IORA Chair

The Council of Ministers, on voluntary offer by Member States, elects a Chair of the Association for a period of two years. If there is no voluntary offer, the Chair is elected on the basis of geographical consideration.

The term of office of the incoming Chair commences at the beginning of the meeting of the Council of Ministers, when the term of office of the incumbent Chair expires.

The incoming Chair is the Member State that served as the Vice-Chair of the Association during the term of office of the incumbent Chair.

The role of the Chair is to arrange, coordinate, host and preside over the meetings of the Council, the meetings of the Committee of Senior Officials and any other meetings as mandated by the Council.

The following listed Member States below are the States which occupied the position of Chair in the years since the creation of the Association.