Who's Who

Please note this is a DRAFT LIST subject to change. The missing names will be added as soon as they are confirmed.

Last updated on 03 May 2005

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1. CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIRS OF THE MINISTERIAL MEETING

Chair:

            Sweden
            Mr. Göran PERSSON, Prime Minister
            Ms. Mona SAHLIN, Minister for Sustainable Development
            Mr. Thomas ÖSTROS, Minister for Industry and Trade
            Mr. Pär NUDER, Minister for Finance

Vice-Chairs:

            United States
            Mr. Samuel W. BODMAN, Secretary of Energy
            Mr. Rob PORTMAN, US Trade Representative
            Mr. Peter F. ALGEIER, Deputy US Trade Representative
            Mr. E. Anthony WAYNE, Assistant Secretary of State  for Economic and Business Affairs
            Japan
            Mr. Nobutaka MACHIMURA, Minister for Foreign Affairs 
            Mr. Shoichi NAKAGAWA, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
            Mr. Koya NISHIKAWA, Senior Vice-Minister, Cabinet Office
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2. OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES

  Australia
            Mr. Mark VAILE MP, Minister for Trade
            Mr. Ian MACFARLANE MP, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources (Chair IEA ministerial)

  Austria
            Mr. Alfred FINZ, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance

  Belgium
            Mr. Marc VERWILGHEN, Minister for the Economy, Energy, Foreign Trade and Science Policy
            Mr. Didier DONFUT, State Secretary for European Affairs, Deputy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

  Canada
            Mr. George R.M. ANDERSON, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada

  Czech Republic 
            Mr. Martin JAHN, Vice Prime Minister, Economic Affairs
            Mr. Miroslav SOMOL, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
            Mr. Tomáš PROUZA, Deputy Minister of Finance
            Mr. Martin PECINA, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade

  Denmark
           
Mr. Flemming HANSEN, Minister for Transport and Energy
            Mr. Birger RIIS-JØRGENSEN, State Secretary, The Danish Trade Council,
            Ministry of Foreign Affairs
            Mr. Per CALLESEN, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance
            Mr. Hans Jorgen KOCH, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Energistyrelsen

  Finland 
           
Mrs. Paula LEHTOMÄKI, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
            Mr. Pertti RAUHIO, Secretary of State, Ministry of Finance
            Mr. Taisto TURUNEN, Director General for Energy, Ministry of Trade and Industry

  France 
            Mr. Patrick DEVEDJIAN, Minister-delegate for Industry, attached to the Minister for
            the Economy, Finance and Industry
            Mr. François Loos, Ministre-delegate for Foreign Trade, attached to the Minister for
            the Economy, Finance and Industry
            Mr. Xavier DARCOS, Minister-delegate for Cooperation, Development and the
            French-Speaking Countries, attached to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

  Germany
            Dr Bernd PFAFFENBACH, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour          

  Greece 
            Mr. George ALOGOSKOUFIS, Minister of Economy and Finance
            Mr. Dimitris SIOUFAS, Minister of Development

  Hungary
           
Mr. János KÓKA, Minister of Economy and Transport

  Iceland
            Mr. Geir H. HAARDE, Minister of Finance            

  Ireland
            Mr. Noel DEMPSEY T.D., Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
            Mr. Michael AHERN T.D., Minister for Trade and Commerce
            Mr. Tom PARLON, TD., Minister of State, Department of Finance           

  Italy
            Mr. Claudio SCAJOLA, Minister for Productive Activities
            Mr. Mario BALDASSARRI, Deputy-Minister for Economy and Finance

  Japan (Vice-Chair)
            Mr. Nobutaka MACHIMURA, Minister for Foreign Affairs 
            Mr. Shoichi NAKAGAWA, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
            Mr. Koya NISHIKAWA, Senior Vice-Minister, Cabinet Office           

  Korea
           
Mr. Hyun Chong KIM, Minister of Trade
            Mr. Byung-won PARK, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance and Economy
            Mr. Won-Gul LEE, Deputy Minister of Energy and Resources, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy

  Luxembourg
           
Mr. Jeannot Krecké, Ministre de l'Economie et du Commerce extérieur, Ministre des Sports

  Mexico
           
Mr. Francisco GIL DÍAZ, Secretary of Finance
            Mr. Fernando CANALES, Secretary of Economy
            Mr. Fernando ELIZONDO-BARRAGAN, Secretary of Energy
            Dr. Irma A. GÓMEZ CAVAZOS, Assistant Minister,
            Economic Relations and International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs            

  Netherlands
           
Mr. Laurens Jan BRINKHORST, Minister of Economic Affairs
            Ms. Karien VAN GENNIP, State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Minister for Foreign Trade

  New Zealand 
            Hon. Jim SUTTON, Minister of Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, Minister for Trade Negotiations and Associate Minister for Rural Affairs
            Hon. Harry James DUYNHOVEN, Associate Minister of Energy
            Mr. Crawford FALCONER, Chief Trade Negotiator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  Norway
           
