FIGO Board of Trustees Elections 2023

Voting for the FIGO Board of Trustees will take place at the General Assembly, as part of XXIV FIGO World Congress of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 

The 2023 General Assembly will be held on Tuesday 10 and Thursday 12 October at 14:30–17:30 CEST (GMT+2), in accordance with FIGO’s Articles of Association.  

Candidates for the Board of Trustees are listed here. You can find more information about each candidate, including a short CV and self-recorded video, by clicking on the links below. 

You can also find out about 2023 FIGO Council Election candidates here.

Officer Trustees

President Elect

Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy

Frank Louwen, Germany

Vice President

Kristina Gemzell Danielsson, Sweden

Edgar Ivan Ortiz Lizcano, Colombia

Honorary Secretary

Ravi Chandran, Malaysia

Muna Tahlak, United Arab Emirates

Honorary Treasurer

Eva Chalas, United States of America

Shantha Kumari, India

Andre Lalonde, Canada

Regional Trustees

Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean

Blami Dao, Burkina Faso

Stephen Rulisa, Rwanda

Priya Soma-Pillay, South Africa

Asia Oceania

Ferdousi Begum, Bangladesh

Lourdes Capito, Philippines

Kazunori Ochiai, Japan

Hrishikesh Pai, India

Ajay Rane, Fiji

Jared Watts, Australia and New Zealand

Europe

Chiara Benedetto, Italy

Latin America

Néstor César Garello, Argentina

North America

Ernesto Castelazo, Mexico