San Antonio
United States
Board of Directors
Members of the OWHC Board of Directors 2024-2026
The Board of Directors is composed of eight (8) Mayors from eight (8) member cities in good standing, elected by the General Assembly every two years at the OWHC World Congresses. The President of the Organization is elected from the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall meet at least once (1) a year and shall ensure the execution of the decisions of the Members taken at the General Assembly, whose powers it shall exercise by delegation. In general, it shall have the power to take all actions necessary for the administration of the Organization and the achievement of its objectives.
President
Mr. Bruno Marchand
Mayor of Québec City (Canada)
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Quebec (Canada)
President of the OWHC
Vice-President
Mr. José María Bellido Roche
Mayor
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Cordoba (Spain)
Vice-President of the OWHC
Treasurer
Mr. Dirk De fauw
Mayor
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Brugge (Belgium)
Treasurer of the OWHC
Directors
Mr. José Gabriel do Álamo Meneses
Mayor
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Angra do Heroismo (Portugal)
Director of the OWHC
Mr. Aleksander Miszalski
Mayor
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Kraków (Poland)
Director of the OWHC
Mr. Cristian Zamora Matute
Mayor
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Cuenca (Ecuador)
Director of the OWHC
Mr. Mato Frankovic
Mayor
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Dubrovnik (Croatia)
Director of the OWHC
Mr. Ron Nirenberg
Mayor
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San Antonio (United States)
Director of the OWHC
Secretary General
In accordance with the General By-laws, the Secretary General attends Board meetings without the right to vote.
History of the Presidents since 1993
Quebec (Canada)
Jean-Paul L'Allier
1993-1999
Bergen (Norway)
Ingmar Ljones (1999) and Anne-Grete Strom-Erichsen
1999-2001
Toledo (Spain)
José Manuel Molina García
2001-2003
Rhodes (Greece)
George Giannopoulos
2003-2007
Cuenca (Ecuador)
Marcelo Cabrera Palacio
2007-2009
Beemster (Netherlands)
Harry N.G. Brinkman
2009-2013
Sintra (Portugal)
Basílio Horta
2013-2015
Lyon (France)
Gérard Collomb and Georges Képénékian
2015-2017
Quebec (Canada)
Régis Labeaume
2017-2019
Kraków (Poland)
Jacek Majchkrowski
2019-2022
Québec City (Canada)
Bruno Marchand
2022-2024
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