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Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions            for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020         

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# Council Decision (EU) 2015/190                     

# of 5 February 2015

# appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January                        2020                     

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 300(3) and Article 305 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2014/930/EU of 16 December 2014 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions(1),                        

Having regard to the proposals made by each Member State,

Whereas:

(1)Article 300(3) of the Treaty requires that members or alternate members of the Committee of the Regions, besides being representatives                              of regional or local bodies, either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to                              an elected assembly.

(2)Article 305 of the Treaty provides for the members of the Committee of the Regions and an equal number of alternate members                              to be appointed by the Council for five years in accordance with the proposals made by each Member State.

(3)As the term of office of the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions expired on 25 January 2015, it                              was necessary to appoint new members and alternate members.

(4)On 26 January 2015, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2015/116(2) appointing the members and alternate members proposed by the Belgian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Irish, Greek, Spanish,                              French, Croatian, Italian, Cypriot, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Austrian, Portuguese, Romanian,                              Slovenian, Slovak, Finnish, and Swedish Governments, 23 members and 23 alternate members proposed by the German Government                              and 18 members and 16 alternate members proposed by the Polish Government for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January                              2020. Members and alternate members whose nominations had not been communicated to the Council by 22 January 2015 could not                              be included in Decision (EU) 2015/116.

(5)On 2 February 2015 and on 3 February 2015, the list of members and alternate members proposed by the UK Government as well                              as the list containing one member and one alternate member proposed by the German Government were submitted to the Council.                              Those members and alternate members should be appointed for the same period running from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020                              as the members and alternate members appointed by Decision (EU) 2015/116. This Decision should therefore apply retroactively                              from 26 January 2015. A third Decision appointing the remaining members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions                              for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 will be adopted at a later date,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

# Article 1U.K.

The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020:
          -  as members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex I; 
          -  as alternate members, the persons listed by Member State in Annex II. 

# Article 2U.K.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

It shall take effect on 26 January 2015.

## ANNEX IU.K.*ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ I — ANEXO I — PŘÍLOHA I — BILAG I — ANHANG I — I LISA — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ Ι — ANNEX I — ANNEXE I — PRILOG I — ALLEGATO                           I — I PIELIKUMS — I PRIEDAS — I. MELLÉKLET — ANNESS I — BIJLAGE I — ZAŁĄCZNIK I — ANEXO I — ANEXA I — PRÍLOHA I — PRILOGA                           I — LIITE I — BILAGA I*

### **Членове/Miembros/Členové/Medlemmer/Mitglieder/Liikmed/Μέλη/Members/Membres/Članovi/Membri/Locekļi/Nariai/Tagok/Membri/Leden/Członkowie/Membros/Membri/Členovia/Člani/Jäsenet/Ledamöter**U.K.

#### DEUTSCHLANDU.K.

Frau Marion WALSMANN

Mitglied des Thüringer Landtags

#### UNITED KINGDOMU.K.

          -  [X1Cllr Soterios ALAMBRITIS                           Member of London Borough of Merton]                          
          -  [X1Mr Michael ANTONIW AM                           Member of the National Assembly for Wales]                          
          -  Cllr Sir Albert BORE  Member of Birmingham City Council 
          -  [X1Cllr Robert Charles BRIGHT                           Member of Newport City Council]                          
          -  [X1Cllr Anthony Gerard BUCHANAN                           Member of East Renfrewshire Council]                          
          -  [X1Cllr Joseph COONEY                           Member of Pendle Council]                          
          -  Cllr Andrew Varah COOPER  Member of Kirklees Council 
          -  [X1Cllr Trevor William CUMMINGS                           Member of Ards Borough Council]                          
          -  [X1Mr Jeremy Roger EVANS AM                           Member of the Greater London Assembly]                          
          -  [X1Ms Megan FEARON MLA                           Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly]                          
          -  [X1Ms Patricia Josephine FERGUSON MSP                           Member of the Scottish Parliament]                          
          -  Cllr Robert Ian Neilson GORDON  Member of Hertfordshire Council 
          -  Cllr Judith HUGHES  Member of Kirklees Council 
          -  [X1Cllr Gordon Charles KEYMER                           Member of Tandridge Council]                          
          -  Cllr Margaret Ann LISHMAN  Member of Burnley Council 
          -  [X1Cllr Cormick MCCHORD                           Member of Stirling Council]                          
          -  [X1Mr William Stewart MAXWELL MSP                           Member of the Scottish Parliament]                          
          -  Cllr Kevin PEEL  Member of Manchester City Council 
          -  Cllr Dorothy SHARPE  Member of East Riding of Yorkshire Council 
          -  Cllr Jill SHORTLAND  Member of Somerset Council 
          -  Cllr Harvey SIGGS  Member of Mendip Council 
          -  Cllr Judith Anne WALLACE  Member of North Tyneside Council 
          -  [X1Cllr Paul WATSON                           Member of Sunderland Council]                          
          -  Cllr Emily WESTLEY  Member of Hastings Council 

