Who's Who

Last updated on 28 April 2008.

Chair and Vice-Chairs of the meeting | OECD member countries
Non-members, social partners and observers | OECD Secretariat

Chair and Vice-Chairs of the meeting

Chair

  Italy
            Mr. Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio, Minister of the Environment, Land and Sea

Vice-Chairs

  Denmark
            Ms. Connie Hedegaard, Minister for Climate Change and Energy

  Japan
            Mr. Toshiro Kojima, Vice Minister for Global Environmental Affairs

  Mexico
            Dr. Fernando Tudela, Vice Minister for Planning and Environmental Policy and Principal Negotiator of Climate Change Issues

  Portugal
            Mr. Francisco Nunes Correia, Minister for Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development

  United States
            Mr. Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency

 

OECD member countries

  Australia
            Mr. Peter Garrett, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts

  Austria
            Mr. Josef Pröll, Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management

  Belgium
            Mrs. Hilde Crevits, Minister of Public Works, Energy, Environment and Nature
            Ms. Evelyne Huytebroeck, Ministre chargée de l’Environnement, de l’Energie et de la Politique de l’Eau 
            Mr. Paul Magnette, Ministre du Climat et de l'Energie

  Canada
            Mr. David McGovern, Assistant Deputy Minister, International Affairs, Enviornment Canada

  Czech Republic
            Mr. Jan Dusik, 1st Deputy Minister and Director General

  Denmark (Vice-Chair)
            Ms. Connie Hedegaard, Minister for Climate and Energy
            Mr. Troels Lund Poulsen, Minister for the Environment

  Finland 
            Ms. Paula Lehtomäki, Minister for the Environment

  France
            M. Jean-Louis Borloo, Ministre d’Etat, Ministre de l'Ecologie, de l'Energie, du Développement durable et de l'Aménagement du Territoire

            Mr. Brice Lalonde, Ambassadeur chargé des négociations internationales sur le changement climatique

  Germany    
            Mr. Matthias Machnig, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

  Greece 
            Mr. Evangelos Baltas, General Secretary of Hellenic Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works

  Hungary 
            Mr. Péter Gottfried, Ambassador, Permanent Representative

  Iceland
            Ms. Thorunn Sveinbjarnardottir, Minister of the Environment

  Ireland
            Dr. Tom O'Mahony, Assistant Secretary, Department of the Environment and Local Government

  Italy (Chair)
            Mr. Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio, Minister of the Environment, Land and Sea

  Japan (Vice-Chair)
            Mr. Toshiro Kojima, Vice Minister for Global Environmental Affairs

  Korea
            Mr. MAANEE LEE, Minister of Environment

  Luxembourg
            Mr. Georges Santer, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

  Mexico (Vice-Chair)
            Dr. Fernando Tudela, Vice Minister for Planning and Environmental Policy and Principal Negotiator of Climate Change Issues

  Netherlands
            Ms. Jacqueline Cramer, Minister for Environment and Spatial Planning

  New Zealand 
            Ms. Prue Densem, Acting General Manager, Central Government Policy Group, Ministry for the Environment

  Norway
            Mr. Erik Solheim, Minister of the Environment

  Poland 
            Mr. Maciej Nowicki, Minister of the Environment

  Portugal (Vice-Chair)
            Mr. Francisco Nunes Correia, Minister for Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development

  Slovak Republic
            Mme. Jana Kotova, Ambassadeur, Représentant Permanent

  Spain 
            Mme. Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Secrétaire d'État au Changement Climatique, Ministère de l'Environnement, du Milieu Rural et Marin

  Sweden 
            Mr. Andreas Carlgren, Minister for the Environment

  Switzerland
            Mr. Bruno Oberle, State Secretary, Federal Departement of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication

  Turkey
            Mr. Hasan Sarikaya, Undersecretary, Ministry of Environment and Forestry

  United Kingdom
            Mr. Phil Woolas, Minister of State for the Environment

            Mr. David Lyscom, Ambassador, Permanent Representative

  United States (Vice-Chair)       
            Mr. Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency

  European Commission         
            Mr. Jos Delbeke, Deputy Director General for Environment

Non-members, social partners and observers

Non-members

Brazil, Chile, China, Estonia, India, Indonesia, Israel, the Russian Federation, Slovenia and South Africa were invited to attend all sessions.

• Brazil
  Mr. Demétrio  Bueno de Carvalho, Minister Counsellor, Head of the Economic and OECD Section
• Chile
  Ms. Ana Lya Uriarte, Minister of Environment 
• People's Republic of China
  Mr. Jian ZHOU, Vice Minister of Environmental Protection 
• Estonia
  Ms. Rita Annus, Deputy Minister of the Environment
• Indonesia
  Ms. Liana Bratasida, Deputy Minister for Environment 
• Israel
  Mr. Gideon Ezra, Minister of Environment Protection 
• Slovenia
  Mr. Janez Podobnik, Minister of the Environment and Spatial Planning
  Dr. Janez Šumrada, Ambassador of Slovenia in France
• South Africa
  Mr. Marthinus Van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
  Mrs. Nomasonto Maria Sibanda-Thusi, Ambassador South Africa in France

Social partners

The social partners have been invited to attend Session I and Session III.

Observers

The Council of Europe, UNCSD, UNDP, UNECE, UNFCCC, UNEP, World Bank, WHO and WTO were invited to attend Session II.

• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  Ms. Sylvie Lemmet, Director, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics 
   

OECD Secretariat

• Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General
• Mr. Aart Jan DE GEUS, Deputy Secretary-General
• Ms. Thelma J. Askey, Deputy Secretary-General
• Mr. Mari AMANO, Deputy Secretary-General
• Mr. Lorents Lorentsen, OECD Environment Director