Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)
Membership of the Commission from 1997 to 2007

Last updated: 25 June 2007

Second membership of the Commission - 2002-2007

    In accordance with the provisions of article 2 of Annex II to the Convention, "the Commission shall consist of twenty-one members who shall be experts in the field of geology, geophysics or hydrography, elected by States Parties to the Convention from among their nationals, having due regard to the need to ensure equitable geographical representation, who shall serve in their personal capacities".

    On 23 April 2002, the Twelfth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea elected 21 members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf for a term of five years, commencing from 16 June 2002. These members were:

Officers of the Commission 2004-2007

    At its fourteenth session, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, from  30 August to 3 September  2004, the Commission reelected Peter Croker as its Chairman.

    The Commission also elected Messrs. Francis, Juračić, Park, and Woeledji as Vice-Chairmen.

    Their term of office commences in December 2004 and expires in June 2007.

 It is recalled that, at its eleventh session, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, from  24 to 28 June 2002, the Commission had elected Peter Croker as its Chairman.

 It further recalled that at the eleventh session, the Commission had elected three Vice-Chairmen, Osvaldo Pedro Astiz, Lawrence Folajimi Awosika and Mladen Juracic, and the Rapporteur, Yong-Ahn Park. All officers had been elected to a term of two and a half years.

Subsidiary bodies: 2004-2007

Committee on Confidentiality

At its eleventh session, the Commission had appointed the following members to the Committee on Confidentiality: Osvaldo Pedro Astiz, Samuel Sona Betah, Harald Brekke, Abu Bakar Jaafar and Yuri Borisovitch Kazmin.

During the fourteenth session of the Commission, the Committee met briefly on 3 September 2004 and re-elected Mr. Jaafar as Chairman, and Mr. Astiz and Mr. Brekke as Vice-Chairmen.

It is recalled that, at the eleventh session of the Commission, the Committee had elected Mr. Jaafar as Chairman, Mr. Brekke as Vice-Chairman and Mr. Astiz as Rapporteur.

Committee on provision of scientific and technical advice to coastal States

At its eleventh session, the Commission had also appointed the following as members of the Standing Committee on provision of scientific and technical advice to coastal States: Lawrence Folajimi Awosika, Noel Newton St. Claver Francis, Mihai Silviu German, Philip Alexander Symonds and Kensaku Tamaki.

During the fourteenth session of the Commission, a brief meeting of the Committee was held on 3 September 2004, during which it proceeded with the election of its Chairman and other officers. The Committee re-elected Mr. Symonds as Chairman, and Mr. Awosika and Mr. Tamaki as Vice-Chairmen.

It is recalled that, at the eleventh session of the Commission, the Committee had elected Mr. Symonds as Chairman, Mr. Tamaki as Vice-Chairman and Mr. Awosika as Rapporteur.

Editorial Committee (open-ended)

During the fourteenth session of the Commission, Mr. Fagoonee was elected Chairman of the Editorial Committee for the next two-and-a-half-years.

 It is recalled that, at its eleventh session, the Editorial Committee had elected Harald Brekke as Chairman.

Training Committee (open-ended)

During the fourteenth session of the Commission, Mr. Brekke was elected Chairman of the Training Committee for the next two-and-a-half-years.

It is recalled that, at its eleventh session, the Training Committee had elected Indurlall Fagoonee as Chairman.

First membership of the Commission - 1997-2002

 Twenty-eight candidates for membership to the Commission were nominated by States Parties for the first election, which took place at the Sixth Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (New York, 10 - 14 March 1997). The election was conducted in accordance with article 2, paragraph 3, of Annex II to the Convention (see document SPLOS/20).

    On 13 March 1997, the 21 members of the Commission were elected for a term of five years and began their term of office on the date of the first meeting of the Commission - 16 June 1997. On that date, each of them made a solemn declaration to perform his duties as a member of the Commission honourably, faithfully, impartially and conscientiously. The members of the Commission may be re-elected in accordance with Annex II, article 2(4) of the Convention.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF FROM 1997-2002
(elected for a term of five years (1997 - 2002)
Name	Nationality
Mr. Alexandre Tagore Medeiros de Albuquerque	Brazil
Mr. Osvaldo Pedro Astiz	Argentina
Mr. Lawrence F. Awosika	Nigeria
Mr. Aly Ibrahim Beltagy	Egypt
Mr. Samuel Sona Betah	Cameroon
Mr. Harald Brekke	Norway
Mr. Galo Carrera Hurtado	Mexico
Mr. André C.W. Chan Chim Yuk	Mauritius
Mr. Peter F. Croker	Ireland
Mr. Noel Newton St. Claver Francis	Jamaica
Mr. Kazuchika Hamuro	Japan
Mr. Karl H.F. Hinz	Germany
Mr. A. Bakar Jaafar	Malaysia
Mr. Mladen Juracic	Croatia
Mr. Yuri Borisovitch Kazmin	Russian Federation
Mr. Iain C. Lamont	New Zealand
Mr. Wenzheng Lu	China
Mr. Chisengu Leo M'Dala	Zambia
Mr. Yong-Ahn Park	Republic of Korea
Mr. Daniel Rio	France
Mr. Krishna-Swami Ramachandran Srinivasan	India