Decision on Appointment of AU Commissioners

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
Assembly/AU/Dec.190 (X)
Regional Body / Author
Assembly of the African Union
Date
2 February 2008
Language
English
Type
Statement

DECISION ON APPOINTMENT OF AU COMMISSIONERS

The Assembly:

  1. TAKES NOTE of the election by the Executive Council of the Commissioners of the AU Commission;

  2. APPOINTS the following persons as Commissioner of the African Union;

a)

Mr. Ramtane LAMAMRA (Algeria)

Peace and Security Portfolio

b)

Mrs. Julia Dolly JOINER (The -

Political Affairs


Gambia

Portfolio

c)

Mrs. Elham Mahmood Ahmed -

Infrastructure and


IBRAHIM (Egypt)

Energy Portfolio

d)

Mrs. Bience Philomina GAWANAS -

Social Affairs


(Namibia)

Portfolio

e)

Mr. Jean Pierre Onvehoun EZIN -

Human Resources,


(Benin)

Science and

Technology Portfolio

f)

Mrs. Elizabeth TANKEU (Cameroon) -

Trade and Industry Portfolio

g)

Mr. M. Maxwell MKWEZALAMBA -

Economic Affairs


(Malawi)

portfolio



  1. CONGRATULATES the newly elected Commissioners;

  2. DECIDES that the Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture shall be elected from among female candidates from the Eastern Region;

  3. AUTHORIZES the Executive Council to elect and appoint a Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture during its forthcoming Extraordinary Session and report to the 11th Ordinary Session of the Assembly;

  4. DECIDES that the elected Commissioners who did not take the Oath of Office during the current session of the Assembly should do so before the Chairperson of the Commission.

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