IFLA Elections 2025 Results: Governing Board
President-elect (one place)
To serve August 2025-August 2027 as President-elect
To serve August 2027-August 2029 as President
The President-elect is an elected position to the Governing Board. As a Governing Board member, the President-elect is responsible, alongside other members, for the management of the Federation, overseeing governance, financial and professional matters, ensuring sustainability, and developing and overseeing the strategic direction of the Federation.
| Name | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| 1. Te Paea Paringatai (New Zealand) | 1181 ELECTED |
| Alejandro Lorenzo César Santa (Argentina) | 521 |
| Abdulla Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) | 276 |
Summary of voting
Number of voting codes issued: 1002
Number of voting codes used: 549
Turnout: 54.79%
Treasurer (one place)
To serve August 2025-August 2027
The Treasurer is an elected position to the Governing Board. The Treasurer will be Chair of the Finance and Risk Committee, which is responsible for advising the Governing Board on the financial and risk management of the Federation. The Committee works to oversee and provide advice on IFLA’s finances to the Governing Board and sets out a path towards IFLA’s long-term financial sustainability. In their leadership role, the Treasurer takes responsibility for advancing this work, and developing strategies to deliver on this objective.
| Name | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| 1. Stuart Hamilton (Ireland) | 1284 ELECTED |
| Nick Boxem (Netherlands) | 581 |
Summary of voting
Number of voting codes issued: 1002
Number of voting codes used: 509
Turnout: 50.80%
Governing Board Members at Large (five places)
To serve August 2025-August 2027
As set out in IFLA’s Statutes, IFLA’s Governing Board is responsible for the management of the Federation. In performing their duties, the members of the Governing Board uphold the interests of the Federation as a legal entity and as an organisation. The Governing Board is responsible for governance, financial and professional matters, ensuring sustainability and developing and overseeing the strategic direction of the Federation.
| Name | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| 1. Anya Feltreuter (Sweden) | 816 ELECTED |
| 2. Julia Konopka-Żołnierczuk (Poland) | 727 ELECTED |
| 3. Jan Richards (Australia) | 572 ELECTED |
| 4. Lisa Hinchliffe (United States of America) | 456 ELECTED |
| 5. Silvia Stasselová (Slovakia) | 445 ELECTED |
| Julius Jefferson (United States of America) | 440 |
| Dilara Begum (Bangladesh) | 429 |
| Eman Abushulaibi (United Arab Emirates) | 383 |
| Kepi David Madumo (South Africa) | 380 |
| Jasmina Ninkov (Serbia) | 368 |
| Basheerhamad Shadrach (India) | 336 |
| Ketevan Kenkebashvili (Georgia) | 330 |
| Seangill Peter Bae (United States of America) | 216 |
| Marlene Holmner (South Africa) | 150 |
| Dominic Omokaro (Nigeria) | 98 |
| Gireesh Kumar T. K. (India) | 85 |
Summary of voting
Number of voting codes issued: 1002
Number of voting codes used: 523
Turnout: 52.20%
Chair of the Management of Library Associations Section
To serve August 2025-August 2027
A Committee election for the position of Chair of the Management of Library Associations Section (MLAS) is held after the result of the elections for the Section Standing Committee is announced. The Chair of MLAS for the 2025-2027 term will be elected in August 2025.
Mi-Voice has acted as the Returning Officer for the election process, which was conducted in accordance with the IFLA Statutes and Rules of Procedure. Mi-Voice is satisfied that all eligible Members, Personal Affiliates and Volunteers received voting instructions and information, and that if they voted, their vote was recorded accurately.