WPL Board
The WPL Board is a vital part of WPL and is comprised of high-level current and former female politicians, with a vast amount of experience to further advance the mission of WPL.
The Board acts in close cooperation with the secretariat and team of WPL.
The term of the board is two years.
Members
Obiageli “Oby” Katryn Ezekwesili
Chair of the WPL Board; Economic and Public Policy Expert and Senior Economic Adviser to the Africa Economic Development Policy Initiative (AEDPI); World Bank Vice-President, Africa Region (2007-2012)
Silvana Koch-Mehrin
President and Founder of Women Political Leaders (WPL); Vice-President of the European Parliament (2009-2011) and Member of the European Parliament (2004-2014)
Helen Clark
Administrator (2009-17), UNDP. Prime Minister, New Zealand (1999-2008). Chair, WPL Board.
Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir
Senior Advisor, UN Women. Chair, Reykjavík Global Forum. Minister Of The Interior, Iceland (2013-2014). Mayor, Reykjavik (2008-2010)
Safak Pavey
Senior Advisor, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees; Deputy Speaker and Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2011-2017)
Oley Dibba-Wadda
Executive Director, The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development; President and CEO, Gam Africa Institute for Leadership
Tzipi Livni
Vice Prime Minister of Israel & Foreign Minister of Israel (2006-2009), Minister of Justice of Israel (2013-2014)
Isabel Saint Malo
Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2014-2019), Panama
Lindiwe Mazibuko
Co-founder & CEO, Futurelect
Susana Malcorra
President, GWL Voices; Minister of Foreign Affairs & Worship of Argentina (2015-2017); Chef de Cabinet to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (2012-2015)
Hilda Heine
President of the Marshall Islands (2016-2020)
José Manuel Barroso
Chair, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Chairman, Goldman Sachs International, President, European Commission (2004-2014), Prime Minister, Portugal (2002-2004), Member, WPL Global Advisory Board