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Ordinary Council Member candidates & Ex-Officio Council Members nominations

ERA Ordinary Council Member elections 2026

During the Ordinary General Assembly, two Ordinary Council Members must be elected.
The following candidacies have been submitted to the Secretary General:
Listed below in alphabetical order according to the last name.

Loreto Gesualdo

Loreto Gesualdo

Italy
Gunnar Henrik Heine

Gunnar Henrik Heine

Germany
Christophe Mariat

Christophe Mariat

France
Peter Stenvinkel

Peter Stenvinkel

Sweden
Ieva Ziedina

Ieva Ziedina

Latvia

Ex-Officio Council Members nominations

The ERA Council at its last meeting (Rome, Italy, February 2026) nominated the three Ex-Officio Council Members mentioned below whose term will begin in 2027.
They must be ratified at the Ordinary General Assembly in Glasgow, United Kingdom. They should normally participate in the Council for one year before taking office (Rotterdam 2027) with voice but without vote:

Mustafa Arici

Mustafa Arici

ERA President-elect
Türkiye
Dimitrios S. Goumenos

Dimitrios S. Goumenos

ERA Secretary General-elect (2nd term)
Greece
Kate Stevens

Kate Stevens

ERA Treasurer-elect
United Kingdom