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The Committee on Social Economic and Cultural Rights is composed of 18 independent experts who are persons of high moral character and recognized competence in the field of human rights.

Members are elected for a term of four years by States parties in accordance with ECOSOC Resolution 1985/17 of 28 May 1985. Members serve in their personal capacity and may be re-elected if nominated.

The current membership of the Committee on Social Economic and Cultural Rights (as of 1 January 2009):

Name
Nationality
Term expires
Mr. Mohamed Ezzeldin ABDEL-MONEIM (Vice-chairperson) Egypt 31.12.2012
Mr. Clement ATANGANA Cameroon 31.12.2010
Ms. Rocío BARAHONA RIERA Costa Rica 31.12.2012
Ms. Virginia BONOAN-DANDAN Philippines 31.12.2010
Ms. Maria Virginia BRAS GOMES (Vice-chairperson) Portugal 31.12.2010
Mr. Chandrashekhar DASGUPTA India 31.12.2010
Mr. Azzouz KERDOUN Algeria 31.12.2010
Mr. Yuri KOLOSOV Russian Federation 31.12.2010
Mr. Zdislaw KEDZIA (Rapporteur) Poland 31.12.2012
Mr. Jaime MARCHAN ROMERO (Chairperson) Ecuador 31.12.2010
Mr. Sergei MARTYNOV Belarus 31.12.2012
Mr. Ariranga Govindasamy PILLAY Mauritius 31.12.2012
Mr. Eibe RIEDEL Germany 31.12.2010
Mr. Nikolaas Jan SCHRIJVER Netherlands 31.12.2012
Mr. Walid SA'DI (Vice-chairperson) Jordan 31.12.2012
Mr. Daode ZHAN China 31.12.2012
Mr. Philippe TEXIER France 31.12.2012
Mr. Alvaro TIRADO MEJIA Colombia 31.12.2010
 
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