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After a week of intense debate and exchange among the 1,200 participants of the 10th World Congress of Education International, the new Executive Board held its first session in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The new EI President, Mugwena Maluleke from SADTU (South Africa), welcomed the new members of the Board and led the space in which the various thematic committees on statutes, finance, and gender were established.

This is the first Council elected after a resolution was approved at the previous Congress for parity in the open seats (article 10.c.iv of the EI Constitution), which coincides with this being the Board with the most female members.

"I have a lot of confidence in the work we will do together, in the campaigns we will promote, and I know we will learn a lot from each other. Our mandate is clear," said the President.

Also, EI General Secretary David Edwards thanked them for the smooth running of the Congress and offered them support for the transition to their new roles.

The members of the new board are:

President: Mr. Mugwena Maluleke from SADTU (South Africa)

Vice President for Africa: Marième Sakho Dansokho from SYPROS (Senegal)

Vice President for Asia-Pacific: Takashi Kajiwara from JTU (Japan)

Vice President for Europe: Johanna Jaara Åstrand from STU (Sweden)

Vice President for Latin America: Heleno Araujo from CNTE (Brazil)

Vice President for North America and the Caribbean: Becky Pringle from NEA (United States)

General Secretary: David Edwards from NEA (United States)

Representative for Africa: Helene Nekarmbaye from SET (Chad)

Representative for Africa: Yohannes Benti from ETA (Ethiopia)

Representative for Asia-Pacific: Correna Haythorpe (Australia)

Representative for Asia-Pacific: Kamala Kanta Tripathy from AIPTF (Australia)

Representative for Europe: Daniel Kebede from NEU (United Kingdom)

Representative for Europe: Maike Finnern from GEW (Germany)

Representative for Latin America: Gilda Montero from ANDE (Costa Rica)

Representative for Latin America: Roberto Baradel from CTERA (Argentina)

Representative for North America and the Caribbean: Alfonso Cepeda from SNTE (Mexico)

Representative for North America and the Caribbean: Shelley Morse from CTF-FCE (Canada)

Free Positions:

Jalila Al-Salman from BTA (Bahrain)

Domingo Ayala from FECODE (Colombia)

Olha Chabaniuk from TUESWU (Ukraine)

Evelyn Dejesus from AFT (United States)

Manal Hdaife from PPSTLL (Lebanon)

Ann Mari Milo from UEN (Norway)

Manuela Mendonça from FENPROF (Portugal)

Nadine Molloy from JTA (Jamaica)

Marjolaine Perreaunlt from CSQ (Canada)

Unifah Rosyidi from PGRI (Indonesia)