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The Committee on Economic, Social 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 Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (as of 1 January 2013):

Name

Nationality

Term expires

Mr. Aslan Khuseinovich ABASHIDZE

Russian Federation

31.12.2014

Mr. Mohamed Ezzeldin ABDEL-MONEIM*

Egypt

31.12.2016

Mr. Clement ATANGANA

Cameroon

31.12.2014

Ms. Maria-Virginia BRAS GOMES (Rapporteur)

Portugal

31.12.2014

Ms. Jun CONG*

China

31.12.2016

Mr. Chandrashekhar DASGUPTA (Vice-Chairperson)

India

31.12.2014

Mr. Zdzislaw KEDZIA (Chairperson) *

Poland

31.12.2016

Mr. Azzouz KERDOUN (Vice-Chairperson)

Algeria

31.12.2014

Mr. Mikel MANCISIDOR

Spain

31.12.2016

Mr. Jaime MARCHAN ROMERO

Ecuador

31.12.2014

Mr. Sergei MARTYNOV*

Belarus

31.12.2016

Mr. Ariranga Govindasamy PILLAY

Mauritius

31.12.2016

Ms. Lydia Carmelita RAVENBERG

Suriname

31.12.2016

Mr. Renato Zerbini RIBEIRO LEÃO (Vice-Chairperson)

Brazil

31.12.2014

Mr. Waleed SADI

Jordan

31.12.2016

Mr. Nicolaas SCHRIJVER

Netherlands

31.12.2016

Ms. Heisoo SHIN

Republic of Korea

31.12.2014

Mr. Alvaro TIRADO MEJIA

Colombia

31.12.2014

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* Members who were re-elected and whose terms will continue from 1 January 2013 through to 31 December 2016.

 
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