Chairman of the Commission
and Contracting Party delegations in the ICPO
The chairmanship in the ICPO is held by each Contracting Party delegation in turn for a three-year term. The delegation holding the chairmanship in the ICPO for a given period designates the chairman of the Commission for that period. The Chairman represents the Commission and chairs ordinary and extraordinary meetings of the Commission and ICPOs heads of delegation meetings.
During the first period of the ICPO’s operation, that includes the "interim period" (1996 – 1999), the chairmanship of the ICPO was held by the Delegation of the Republic of Poland. During this period, the position of the Chairman of the Commission was held by Leszek Bagiński (1996 – 1998) and Radosław Gawlik (01.1999 – 08.2000). After the ratification of the Agreement concerning of the ICPO, the Delegation of the Republic of Poland took the chairmanship of the ICPO for a three-year term as the first one and Janusz Zaleski was appointed as the Chairman of the ICPO (08.2000 – 12.2001). In 2002, the Chairman of the ICPO was handed over to the next Delegation in the ICPO and the function of the President of the ICPO were held by:
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Period of the
chairmanship
|
Person acting
as the Chairman of the ICPO |
Delegation holding
the Presidency
of the ICPO |
|
2002 – 2004
|
Jaroslav Kinkor
|
Czech Republic
|
|
2005 – 2007
|
Thomas Stratenwerth
|
Federal Republic of Germany
|
|
2008 – 2010
|
Mariusz Gajda / Janusz Zaleski*
|
Republic of Poland
|
|
2011 – 2013
|
Pavel Punčochář
|
Czech Republic
|
|
2014 – 2016
|
Heide Jekel
|
Federal Republic of Germany
|
|
2017 – 2019
|
Iwona Koza / Joanna Kopczyńska**
|
Republic of Poland
|
|
2020 – 2022
|
Daniel Pokorný
|
Czech Republic
|
* from 09.01.2008 to 31.12.2010
** from 29.03.2019 to 31.12.2019
On 5th December 2022 there was an official handover of the chairmanship in the ICPO between the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany. Mrs. Heide Jekel was appointed as the Chairman of the Commission for the 2023-2025 term.
|
Mrs. Heide Jekel –
|
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection in Bonn
|
Composition of Polish delegation:
| Surname |
Name |
Institution |
Position |
| Niemiec-Butryn |
Monika |
Ministerstwo Infrastruktury,
Warszawa
|
Head of delegation |
|
Delis-Szeląg
|
Katarzyna
|
Ministerstwo Infrastruktury, Warszawa
|
member of delegation
|
| Gruszecki |
Przemysław |
Państwowe Gospodarstwo
Wodne Wody Polskie
Krajowy Zarząd Gospodarki
Wodnej, Warszawa
|
member of delegation |
| Duklanowski |
Marek |
Państwowe Gospodarstwo Wodne Wody Polskie,
Regionalny Zarząd Gospodarki Wodnej
w Szczecinie
|
member of delegation |
| Przybylski |
Mariusz |
Państwowe Gospodarstwo
Wodne Wody Polskie
Regionalny Zarząd Gospodarki
Wodnej we Wrocławiu
|
member of delegation |
Composition of German delegation:
| Surname |
Name |
Institution |
Position |
| Klein |
Benjamin |
Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz, Bonn
|
Head of
delegation
|
| Herrmann |
Anke |
Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Klimaschutz des Landes Brandenburg, Potsdam
|
member of
delegation
|
| Dreibrodt |
Janek |
Ministerium für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Klimaschutz des Landes Brandenburg, Potsdam
|
member of
delegation
|
| Schmitt |
Kathrin |
Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr, Bonn
|
member of
delegation
|
Composition of Czech delegation:
| Surname |
Name |
Institution |
Position |
| Záruba |
Lukáš |
Ministerstvo životního
prostředí ČR, Praha
|
Head of
delegation
|
| Faigl |
Ladislav |
Ministerstvo zemědělství ČR, Praha
|
deputy head of
delegation
|
| Soldán |
Přemysl |
Výzkumný ústav
vodohospodářský, T.G.M., v.v.i.
|
member of
delegation
|
| Váňová |
Lenka |
Ministerstvo životního
prostředí ČR, Praha
|
member of
delegation
|
The annual statement of accounts is audited by three auditors proposed by the delegations and appointed by the Commission for a three-year term of office. Currently, this function is performed by: Andrzej Żyłajtys for the Polish delegation, Lukas Kehlenbach for the German delegation and Zuzana Ševčíková for the Czech delegation.
