Board of Governors
As of 22 April 2002
Article 28 of the ADB Charter vests all the powers of the institution in the Board of Governors, which in turn delegates these powers to the Board of Directors, except for those powers reserved for the Board of Governors in the Charter.
The Board of Governors meets formally once a year in ADB's Annual Meeting.
The 60 members of the ADB Board of Governors (43 from the Asia-Pacific and 17 from outside the region) are as follows.
Xiang Huaicheng
(People's Republic of China) (Chairperson)
Satu Hassi
(Finland) (Vice-Chairperson)
Ismail Shafeeu
(Maldives) (Vice-Chairperson)
| MEMBER |
GOVERNOR |
ALTERNATE GOVERNOR |
| Afghanistan |
Hedayat Amin Arsala |
Sami Wali |
| Australia |
Peter Costello |
Chris Gallus |
| Austria |
Karl-Heinz Grasser |
Thomas Wieser |
| Azerbaijan |
Avaz Alekperov |
Vadim Khubanov |
| Bangladesh |
M. Saifur Rahman |
Anisul Huq Chowdhury |
| Belgium |
Didier Reynders |
Gino Alzetta |
| Bhutan |
Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba |
Sonam Wangchuk |
| Cambodia |
Keat Chhon |
Ouk Rabun |
| Canada |
William Graham |
Bruce Montador |
| China, People's Republic of |
Xiang Huaicheng |
Jin Liqun |
| Cook Islands |
Geoffrey A. Henry |
Kevin Carr |
| Denmark |
Carsten Staur |
Ove Ullerup |
| Fiji Islands |
Jone Yavala Kubuabola |
Savenaca Narube |
| Finland |
Satu Hassi |
Pertti Majanen |
| France |
Laurent Fabius |
Jean-Pierre Jouyet |
| Germany |
Uschi Eid |
Rolf Wenzel |
| Hong Kong, China |
Antony Leung Kam Chung |
Joseph Yam |
| India |
Yashwant Sinha |
C. M. Vasudev |
| Indonesia |
Dr. Boediono |
Syahril Sabirin |
| Italy |
Antonio Fazio |
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi |
| Japan |
Masajuro Shiokawa |
Masaru Hayami |
| Kazakhstan |
Mazhit Yessenbayev |
Arman Dunayev |
| Kiribati |
Beniamina Tinga |
Tebwe Ietaake |
| Korea, Republic of |
Yun-Churl Jeon |
Seung Park |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
Bolot Abildaev |
Kurmanbek Ukulov |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Soukanh Mahalath |
Phoupheth Khamphounvong |
| Malaysia |
Dato Seri Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad |
Tan Sri Dr. Samsudin bin Hitam |
| Maldives |
Ismail Shafeeu |
Riluwan Shareef |
| Marshall Islands |
Michael Konelios |
Amon Tibon |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
John Ehsa |
Lorin Robert |
| Mongolia |
Chultemiin Ulaan |
Ochirbat Chuluunbat |
| Myanmar |
Khin Maung Thein |
Soe Lin |
| Nauru |
Aloysius Amwano |
Alexander Deiye |
| Nepal |
Ram Sharan Mahat |
Bimal P. Koirala |
| Netherlands |
Gerrit Zalm |
Eveline L. Herfkens |
| New Zealand |
Michael Cullen |
Alan Bollard |
| Norway |
Olav Kjørven |
Age Grutle |
| Pakistan |
Shaukat Aziz |
Nawid Ahsan |
| Papua New Guinea |
Mekere Morauta |
Robert Igara |
| Philippines |
Jose Isidro N. Camacho |
Rafael Buenaventura |
| Samoa |
Misa Telefoni Retzlaff |
Hinauri Petana |
| Singapore |
BG Lee Hsien Loong |
Lim Siong Guan |
| Solomon Islands |
Laurie Chan |
Shadrach Fanega |
| Spain |
Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo |
Juan Costa Climent |
| Sri Lanka |
K. N. Choksy |
Charitha Ratwatte |
| Sweden |
Gun-Britt Andersson |
Gunilla Olsson |
| Switzerland |
Oscar Knapp |
Rudolph Dannecker |
| Taipei,China |
Fai-nan Perng |
Susan S. Chang |
| Tajikistan |
Gulomjon Babaev |
Iskandar Davlatov |
| Thailand |
Somkid Jatusripitak |
Somchainuk Engtrakul |
| Tonga |
Siosiua T.T. 'Utoikamanu |
Aisake Eke |
| Turkey |
Faik Öztrak |
Aydin Karaöz |
| Turkmenistan |
Enebay Geldiyevna Atayeva |
Seitbay Kandymov |
| Tuvalu |
Saufatu Sopoanga |
Solofa Uota |
| United Kingdom |
Clare Short |
Hilary Benn |
| United States |
Paul H. O'Neill |
Alan P. Larson |
| Uzbekistan |
Rustam Azimov |
Mamarizo Nurmuratov |
| Vanuatu |
Joe Bomal Carlo |
Jeffery Wilfred |
| Viet Nam |
Le Duc Thuy |
Duong Thu Huong |
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