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Elections results for the AER Spring Committee Plenaries

29 March, 2019 By Editor

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The elections took place at the AER Spring Committee Plenaries in Örebro on the 26th and 27th of March. Each Committee elected its President & Vice-Presidents as well as the Chairs of the Working Groups and Subcommittees. The election of the Committee Presidents will be confirmed by the AER General Assembly in Cyprus.

Committee 1 for Economy & Regional development

Committee President: Kenneth Backgård, Norrbotten (SE) (View application)

Vice-President for Economic Development and Mobility: Michiel Scheffer, Gelderland (NL) (View application)

Chair of the Working Group on Investment, Business & SMEs: Maricel Popa, Iași (RO) (View application)

Committee 2 for Social policy & Public health

Committee President : Mihai Ritivoiu, Timis (RO)(View application)

Vice-President for Health Innovation : Kenneth Johannesson, Värmland (SE) (View application)

Chair of the E-Health Network : Donna Henderson, Scotland (UK) (View application)

Committee 3 for Culture, Education & Youth

Committee President : Radimir Čačić, Varazdin (HR) (View application)

Vice-President : Aleksandra Djankovic, Vojvodina (RS) (View application)

Chair of the Sub-Committee on Youth : Hrvoje Kovač, Varazdin (HR) (View application)

Chair of the Sub-Committee on Culture: Fereshteh Jalayer, Värmland (SE) (View application)

The presidents of the three Committees will be confirmed by the General Assembly.

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Filed Under: Executive board, News Tagged With: Culture, E-Health, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Equal opportunities, Event 2019 Spring Plenaries, Health, Innovation, Regional development, Rural development, SMEs, Youth

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