
COUNCIL DECISION of 15 September 2006 appointing Belgian, Greek, Irish, Cypriot, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish and British members and two Italian members of the European Economic and Social Committee (2006/651/EC, Euratom) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,
Whereas:

(1) The terms of office of the present members of the European Economic and Social Committee expire on 20 September 2006. The members of that Committee should therefore be appointed for a further period of four years as from 21 September 2006.

(2) The Belgian, Greek, Irish, Cypriot, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish and British Governments have submitted lists containing a number of candidates equal to the number of seats allocated to them by the Treaties.

(3) The Italian Government has submitted a list containing two candidates to complete the list of 22 candidates already submitted and arrive at a number of candidates equal to the number of seats allocated to it by the Treaties.

(4) On 11 July 2006 the Council adopted the lists submitted by the Czech, German, Estonian, Spanish, French, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Austrian, Slovenian and Slovak Governments and the list containing 22 candidates submitted by the Italian Government,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1 
The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision are hereby appointed members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2006 to 20 September 2010.
Article 2 
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 15 September 2006.
For the Council
The President
E. TUOMIOJA
ANNEXBelgium 


 De Heer Jean-Marie BIOT
Afgevaardigd Beheerder, FEDICHEM
 Monsieur Robert DE MUELENAERE
Administrateur délégué, Confédération Construction
 Monsieur Olivier DERRUINE
Collaborateur au service d'études CSC de Belgique
 Mevrouw Christine FAES
Directeur UNIZO Internationaal
 De Heer Guy HAAZE
Nationaal Voorzitter van de Algemene Centrale der Liberale Vakbonden van België
 Monsieur Jean-François HOFFELT
Secrétaire général de la Fédération belge des coopératives «Febecoop»
 Monsieur JOSLY PIETTE
Secrétaire général honoraire de la Confédération des syndicats chrétiens de Belgique
 Monsieur André MORDANT
Président FGTB
 De Heer Wauthier ROBYNS DE SCHNEIDAUER
Directeur Communicatie, Informatie & Internationale Relaties
 Monsieur Yves SOMVILLE
Directeur du service d'études de la Fédération wallonne de l'agriculture
 De Heer Tony VANDEPUTTE
Ere-Gedelegeerd Bestuurder en Algemeen Adviseur van het VBO
 De Heer Xavier VERBOVEN
Algemeen Secretaris van het ABVV
Greece 


 Mme Anna BREDIMA-SAVOPOULOU
Association des armateurs grecs (E.E.E.)
 M. Dimitrios DIMITRIADIS
Confédération nationale de commerce hellénique (ESEE)
 M. Panagiotis GKOFAS
Confédération générale grecque des commerçants et artisans (GSBEE)
 M. Gerasimos KALLIGEROS
Fédération hellénique des hôteliers (POX)
 M. Nikolaos LIOLIOS
Confédération hellénique de coopératives agricoles (PASEGES)
 M. Georgios NTASIS
Confédération générale grecque des ouvriers (GSEE)
 M. Spiros PAPASPIROS
Fédération des fonctionnaires (ADEDY)
 Mme Irini PARI
Fédération des industries grecques (SEB)
 M. Christos POLIZOGOPOULOS
Confédération générale grecque des ouvriers (GSEE)
 M. Konstantinos POUPAKIS
Confédération générale grecque des ouvriers (GSEE)
 M. Stylianos STAIKOS
Conseil national des consommateurs (ESK)
 M. Christos ZEREFOS
Professeur à l'Université d'Athènes, Ecole des sciences, Faculté de géologie, département de géographie et climatologie
Ireland 


 Mr Frank ALLEN
National Council Member, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association
 Mr William A. ATTLEY
Retired, Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU)
 Mr Brian CALLANAN
Member, Irish Business and Employers’ Confederation (IBEC)
 Mr John DILLON
Ex-President, Irish Farmers’ Association
 Mr Arthur FORBES
Assistant Director of European Affairs, Irish Business and Employers’ Confederation (IBEC)
 Ms Sally Anne KINAHAN
Assistant General Secretary, Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)
 Mr Jim McCUSKER
Retired, Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance
 Mr Thomas McDONOGH
Member, Chambers Ireland
 Ms Jillian VAN TURNHOUT
CEO, Children's Rights Alliance
Italy 


 Sig. Giuseppe Antonio Marino IULIANO
Funzione esercitata in rappresentanza CISL
 Sig. Mario SEPI
Funzione esercitata in rappresentanza CISL
Cyprus 


