-2
        • 2018, Volume 29, Nos. 1-2
        • 2017 Volume 28, Nos. 1 & 2
        • 2016 Volume 27, Nos. 1 & 2
        • 2015 Volume 26, Nos. 1 & 2
        • 2014 Volume 25, No. 2
        • 2014 Volume 25, No. 1
        • 2013 Volume 24, Nos. 1 & 2
        • 2012 Volume 23, Nos. 1 & 2
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      • EROPA 2018 Conference
      • EROPA 2017 Conference
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      • 2012-2015 Conferences
    • Carlos P. Ramos Award for Best Conference Paper
    • Asian Leadership Forum
    • Stories to Share
  • Activities
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    • EROPA ExP >
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        • Peter Bergerson
        • Edna Estifania A. Co
        • Sofian Effendi
        • Akio Kamiko
        • Pan Suk Kim
        • Masao Kikuchi
        • Perla Legaspi
        • Lue Li
        • Akira Nakamura
        • Orlando Mercado
        • Jon Quah
        • Lisa Saye
        • Sombat Thamrongthanyawong
        • Prijono Tjiptoherijanto
        • Roger Wettenhall
        • Tao Zhang
        • Mohd Afzanizam Mohd Badrin
        • Wong Wai Lun, Vincent
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