Editorial Information

X1Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee                                 of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (Official Journal of the European Union L 31 of 7 February                                 2015).

## ANNEX IIU.K.*ПРИЛОЖЕНИЕ II — ANEXO II — PŘÍLOHA II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — II LISA — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ IΙ — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — PRILOG II —                           ALLEGATO II — II PIELIKUMS — II PRIEDAS — II. MELLÉKLET — ANNESS II — BIJLAGE II — ZAŁĄCZNIK II — ANEXO II — ANEXA II — PRÍLOHA                           II — PRILOGA II — LIITE II — BILAGA II*

### **Заместник-членове/Suplentes/Náhradníci/Suppleanter/Stellvertreter/Asendusliikmed/Αναπληρωτές/Alternate members/Suppléants/Zamjenici                           članova/Supplenti/Aizstājēji/Pakaitiniai nariai/Póttagok/Membri Supplenti/Plaatsvervangers/Zastępcy członków/Suplentes/Supleanți/Náhradníci/Nadomestni                           člani/Varajäsenet/Suppleanter**U.K.

#### DEUTSCHLANDU.K.

Frau Dorothea MARX

Mitglied des Thüringer Landtags

#### UNITED KINGDOMU.K.

          -  Cllr Sanchia ALASIA  Member of London Borough of Barking & Dagenham 
          -  [X1Ms Jennette ARNOLD AM                           Member of the Greater London Assembly]                          
          -  Cllr Shurma BATSON  Member of Stevenage Council 
          -  Cllr Zahid Mehmood CHAUHAN  Member of Oldham Council 
          -  Cllr John Paul FINDLOW  Member of Cheshire East Council 
          -  Cllr Gillian FORD  Member of London Borough of Havering 
          -  [X1Cllr Barbara GRANT                           Member of East Renfrewshire Council]                          
          -  Cllr Suzanne Ellen GROCOTT  Member of London Borough of Merton 
          -  [X1Cllr Arnold George HATCH                           Member of Craigavon Borough Council]                          
          -  Cllr Doreen HUDDART  Member of Newcastle City Council 
          -  Cllr Ronald Arvon HUGHES  Member of Conwy County Borough Council 
          -  [X1Mr James Robert HUME MSP                           Member of the Scottish Parliament]                          
          -  Cllr Imran HUSSAIN  Member of Bradford Council 
          -  Cllr Geoffrey KNIGHT  Member of Lancaster Council 
          -  [X1Sir James Angus Rhoderick MCGRIGOR MSP                           Member of the Scottish Parliament]                          
          -  [X1Mr Fearghal MCKINNEY                           Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly]                          
          -  [X1Cllr Robert John PRICE                           Member of Oxford Council]                          
          -  [X1Cllr Gary ROBINSON                           Member of Shetland Islands Council]                          
          -  Cllr Linda ROBINSON  Member of Wychavon Council 
          -  Cllr Sarah Elizabeth RUSSELL  Member of Derby Council 
          -  Cllr David SHAKESPEARE  Member of Wycombe Council 
          -  [X1Mr Rhodri Glyn THOMAS AM                           Member of the National Assembly for Wales]                          
          -  Cllr Kay TWITCHEN  Member of Essex County Council 
          -  [X1Cllr Martin John Beresford VEAL                           Member of Bath & North East Somerset Council]                          

1

OJ L 365, 19.12.2014, p. 143.                           

2

Decision (EU) 2015/116 of the Council of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of                              the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).