Council Sessions, 1947-present

The ITU Council is composed of ITU Member States elected by the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference for a term of office. The Council meets annually in an "ordinary session" at the ITU headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. In addition, extraordinary sessions may be convened to deal with specific matters – these are sometimes referred to as "additional" or "special" sessions. Since 1998, an extraordinary session of the newly elected Council has been held the day after a plenipotentiary conference to prepare the next ordinary session of the Council.

At the first meeting of each ordinary session, a Chair and a Vice-Chair are elected on the basis of geographical rotation within the ITU administrative regions. During his/her time in office, the Chair organizes the work of the Council and may be called upon to take the necessary steps to convene additional sessions, hold consultations, or take decisions.

How to use this interactive list:

▷ Search for a chair or ITU Member State by entering a name in the search box. 

▷ Sort by date by using the arrows at the top of the “Session Year” column.

▷ Sort by ITU Member State by using the arrows at the top of the “Country of the Chair” column.

▷ Filter the list by using the filters on the left side of the screen (“Country of the Chair,” “Term period,” and/or "Region of the Chair").​

Learn more:

● Council Terms​​ - Interactive list of the ITU Member States elected for each Council term​

● ITU Council - Historical highlights

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