European Institute for Gender Equality
European Institute for Gender Equality

Management board

The Management Board adopts the annual work programme, the medium-term work programme as well as the Institute's budget.

Management Board's summary of proceedings

It consists of eighteen representatives from the Member States which operates on a rotation basis thus guaranteeing total representation combined with operational efficiency. One member is also representing the European Commission. There is an equal number of substitute members.

The length of its representatives' mandate is 3 years. For each mandate, the Members appointed by the Council represent eighteen Member States following the order of the rotating Presidencies, one member being designated by each concerned State.

The Management Board elects its Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for a term of 3 years.

Chair: Tanja AUVINEN (FI)    
Vice-Chair: Kira APPEL (DK)    
     
Standing Committee Members    
Board Chair: Tanja AUVINEN (FI)  

Jacqueline NIAVARANI (AT)

Board Vice-Chair: Kira APPEL (DK)  

Esther VAN DIJK (NL)

European Commission representative (DG JUST):

Irena MOOZOVA/Karen VANDEKERCKHOVE

  Dan MOLDOVAN (RO)

Bulgaria / България (BG)

Member

Ms Irina Tsekova IVANOVA

Head of Equal Opportunities, Anti-discrimination and Social Benefits Department
Policy for People with Disabilities, Equal Opportunity and Social Benefits Directorate
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

CV (.pdf)

Declaration of interests (.pdf)


Alternate

Ms Mila NIKOLOVA

Junior expert in European Affairs Department, European Affairs and International Cooperation Directorate
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

Denmark / Danmark (DK)

Member

Ms Kira UITTERDIJK APPEL

Chief Consultant, Deputy Head of Department
Department of Gender Equality
Ministry of Transport


Alternate

Mr Jeppe HOLM NIELSEN

Head of Section
Department of Gender Equality
Ministry of Transport

Estonia / Eesti (EE)

Member

Ms Lee MARIPUU

Head of Gender Equality Policy Equality Policies Department

Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia


Alternate

Ms Eva Liina KLIIMAN

Adviser
Equality Policies Department
Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia

Ireland / Éire (IE)

Member

Ms Jane Ann DUFFY


Alternate

Ms Deirdre NÍ NÉILL

European Commission

Member

Ms Irena MOOZOVA

Director
DG Justice
European Commission

CV (.pdf)

Declaration of interest (.pdf)


Alternate

Ms Karen VANDEKERCKHOVE

Head of Unit
Gender Equality Unit
DG Justice
European Commission

CV (.pdf)

Declaration of interest (.pdf)

Greece / Eλλάδα (EL)

Member

Ms Eleni NTALAKA

Senior Official
Independent Dept. of European & International Cooperation
General Secretariat for Demography, Family Policy and Gender Equality
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs


Alternate

Ms Sophia NIKOLAOU

Senior Official
Dept. for Planning, Standardization and
Development of Gender Equality Policies
General Secretariat for Demography, Family Policy and Gender Equality
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Italy / Italia (IT)

Member

Ms Laura MENICUCCI

General Director
Office for Equal Opportunities Policies
Department for Equal Opportunities
Presidency of the Council of Ministers


Alternate

Mr Stefano PIZZICANNELLA

General Director
Office for International and General Affairs
Department for Equal Opportunities
Presidency of the Council of Ministers

Cyprus / Kύπρος (CY)

Member

Mr Stavros CHRISTOFI

Chief Administrative Officer
Head of Administration, Gender Equality and Public Order  
Ministry of Justice and Public Order


Alternate

Mr Alexandros ALEXANDROU

Director
Department of Labour
Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance   

Latvia / Latvija (LV)

Member

Ms Ieva JUHŅĒVIČA

Senior Expert on Gender Equality
Department of Social Policy Planning and Development
Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia


Alternate

Ms Agnese GAILE

Senior Expert on Gender Equality
Department of Social Policy Planning and Development
Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia

Lithuania / Lietuva (LT)

Member

Ms Jolanta SAKALAUSKIENĖ

Head of Equal Opportunities, Equality between Women and Men Group
Ministry of Social Security and Labour


Alternate

Ms Greta TUMĖNIENĖ

Advisor of Equal Opportunities, Equality between Women and Men Group
Ministry of Social Security and Labour

Luxembourg / Luxembourg (LU)

Member

Ms Maryse FISCH

Premier Conseiller de Gouvernement
Ministère de l'Egalité entre les femmes et les hommes

CV (.pdf)

Declaration of interests (.pdf)


Alternate

Ms Valérie DEBOUCHÉ

Conseiller
Ministère de l'Egalité entre les femmes et les hommes

Hungary / Magyarország (HU)

Member

Ms Brigitta GYEBNÁR


Alternate

Ms Rita NAGYLAKI

Malta / Malta (MT)

Member

Ms Annalise DESIRA

Assistant Director
Human Rights Directorate
Ministry for Justice, Equality and Governance

CV (.pdf)

Declaration of interests (.pdf)


Alternate

Ms Sasha Na Jeong FARRUGIA

Senior Manager
Commission on Gender-based Violence and Domestic Violence

Netherlands / Nederland (NL)

Member

Ms Esther VAN DIJK  

Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap


Alternate

Mr Michael NINABER VAN EIJBEN

Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap  

Austria / Österreich (AT)

Member

Ms Jacqueline NIAVARANI

Head of Department for Socio-economic equality, international and EU-affairs
Federal Chancellery, Division for Women and Equality

CV (.pdf)

Declaration of interests (.pdf)


Alternate

Ms Katja GERSTMANN

Deputy Head of the Department for Socio-economic equality, international and EU-affairs
Federal Chancellery, Division for Women and Equality

CV (.pdf)

Declaration of interests (.pdf)

Poland / Polska (PL)

Member

Mr Paweł KOSMULSKI

Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment
Ministry of Family and Social Policy


Alternate

Ms Karolina MICHALCZYK

Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment
Ministry of Family and Social Policy

Romania / România (RO)

Member

Mr Dan MOLDOVAN

European Affairs Counsellor
Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity

CV (.pdf)

Declaration of interests (.pdf)


Alternate

Ms Maria ULICAN

Head of service
Directorate for Preventing and Combatting Domestic Violence

Slovakia / Slovensko (SK)

Member

Zuzana Brixová  

Head of Department for Equality between Women and Men
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family  

CV (.pdf)

Declaration of interests (.pdf)


Alternate

Ján TOMAŠTÍK  

Department for Equality between Women and Men

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family  

CV (.pdf)

Declaration of interests (.pdf)

Finland / Suomi (FI)

Member

Ms Tanja AUVINEN

Director
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Equality Unit

CV (.pdf)

Declaration of interests (.pdf)


Alternate

Ms Eeva RAEVAARA

Ministerial Adviser
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Equality Unit

CV (.pdf)

Declaration of interests (.pdf)

Resources

Rules of Procedure for the Management Board of EIGE

Policy on Management of Conflict of Interests in EIGE

CVs of the Management Board (template)

Declarations of interests of the Management Board (template)