Mr. Jan PETERSEN, Minister of Foreign Affairs
            Mr. Oystein BØRMER, State Secretary, Ministry of Finance
            Mrs. Elisabeth BERGE, Secretary General, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

  Poland
           
Mr. Jacek PIECHOTA, Minister of Economic Affairs and Labour
            Mr. Miroslaw ZIELINSKI, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Labour    

  Portugal
           
Mr. Manuel PINHO, Minister of Economy and Innovation

  Slovak Republic 
            Mr. Vladimír TVAROšKA, State Secretary, Ministry of Finance
            Mr. László POMOTHY, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy

  Spain
            Mr. Perdro SOLBES, Vice-President and Minister of Economy and Finance
            Mr. David VEGARA FIGUERAS, Secretary of State for Economic Affairs,
            Ministry of Economy and Finance
            Mr. Antonio Fernández SEGURA, Secretary General for Energy, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce
            Mr. Alfredo BONET, Secretary General for Commerce, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce

  Sweden (Chair)
            Mr. Göran PERSSON, Prime Minister
            Ms. Mona SAHLIN, Minister for Sustainable Development
            Mr. Thomas ÖSTROS, Minister for Industry and Trade
            Mr. Pär NUDER, Minister for Finance

  Switzerland
           
Mr. Moritz LEUENBERGER, Conseiller fédéral, Chef du Département fédéral de l'environnement, des transports, de l'énergie et de la communication
            Mr. Joseph DEISS, Minister of Economic Affairs
            Mr. Jean-Daniel GERBER, State Secretary for Economic Affairs

  Turkey
           
Mr. Kürşad TÜZMEN, State Minister and MP responsible for Trade Issues
            Mr. Kemal UNAKITAN, Minister of Finance
            Mr. Mehmet Hilmi GÜLER, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources

  United Kingdom
            Mr.Edmund HOSKER, Director General, Fair Markets Group, Department of Trade and Industry
            Ms. Joan MACNAUGHTON, Director General for Energy, Department of Trade and Industry
            Mr. Creon  A. J. C.  BUTLER, Chief Economist and Director Economic Policy,
            Foreign and Commonwealth Office
            Mr. Stephen PICKFORD CB, Director, International Finance at HM Treasury

  United States (Vice-Chair)
            Mr. Samuel W. BODMAN, Secretary of Energy
            Mr. Rob PORTMAN, US Trade Representative
            Mr. Peter F. ALLGEIER, Deputy US Trade Representative
            Mr. E. Anthony WAYNE, Assistant Secretary of State  for Economic and Business Affairs
            Ms. Linnet DEILY, Deputy US Trade Representative

  European Commission 
            Mr. Joaquin ALMUNIA, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs
            Mr. Peter MANDELSON, Commissioner for Trade
            Ms. Mariann FISCHER BOEL, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
            Mr. Andris PIEBALGS, Commissioner for Energy

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3. NON-MEMBERS / SOCIAL PARTNERS / OBSERVERS

A. NON-MEMBERS

           ARGENTINA
           Mr. Roberto Lavagna, Minister of Economy

           BRAZIL
           Mr. Celso AMORIM, Minister of External Relations

           CHILE
           Mr. Ignacio WALKER, Minister of External Relations

           CHINA
           Mr. Bo XILAI, Minister of Commerce

           EGYPT
           Mr. Rachid Mohammed RACHID, Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade

           HONG KONG, CHINA
           Mr. John TSANG, Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology

           INDIA
           Mr. Kamal NATH, Minister of Commerce and Industry

           INDONESIA
           Dr. Marie Elka PANGESTU, Minister for Trade

           KENYA
           Dr. MMukhisa KITUYI, Minister for Trade and Industry

           RUSSIA
           Mr. Yuri FEDEDOTOV, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

           RWANDA
           Prof. Manasseh NSHUTI, Minister of Commerce, Industry, Investment Promotion,
           Tourism and Cooperatives

           SOUTH AFRICA
           Mr Mandisi MPAHLWA, Minister of Trade and Industry

           ZAMBIA
           Mr. Dipak PATEL, Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry

B. SOCIAL PARTNERS

Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC)
Mr. Jin Roy RYU, Poongsan Corporation, Chairman and CEO, BIAC Chair

Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC)
Mr. John SWEENEY, President, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), TUAC President

C. OBSERVERS

          World Trade Organisation
          Mr. Supachai PANITCHPAKDI, Director-General

          International Monetary Fund
          Mr. Rodrigo de RATO y FIGAREDO, Managing Director

          World Bank
          Mr. Danny LEIPZIGER, Vice President,
          Head of the  Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network

          European Free Trade Association
          Mr. William ROSSIER, Secretary General

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4. OECD SECRETARIAT

Mr. Donald J. JOHNSTON, Secretary-General
Mr. Herwig SCHLÖGL, Deputy Secretary-General
Mr. Richard E. HECKLINGER, Deputy Secretary-General
Ms. Berglind ÁSGEIRSDÓTTIR, Deputy Secretary-General
Mr. Kiyotaka AKASAKA, Deputy Secretary-General

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