 Mr Michalis ANTONIOU
Cyprus Employers’ and Industrialists’ Federation
 Mr Costakis CONSTANTINIDES
Union of Cypriot Farmers
 Mr Demetris KITTENIS
Cyprus Workers’ Confederation
 Mr Charalambos KOLOKOTRONIS
Consumers’ Association
 Mr Andreas LOUROUTZIATIS
Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry
 Mr Andreas PAVLIKKAS
Pancyprian Federation of Labour
Netherlands 


 Mevrouw mr. dr. M. BULK
Beleidsmedewerker Europese Zaken FNV
 mr. J.W. VAN DEN BRAAK
Directeur VNO-NCW Brussel
 drs. T. ETTY
Beleidsmedewerker Internationale Zaken FNV
 mr. J.P. VAN IERSEL
Voormalig secretaris buitenland NCW, Tweede Kamerlid, voorzitter KVK Haaglanden
 prof. dr. L.F. VAN MUISWINKEL
Hoogleraar Algemene en Ontwikkelingseconomie
 W.W. MULLER
Bestuurslid MHP
 drs. ir. J.J.M. VAN OORSCHOT
Senior specialist Internationale Zaken LTO-Nederland
 drs. K.B. VAN POPTA
Directeur Internationale Zaken MKB-Nederland
 M. SIECKER
Bestuurder FNV Bondgenoten
 prof. dr. mr. J.G.W. SIMONS
Voorzitter Nederlands Vervoersoverleg
 drs. E.J. SLOOTWEG
Beleidsadviseur CNV
 D.M. WESTENDORP
Voormalig algemeen directeur Consumentenbond, diverse bestuurlijke functies
Poland 


 Mr Andrzej ADAMCZYK
Secretary of international affairs, Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union Solidarność
 Ms Katarzyna BARTKIEWICZ
Coordinator of European integration, Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union Solidarność
 Mr Tomasz CZAJKOWSKI
Specialist in international affairs, Students’ Parliament of the Republic of Poland
 Mr Tadeusz DORDA
Vice-president, Confederation of Polish Employers
 Mr Tomasz Dariusz JASIŃSKI
Specialist in international affairs, All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions
 Mr Krzysztof KAMIENIECKI
Vice-president, Institute for Sustainable Development Foundation
 Mr Jan KLIMEK
Vice-president, Polish Craft Association
 Mr Marek KOMOROWSKI
Counsellor, Polish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan
 Mr Zbigniew KOTOWSKI
Counsellor, Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union of Individual Farmers in Poland
 Mr Jacek Piotr KRAWCZYK
Vice-president, Polish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan
 Mr Marian KRZAKLEWSKI
Member of the National Commission, Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union Solidarność
 Mr Andrzej MALINOWSKI
President, Confederation of Polish Employers
 Ms Marzena MENDZA-DROZD
Member of the Board, Forum of Non-Government Initiatives Association/All-Poland Federation of Non-Governmental Organisations
 Mr Jarosław MULEWICZ
Member of the Organisers’ Council, Business Centre Club – Association of Employers
 Mr Krzysztof OSTROWSKI
Consultant, Business Centre Club – Association of Employers
 Mr Krzysztof PATER
Member of the Scout Court, Polish Scouting and Guiding Association
 Mr Stanisław Józef RÓŻYCKI
Vice-president of the Council of Education and Science of the Polish Teachers’ Union/All-Poland President, Trade Union Forum
 Mr Władysław SERAFIN
President, National Union of Farmers’ Circles and Agricultural Organisations
 Mr Wiesław SIEWIERSKI
President, Trade Union Forum
 Ms Elżbieta Maria SZADZIŃSKA
Specialist in international affairs, Polish Consumer Federations
 Mr Edmund SZYNAKA
Secretary General, Trade Union Forum Alliance of Trade Unions
Portugal 


 Dr. Paulo BARROS VALE
AEP — Associação Empresarial De Portugal
 Eng.o Francisco João BERNARDINO DA SILVA
CONFAGRI — Confederação Nacional Das Cooperativas Agrícolas E Do Crédito Agrícola De Portugal, CCRL
 Eng.o Luís Miguel CORREIA MIRA
CAP — Confederação Dos Agricultores De Portugal
 Dr. Pedro D'ALMEIDA FREIRE
CCP — Confederação Do Comércio E Serviços De Portugal
 Dr.a Maria Teresa DA COSTA MACEDO
CNAF — Confederação Nacional Das Associações De Família
 Sr. Victor Hugo DE JESUS SEQUEIRA
UGT — União Geral De Trabalhadores
 Dr. Mário David FERREIRINHA SOARES
CGTP — Confederação Geral Dos Trabalhadores Portugueses
 Sr. Eduardo Manuel NOGUEIRA CHAGAS
CGTP — Confederação Geral Dos Trabalhadores Portugueses
 Dr. Jorge PEGADO LIZ
DECO — Associação Portuguesa Para A Defesa Do Consumidor
 Dr. Carlos Alberto PEREIRA MARTINS
CNPL — Conselho Nacional De Profissões Liberais
 Dr. Manuel Eugénio PIMENTEL CAVALEIRO BRANDÃO
CIP — Confederação Da Indústria Portuguesa
 Sr. Alfredo Manuel VIEIRA CORREIA
UGT — União Geral De Trabalhadores
Finland 


