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CGPM 2026 elections - CEC - after CGPM

On 15 October 2026, following the adoption of Resolution 7, the election of the nine representatives of the Election Commission (EC) took place at the 28th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) according to Rule 5 of the Rules of Procedure of the CGPM.

The following were elected:

Maguelonne Chambon | France

Director of Scientific and Technological Research
Laboratoire national de métrologie et d’essais (LNE)
France

Jennifer Clarke | UK

Science Governance and Operations Leader
National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
UK

Arne Höll | Germany

Head of Division
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Germany

Tokihiko Kobata | Japan

Deputy Director-General of Research Strategy Headquarters and the Corporate Planning Headquarters
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Japan

Jae-Yong Kwon | Republic of Korea

Principal Research Scientist, Electromagnetic Wave Metrology Group
Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) /
Republic of Korea

Erlon Enrique Martins Ferreira | Brazil

Researcher-Technologist in Metrology, Quality Management & Nanotechnology
Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia (Inmetro),
Brazil

Magdalena Navarro | USA

Director, International and Academic Affairs Office (IAAO), Office of the Director
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
USA

Andrew Oldershaw | Canada

Director of Business and Operations Management
Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Canada

Zhijun Yang | China

Vice Director General
National Institute of Metrology (NIM)
China

 

Notes

A call for nominations to the CEC / EC was sent to Member States in June 2026 and closed in August 2026.

More information about the call for nominations to the CEC / EC 

Additional documents relating to the candidatures, available exclusively to accredited delegates from Member States, can be accessed from this webpage. Delegates must log in to access the restricted content.

 

List of candidates and their nationality

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