Board of Governors

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. Read the Rules of Procedure of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank.

Pranab Mukherjee
(Chair)

Dimitri Gvindadze
(Vice Chair)

Beatrice Maser Mallor
(Vice Chair)

Member Governor Alternate Governor
Afghanistan Omar Zakhilwal Abdul Qadeer Fitrat
Armenia Tigran Davtyan Karine Minasyan
Australia Wayne Swan, MP Bernie Ripoll, MP
Austria Maria Fekter Günther Schönleitner
Azerbaijan Samir Sharifov Shahin Mustafayev
Bangladesh Abul Maal A. Muhith Iqbal Mahmood
Belgium Steven Vanackere Gino Alzetta
Bhutan Wangdi Norbu Nim Dorji
Brunei Darussalam Pehin Dato Abdul Rahman Ibrahim Nazmi Mohamad
Cambodia Keat Chhon Aun Porn Moniroth
Canada John Baird Rob Stewart
China, People's Republic of Xie Xuren Li Yong
Cook Islands Mark Brown Richard Neves
Denmark Susan Ulbæk Martin Bille Hermann
Fiji Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama Barry Whiteside
Finland Anne Sipilainen Pasi Hellman
France Francois Baroin Ramon Fernandez
Georgia Dimitri Gvindadze Vera Kobalia
Germany Gudrun Kopp Wilfried Steinheuer
Hong Kong, China John Tsang Chun-wah Norman Chan
India Pranab Mukherjee R. Gopalan
Indonesia Agus D.W. Martowardojo Armida Alisjahbana
Ireland Michael Noonan T.D. Paul Ryan
Italy Prof. Ignazio Visco Carlo Monticelli
Japan Jun Azumi Masaaki Shirakawa
Kazakhstan Kairat Nematovich Kelimbetov Ruslan Erbolatovich Dalenov
Kiribati Natan Teewe Atanteora Beiatau
Korea, Republic of Jaewan Bahk Choongsoo Kim
Kyrgyz Republic Djoomart Otorbaev Akylbek Japarov
Lao PDR Phouphet Khamphounvong Sonexay Sitphaxay
Luxembourg Luc Frieden Arsene Jacoby
Malaysia Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak Tan Sri Dr. Wan Abdul Aziz bin Wan Abdullah
Maldives Honorable Ali Hashim Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Rasheed
Marshall Islands Dennis Momotaro Amon Tibon
Micronesia, Federated States of (Vacant) Lorin Robert
Mongolia Khayankhyarvaa Damdin Purevdorj Lkhasuren
Myanmar Hla Tun Daw Myat Myat So
Nauru, Republic of David Adeang, MP Seve Paeniu
Nepal Hari Raj Khewa Limbu Krishnahari Baskota
The Netherlands Ben Knapen Rob Swartbol
New Zealand Bill English Gabriel Makhlouf
Norway Arvinn Eikeland Gadgil Aud Lise Norheim
Pakistan Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Dr. Waqar Masood Khan
Palau Kerai Mariur Marino Rechensengel
Papua New Guinea Don Polye Simon Tosali
Philippines Cesar V. Purisima Amando M. Tetangco, Jr.
Portugal Vitor Gaspar Maria Luis de Albuquerque
Samoa Faumuina Tiatia Liuga Tupaimatuna lulai Lavea
Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam Peter Ong Boon Kwee
Solomon Islands Rick N. Houenipwela Shadrach Fanega
Spain Luis de Guindos Jurado José Manuel Campa Fernández
Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa P.B. Jayasundera
Sweden Hanna Hellquist Per Orneus
Switzerland Beatrice Maser Mallor Willi Graf
Taipei,China Fai-nan Perng Ming-Chung Tseng
Tajikistan Matlubkhon S. Davlatov Mr. Khamdam Tagoimurodov
Thailand Kittiratt Na-Ranong Dr. Areepong Bhoocha-oom
Timor-Leste Emilia Pires Joao Mendes Goncalves
Tonga Lisiate 'Aloveita' Akolo Tiofilusi Tiueti
Turkey İbrahim H. Çanakcı Evren Dilekli
Turkmenistan Tuvakmammet Japarov Muhammetgeldi Atayev
Tuvalu Lotoala Metia Minute Alapati Taupo
United Kingdom Andrew Mitchell Alan Duncan
United States Timothy Geithner Robert D. Hormats
Uzbekistan Rustam Azimov (Vacant)
Vanuatu Moana Kalosil Carcasses George Singara Maniuri
Viet Nam Nguyen Van Bin Le Minh Hung

As of 23 May 2012