
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 300(3) and Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2014/930/EU of 16 December 2014 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions,
Having regard to the proposals made by each Member State,
Whereas:

(1) Article 300(3) of the Treaty requires that members or alternate members of the Committee of the Regions, besides being representatives of regional or local bodies, either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.

(2) Article 305 of the Treaty provides for the members of the Committee of the Regions and an equal number of alternate members to be appointed by the Council for five years in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State.

(3) As the term of office of the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions expired on 25 January 2015, it was necessary to appoint new members and alternate members.

(4) On 26 January 2015, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2015/116 appointing the members and alternate members proposed by the Belgian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Irish, Greek, Spanish, French, Croatian, Italian, Cypriot, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Austrian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovak, Finnish, and Swedish Governments, 23 members and 23 alternate members proposed by the German Government and 18 members and 16 alternate members proposed by the Polish Government for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020. Members and alternate members whose nominations had not been communicated to the Council by 22 January 2015 could not be included in Decision (EU) 2015/116.

(5) On 2 February 2015 and on 3 February 2015, the list of members and alternate members proposed by the UK Government as well as the list containing one member and one alternate member proposed by the German Government were submitted to the Council. Those members and alternate members should be appointed for the same period running from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 as the members and alternate members appointed by Decision (EU) 2015/116. This Decision should therefore apply retroactively from 26 January 2015. A third Decision appointing the remaining members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 will be adopted at a later date,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020:

— as members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex I;
— as alternate members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex II.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall take effect on 26 January 2015.
ANNEX I
ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I — ANEXO I — PŘÍLOHA I — BILAG I — ANHANG I — I LISA — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι — ANNEX I — ANNEXE I — PRILOG I — ALLEGATO I — I PIELIKUMS — I PRIEDAS — I. MELLÉKLET — ANNESS I — BIJLAGE I — ZAŁĄCZNIK I — ANEXO I — ANEXA I — PRÍLOHA I — PRILOGA I — LIITE I — BILAGA IЧленове/Miembros/Členové/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Liikmed/Μέλη/Members/Membres/Članovi/Membri/Locekļi/Nariai/Tagok/Membri/Leden/Członkowie/Membros/Membri/Členovia/Člani/Jäsenet/Ledamöter 
DEUTSCHLAND 

Frau Marion WALSMANN

Mitglied des Thüringer Landtags
UNITED KINGDOM 


 Cllr Soterios ALAMBRITIS
Member of London Borough of Merton
 Mr Michael ANTONIW AM
Member of the National Assembly for Wales
 Cllr Sir Albert BORE
Member of Birmingham City Council
 Cllr Robert Charles BRIGHT
Member of Newport City Council
 Cllr Anthony Gerard BUCHANAN
Member of East Renfrewshire Council
 Cllr Joseph COONEY
Member of Pendle Council
 Cllr Andrew Varah COOPER
Member of Kirklees Council
 Cllr Trevor William CUMMINGS
Member of Ards Borough Council
 Mr Jeremy Roger EVANS AM
Member of the Greater London Assembly
 Ms Megan FEARON MLA
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
 Ms Patricia Josephine FERGUSON MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
 Cllr Robert Ian Neilson GORDON
Member of Hertfordshire Council
 Cllr Judith HUGHES
Member of Kirklees Council
 Cllr Gordon Charles KEYMER
Member of Tandridge Council
 Cllr Margaret Ann LISHMAN
Member of Burnley Council
 Cllr Cormick MCCHORD
Member of Stirling Council
 Mr William Stewart MAXWELL MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
 Cllr Kevin PEEL
Member of Manchester City Council
 Cllr Dorothy SHARPE
Member of East Riding of Yorkshire Council
 Cllr Jill SHORTLAND
Member of Somerset Council
 Cllr Harvey SIGGS
Member of Mendip Council
 Cllr Judith Anne WALLACE
Member of North Tyneside Council
 Cllr Paul WATSON
Member of Sunderland Council
 Cllr Emily WESTLEY
Member of Hastings Council

ANNEX II
ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ II — ANEXO II — PŘÍLOHA II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — II LISA — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IΙ — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — PRILOG II — ALLEGATO II — II PIELIKUMS — II PRIEDAS — II. MELLÉKLET — ANNESS II — BIJLAGE II — ZAŁĄCZNIK II — ANEXO II — ANEXA II — PRÍLOHA II — PRILOGA II — LIITE II — BILAGA IIЗаместник-членове/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Suppleanter/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Alternate members/Suppléants/Zamjenici članova/Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pakaitiniai nariai/Póttagok/Membri Supplenti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy członków/Suplentes/Supleanți/Náhradníci/Nadomestni člani/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter 
DEUTSCHLAND 

Frau Dorothea MARX

Mitglied des Thüringer Landtags
UNITED KINGDOM 


 Cllr Sanchia ALASIA
Member of London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
 Ms Jennette ARNOLD AM
Member of the Greater London Assembly
 Cllr Shurma BATSON
Member of Stevenage Council
 Cllr Zahid Mehmood CHAUHAN
Member of Oldham Council
 Cllr John Paul FINDLOW
Member of Cheshire East Council
 Cllr Gillian FORD
Member of London Borough of Havering
 Cllr Barbara GRANT
Member of East Renfrewshire Council
 Cllr Suzanne Ellen GROCOTT
Member of London Borough of Merton
 Cllr Arnold George HATCH
Member of Craigavon Borough Council
 Cllr Doreen HUDDART
Member of Newcastle City Council
 Cllr Ronald Arvon HUGHES
Member of Conwy County Borough Council
 Mr James Robert HUME MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
 Cllr Imran HUSSAIN
Member of Bradford Council
 Cllr Geoffrey KNIGHT
Member of Lancaster Council
 Sir James Angus Rhoderick MCGRIGOR MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
 Mr Fearghal MCKINNEY
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
 Cllr Robert John PRICE
Member of Oxford Council
 Cllr Gary ROBINSON
Member of Shetland Islands Council
 Cllr Linda ROBINSON
Member of Wychavon Council
 Cllr Sarah Elizabeth RUSSELL
Member of Derby Council
 Cllr David SHAKESPEARE
Member of Wycombe Council
 Mr Rhodri Glyn THOMAS AM
Member of the National Assembly for Wales
 Cllr Kay TWITCHEN
Member of Essex County Council
 Cllr Martin John Beresford VEAL
Member of Bath & North East Somerset Council
