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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women - Membership

A total of 104 experts have served as members of the Committee since 1992.

The officers of the Committee consist of a Chairperson, three Vice-Chairpersons and a Rapporteur. Office-bearers serve for two year terms and are eligible for re-election “provided that the principle of rotation is upheld”.

Membership of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women
[ As of 1 March 2008 ]*/

Name	Nationality	Term expires
Ms. Ferdous Ara Begum	(Bangladesh)	31.12.2010
Ms. Magalys Arocha Dominguez	(Cuba)	31.12.2008
Ms. Meriem Belmihoub-Zerdani	(Algeria)	31.12.2010
Ms. Saisuree Chutikul	(Thailand)	31.12.2010
Ms. Dorcas Coker-Appiah	(Ghana)	31.12.2010
Ms. Mary Shanthi Dairiam (Rapporteur)	(Malaysia)	31.12.2008
Mr. Cornelis Flinterman	(Netherlands)	31.12.2010
Ms. Naela Mohamed Gabre (Vice-Chairperson)	(Egypt)	31.12.2010
Ms. Françoise Gaspard (Vice-Chairperson)	(France)	31.12.2008
Ms. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari	(Israel)	31.12.2010
Ms. Tiziana Maiolo	(Italy)	31.12.2008
Ms. Violeta Neubauer	(Slovenia)	31.12.2010
Ms. Pramila Patten	(Mauritius)	31.12.2010
Ms. Silvia Pimentel	(Brazil)	31.12.2008
Ms. Yoko Hayashi	(Japan)	31.12.2010
Ms. Hanna Beate Schöpp-Schilling	(Germany)	31.12.2008
Ms. Heisoo Shin	(Republic of Korea)	31.12.2008
Ms. Glenda P. Simms (Vice-Chairperson)	(Jamaica)	31.12.2008
Ms. Dubravka Šimonović (Chairperson)	(Croatia)	31.12.2010
Ms. Anamah Tan	(Singapore)	31.12.2008
Ms. Maria Regina Tavares da Silva	(Portugal)	31.12.2008
Ms. Zou Xiaoqiao	(China)	31.12.2008

* Ms. Hazel Gumede Shelton ( South Africa) was elected at the fourteenth meeting of States parties in June 2006 to serve until 31 December 2010. Ms. Shelton resigned in 2007 and another expert will be appointed by South Africa in accordance with article 17, paragraph 7.

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