We bring together around 170 local leaders – local and regional elected representatives from across Europe – who sit on our Policy Committee. They are nominated by our national member associations and meet twice a year at the Leaders’ Summit.
Local Leaders
Local elected politicians: our driving force
TAHIROV Tahir
Chair of Targovishte Municipal Council
National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria
TALVISTE Irina
Vice-Mayor of the city of Pärnu
Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities
TAMSONS Kristoffer
Councilor in the Region of Stockholm
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
THOMAS Huw
Councillor of Cardiff - Wales
Local Government Association
ÞORSTEINSSON Einar
Councillor of Reykjavik
Association of Local Authorities in Iceland
TOMA Constantin
Mayor of Buzău
Romanian Municipalities Association
TOOBAL Priit
Chairman of the Council of Põhja- Sakala municipality
Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities
TSIANTIS Dimitris
Member of KEDE Administrative Board, Municipal Councillor of Limni Plastira
Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE)
TSIKLAURI Varlam
Mayor of Akhaltsikhe Municipality
National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia
TSINTSADZE Neriman
Member of Batumi Municipal Council
National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia
TSVIRKUN Iaroslav
Mayor of Pereshchepyne
Association of Ukrainian Cities
UNELL Elisabeth
Councillor of Västerås City
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
ÜNLÜCE Ayşe
Mayor of Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality
Union of Municipalities of Turkiye
VAIKLA Annika
Municipal Councillor of Viimsi
Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities
VAITKUS Šarūnas
Mayor of Palanga City Municipality
Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania
VALLETOUX Frédéric
Councillor of Fontainebleau
French Association of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions
VAN SELM Ellen
Mayor of Purmerend
Association of Netherlands Municipalities
VASIĆ Suzana
Mayor of Mladenovac
Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia
VELJKOVIĆ Marko
Deputy Mayor of Lapovo
Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia
VEREŠ Richard
Mayor of Slezska Ostrava - Member of the Foreign Cooperation Committee
Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic
VLADYKOVA Radka
Councilor of Jesenice - Executive Director of the Union of Towns and Communities of the Czech Republic
Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic
VÕSOKOV Margot
Member of Kambja Municipal Council
Association of Estonian Cities and Municipalities
WENINGER Hannes
Councillor of Gießhübl
Austrian Association of Municipalities
WINTHER Anny
Councillor of the North Denmark Region
Danish Regions
WOLTER Andreas
Mayor city of Cologne
German Association of CEMR
YAĞIZ Hilal
Councillor of Orhaneli Municipality
Union of Municipalities of Turkiye
YANCHEV Miroslav
Mayor of Zlatograd Municipality
National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria
ŽAKAITIENĖ Roma
Director of the Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania
Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania
