Board of Governors
Updated: 20 November 2008
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 67 members of the ADB Board of Governors (48 from the Asia-Pacific and 19 from outside the region) are as follows.
Sri Mulyani Indrawati
(Chair)
Susan Ulbæk
(Vice Chair)
Nika Gilauri
(Vice Chair)
| Member |
Governor |
Alternate Governor |
| Afghanistan |
Anwar Ul-Haq Ahady |
Wahidullah Shahrani |
| Armenia |
Nerses Yeritsyan |
Vahram Ghushchyan |
| Australia |
Wayne Swan, MP |
Bob McMullan, MP |
| Austria |
Wilhelm Molterer |
Marcus Heinz |
| Azerbaijan |
Heydar Babayev |
Samir Sharifov |
| Bangladesh |
A.B. Mirza Md. Azizul Islam |
Md. Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan |
| Belgium |
Didier Reynders |
Gino Alzetta |
| Bhutan |
Wangdi Norbu |
Nim Dorji |
| Brunei Darussalam |
Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Ibrahim |
Dato Ali Apong |
| Cambodia |
Keat Chhon |
Aun Porn Moniroth |
| Canada |
David Emerson |
James A. Haley |
| China, People's Republic of |
Xie Xuren
| Li Yong |
| Cook Islands |
Terepai Maoate |
Sholan Ivaiti |
| Denmark |
Susan Ulbæk |
Martin Bille Hermann |
| Fiji Islands, The Republic of the |
Mahendra Pal Chaudhry |
Savenaca Narube |
| Finland |
Marjatta Rasi |
Pasi Hellman |
| France |
Christine Lagarde |
Xavier Musca |
| Georgia |
Nika Gilauri |
George Arveladze |
| Germany |
Karin Kortmann |
Rolf Wenzel |
| Hong Kong, China |
John Tsang Chun-wah |
Joseph Yam |
| India |
P. Chidambaram |
Ashok Chawla |
| Indonesia |
Sri Mulyani Indrawati |
Paskah Suzetta |
| Ireland |
Brian Lenihan, T.D. |
Carmel Keane |
| Italy |
Mario Draghi |
Carlo Monticelli |
| Japan |
Shoichi Nakagawa |
Masaaki Shirakawa |
| Kazakhstan |
Bakhyt Turlyhanovich Sultanov |
Daulet Sovetovich Saudabayev |
| Kiribati |
Natan Teewe |
Teea Tira |
| Korea, Republic of |
Man Soo Kang |
Seongtae Lee |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
Kalimbetova Tajikan Borbugulovna |
Japarov Akylbek Usenbekovich |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Somdy Douangdy |
Somphao Phaysith |
| Luxembourg |
Jean-Louis Schiltz |
Arsene Jacoby |
| Malaysia |
Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak |
Dato' Dr. Wan Abdul Aziz bin Wan Abdullah |
| Maldives |
Mohamed Jaleel |
Riluwan Shareef |
| Marshall Islands |
Jack J. Ading |
Amon Tibon |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
Finley S. Perman |
Lorin Robert |
| Mongolia |
Bayartsogt Sangajav |
Alag Batsukh |
| Myanmar, The Union of |
Hla Tun |
Daw Myo Nwe |
| Nauru, Republic of |
Kieren Keke |
Adrian Chippendale |
| Nepal |
Babu Ram Bhattarai |
VACANT |
| The Netherlands |
Bert Koenders |
Ruud Treffers |
| New Zealand |
Bill English |
John Whitehead |
| Norway |
Hakon Arald Gulbrandsen |
Henrik Harboe |
| Pakistan |
Naveed Qammar |
Junaid Iqbal Ch. |
| Palau |
Elbuchel Sadang |
Marino Rechesengel |
| Papua New Guinea |
Patrick Pruaitch |
Simon Tosali |
| Philippines |
Margarito B. Teves |
Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. |
| Portugal, Republic of |
Fernando Teixeira dos Santos |
Carlos Costa Pina |
| Samoa |
Nickel Lee-Hang |
Hinauri Petana |
| Singapore |
Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
Teo Ming Kian |
| Solomon Islands |
Snyder Rini |
Shadrach Fanega |
| Spain |
Pedro Solbes Mira |
David Vegara Figueras |
| Sri Lanka |
Mahinda Rajapaksa |
P. B. Jayasundera |
| Sweden |
Joakim Stymne |
Anders Bengtcén |
| Switzerland |
Jorg Al. Reding |
Edita Vokral |
| Taipei,China |
Fai-nan Perng |
Ming-Chung Tseng |
| Tajikistan |
Matlubkhon S. Davlatov |
Mr. Kh.Kh Tagoimurodov |
| Thailand |
Suchart Thada-Thamrongvech |
Suparut Kawatkul |
| Timor-Leste, The Democratic Republic of |
Emilia Pires |
Joao Mendes Goncalves |
| Tonga |
H.E. Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele |
Aisake Eke |
| Turkey |
Mr. İbrahim H. Çanakcı |
Memduh Aslan Akçay |
| Turkmenistan |
Guvanchmurad Geoklenov |
Muhammetgeldi Atayev |
| Tuvalu |
Lotoala Metia |
Aunese Makoi Simati |
| United Kingdom |
Douglas Alexander |
Michael Foster |
| United States |
Henry M. Paulson, Jr. |
Reuben Jeffery III |
| Uzbekistan |
Saidakhmat Rakhimov |
Ulugbek Rozukulov |
| Vanuatu |
Willie Jimmy Tapangararua |
Simeon Athy |
| Viet Nam |
Nguyen Van Giau |
Nguyen Van Binh |
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