 Hra Filip HAMRO-DROTZ
Kansainvälisten asioiden tiedottaja, Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto
 Hra Seppo KALLIO
Johtaja, Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto ry
 Rva Leila KURKI
Työllisyyspoliittinen asiantuntija, Toimihenkilökeskusjärjestö STTK
 Hra Eero LEHTI
Puheenjohtaja, Suomen Yrittäjät ry
 Hra Janne METSÄMÄKI
Lakimies, Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö
 Rva Marja-Liisa PELTOLA
Osastopäällikkö, Keskuskauppakamari
 Hra Markus PENTTINEN
Kansainvälisten asioiden päällikkö, Akava ry
 Rva Pirkko RAUNEMAA
Maa- ja metsätaloustieteiden maisteri, Kotitalous- ja kuluttaja-asiain neuvottelukunta/Kuluttajat – konsumenterna ry
 Rva Ulla SIRKEINEN
Johtaja, Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto
Sweden 


 Mr Christian ARDHE
Svenskt Näringsliv, Direktör, EU-frågor
 Mr Ernst Erik EHNMARK
Svenska akademikers centralorganisation, Ansvarig (direktör) för internationellt samarbete
 Mr Hans EKDAHL
Svenskt Näringsliv, Direktör, Handelsfrågor
 Mr Thomas JANSON
Tjänstemännens centralorganisation (TCO), Internationell Sekreterare
 Ms Maud JANSSON
Landsorganisationen i Sverige (LO), Ombudsman
 Mr Magnus KENDEL
ALMEGA, Förhandlare/Rådgivare
 Ms Ingrid KÖSSLER
Handikappförbundens Samarbetsorgan, Förbundsordföranden i Bröstcancerföreningarnas Riksorganisation
 Mr Lars NYBERG
Landsorganisationen i Sverige (LO), Samordnar och utreder EU-frågor och EU, Landsorganisationen i Sverige (LO)
 Ms Maria NYGREN
Transportgruppen, Branschchef Förbundet Sveriges Hamnar
 Mr Jan OLSSON
Kooperativa institut (Koopi), Senior rådgivare Kooperativa Institutet (KOOPI), Vice ordförande Förening för kooperativ utveckling (FKU)
 Ms Inger PERSSON
Sveriges konsumentråd, Ordförande
 Ms Mary-Ann SÖRENSEN
Lantbrukarnas riksförbund (LRF)
United Kingdom 


 Mr Richard ADAMS
Consultant in social, environmental and ethical business and project development
 Ms Christine BLOWER
Teacher
 Ms Sandy BOYLE
Retired
 Ms Brendan BURNS
Consultant and Director
 Ms Marge CAREY
President of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
 Mr Bryan CASSIDY
Consultant
 Mr Peter COLDRICK
Head of Brussels Office, Trade Union Congress
 Mr Nicolas CROOK
International Officer UNISON
 Mr Brian CURTIS
Regional Organiser South Wales and West of England
 Ms Rose D’SA
Consultant in EU, Commonwealth and International Law
 Mr Kenneth FRASER
Chartered Secretary and Management Accountant
 Mr Tom JONES
Self-employed farmer
 Ms Brenda KING
Commissioner — Women’s National Commission/Consultant
 Ms Judy McKNIGHT
Napo/General Secretary
 Mr Peter MORGAN
Elected Member, Council of Lloyd’s (of London)
 Ms Jane MORRICE
Self-employed — owns a photographic and media production company
 Ms Maureen O’NEILL
Director — Royal Bank of Scotland Centre for the Older Person’s Agenda
 Mr Derek OSBORN
Member of UK Sustainable Development Commission. Chairman of an NGO coordinating relations with United Nations environmental activities
 Mr Jonathan PEEL
Food and Drink Federation — Director EU and International Policy
 Mr David SEARS
Consultant
 Ms Madi SHARMA
Entrepreneur
 Mr Sukhdev SHARMA
Chairman of the West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust
 Mr Michael SMYTH
Economist — University of Ulster
 Ms Monica TAYLOR
Denso Assembler Operator
