Committee
Composition of the CDDECS Committee
The CDDECS Committee consists of representatives from the member states of the Council of Europe. The governments of each member State designate one representative of the highest possible rank and expertise in the relevant fields. The representatives have responsibility at the national level for the planning, development and implementation of policies relevant to the work of the Committee and are appointed by their governments to co-ordinate at national level all elements of government policy relevant to the work of the Committee. Each member of the committee has one vote. Where a government designates more than one member, only one of them is entitled to take part in the voting.
Current members of the CDDECS Committee 2014-2015:
Chair / Présidente NETHERLANDS/PAYS-BAS Ms Carlien SCHEELE Equality Director Gender and LGBT Equality Ministry of Education, Culture and Science
Members: |
Vice-Chair /Vice-Président FRANCE Mr Alexis RINCKENBACH Chef Bureau des affaires européennes et internationales Direction générale de la cohésion sociale Ministère des affaires sociales
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ALBANIA/ALBANIE Ms Merita XHAFAJ General Director of Social Policies Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth |
ANDORRA/ANDORRE M. Joan Carles VILLAVERDE Chef de service d’attention Sociale Primaire Ministère de la Santé et du Bien-Être |
ARMENIA/ARMÉNIE Ms Lilit DOKHIKYAN Deputy Head International Cooperation and Development Programmes Department Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs |
AUSTRIA/AUTRICHE Mr Franz SVEHLA Department of Bilateral Relations and International Organisations
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AZERBAIJAN/AZERBAÏDJAN Mr Seymur MARDALIYEV Head of Division Department for Humanitarian and social affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
BELGIUM/BELGIQUE Mr Manuel PAOLILLO Attaché au Service Public Fédéral Sécurité Sociale Direction générale Appui stratégique ; Relations multilatérales Service Public Fédéral Sécurité Sociale |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA/ BOSNIE ET HERZÉGOVINE Ms Lidija MARKOTA Head of Division for Social protection and Pensions Ministry of Civil Affairs |
BULGARIA/BULGARIE Ms Nadezhda HARIZANOVA State Expert Integration of People with disabilities Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy |
CROATIA/CROATIE Ms Snježana FRANKOVIĆ Ministry of Social Policy and Youth Directorate for Social Policy, Strategy and Youth Sector for International Cooperation and EU |
CYPRUS/CHYPRE Mr Andreas ASHIOTIS Permanent Secretary Ministry of Labour Welfare and Social Insurance
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CZECH REPUBLIC/RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE Mrs Zuzana ZAJAROŠOVÁ Director of Department for EU and International Cooperation Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
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DENMARK/DANEMARK Ms Tina GADE JENSEN Special adviser Ministry for children, gender equality, integration, and social affairs Law and International |
ESTONIA/ESTONIE Ms Katri EESPERE Head of Gender Equality Department Ministry of Social Affairs |
FINLAND/FINLANDE Ms Marja-Liisa PARJANNE Director of Development Ministry of Social Affairs and Health |
GEORGIA/GÉORGIE Ms Amiran DATESHIDZE Head of the social programs and issues division Social Protection Department Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs Georgia |
GERMANY/ALLEMAGNE Dr Jürgen THOMAS Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
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GREECE/GRÈCE Mr Socratis SOURVINOS Adjoint au Représentant Permanent de la Grèce auprès du Conseil de l’Europe
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HUNGARY/HONGRIE Ms Ágnes CSICSELY Expert of Basic Services of Department for Social and Child Welfare Services Ministry of State for Social and Family Affairs |
ICELAND/ISLANDE Mrs Ingibjörg, BRODDADÓTTIR Deputy Director General Department of Social Services Ministry of Welfare |
IRELAND/IRLANDE Mr Deaglán Ó BRIAIN Principal Equality Division Department of Justice and Equality |
ITALY/ITALIE No designation
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LATVIA/LETTONIE Mr Ingus ALLIKS Deputy State Secretary Ministry of Welfare |
LIECHTENSTEIN M. Martin HASLER Diplomatic Officer Office for Foreign Affairs |
LITHUANIA/LITUANIE Ms Rita SKREBIŠKIENE Director, International Affairs Department Ministry of Social Security and Labour |
LUXEMBOURG M. Claude EWEN Direction du Service des Relations Internationales Ministère de la Sécurité Sociale, Inspection générale de la sécurité sociale |
MALTA/MALTE Mr Silvan AGIUS Policy Coordinator (Human Rights) Ministry for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties (MSDC) |
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA/REPUBLIQUE DE MOLDOVA Ms Paulina TUDOS Deputy Head, International Relations and Europe Integration Directorate Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family |
MONACO No designation
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MONTENEGRO Ms. Marija BACKOVIC Senior advisor II for European integration and programming Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare |
NETHERLANDS/PAYS-BAS Mr Sjoerd WARMERDAM Policy Advisor, Directorate for Gender and LGBT Equality Ministry of Education, Culture and Science |
NORWAY/NORVEGE Mr Petter SØRLIEN Senior Adviser Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion |
POLAND/POLOGNE Mr Jerzy CIECHANSKI Counsellor to the Minister Ministry of Labour and Social Policy |
PORTUGAL Ms Fátima DUARTE Présidente de la Commission pour la Citoyenneté et l’Egalité du Genre |
ROMANIA/ROUMANIE Mr Dragos Vasile PELMUS General Secretary |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION/FEDERATION DE RUSSIE Ms Maria ORESHINA Second Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
SAN MARINO/SAINT-MARIN Mr Riccardo VENTURINI State Secretary for Health and Social Security Responsible for Disability and Residential Assistance |
SERBIA/SERBIE Mrs Ivana BANKOVIC Department for International Cooperation, European integration and projects Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Issues |
SLOVAKIA/SLOVAQUIE Mr Lukas BERINEC Main State Counsellor, Department of International Relations and European Affairs Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family |
SLOVENIA/SLOVENIE Ms Lea JAVORNIK NOVAK M.Sc. Secretary Ministry for Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
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SPAIN/ESPAGNE Ms Ignacio SOLA BARLEYCORN Dep. Director General for Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination Directorate General for Equal Opportunities Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality |
SWEDEN/SUEDE Ms Ulrika HALL Deputy Director Division for EU and International Affairs Ministry of Health and Social Affairs |
SWITZERLAND/SUISSE Ms Claudina MASCETTA Chef de secteur, Département fédéral de l'intérieur Office fédéral des assurances sociales OFAS Secteur Organisations internationales |
«THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA» / «L’EX-REPUBLIQUE YOUGOSLAVE DE MACEDOINE» Ms Elena GROZDANOVA State Counsellor for equal opportunities Ministry of Labour and Social Policy |
TURKEY/TURQUIE
Mr Ercüment IŞIK Head of Department Ministry of Family and Social Policies |
UKRAINE/UKRAINE Mr Andrii BESHTA Acting Director-General for International Organizations Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |
UNITED KINGDOM/ROYAUME-UNI Mr Charles RAMSDEN Head of EU and International Policy Government Equalities Office |
Contact
Secretariat of the European Committee for Social Cohesion, Human Dignity and Equality (CDDECS)
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