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First Woman President of CEMR

At the CEMR Policy Committee meeting in Prague (Czech Republic), on 2 December 2013, Ms Anne Marie Jorritsma was elected as the first woman President of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) for a period of three years.

Anne-Marie Jorristma is also Mayor of Almere (the Netherlands) and President of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) and has previously held the positions of Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of Economic Affairs (1998-2002).

In addition, CEMR has renewed the members of its Policy Committee. The new rule on gender balance of the elected members in the statutory bodies, introduced in January 2013, was reached. 44% of the elected members are women and 56% are men.  

Please visit the website of CEMR for further information about the Policy Committee meeting.