Global Greens Coordination

GGC Meeting 2015 - Brussels

The Global Greens Coordination (GGC), established in 2001, is the body empowered to make decisions on behalf of the Global Greens in between the periodic Congresses. The GGC works by consensus and its roles include:

Facilitating global communication and networking
Developing common views and campaigns
Encouraging joint action
Exchanging skills and support
Promoting Green ideas and values

Each of the four Green federations/networks elect three members to the GGC, supported by three alternates who can stand in when needed. Current members are listed below.

Global Greens Convenor

Margaret Blakers (Australian Greens, Australia) - since 2001

African Greens Federation

Frank Habineza (Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, Rwanda) - since May 2008
Adamou Garba (Niger Parti Vert, Niger) - since May 2008
Robinah K. Nanyunja (Uganda) - since June 2014
alternate Badono Daigou (Chad) - since June 2014

European Green Party

Lead Representative: Evelyne Huytebroeck (Ecolo, Belgium) - since Nov 2015
Merja Kähkönen (Vihreät -De Grön, Finland) - since May 2013
Eva Goës (Miljöpartiet de Gröna, Sweden) - since May 2013
alternate Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield - since February 2017
alternate Josef Šmída (Strana zelených - Czech Green Party) - since May 2016
alternate Sergey Kurykin (Partija Zelenykh Ukrainy) - since May 2016

Asia-Pacific Greens Federation

Lead Representative: Suresh Nautiyal (Uttarakhand Parivartan Party, India) - since May 2010
Yujin Lee (Green Party Korea, Korea) - since June 2015
Bob Hale (Australian Greens, Australia) - since June 2015
alternate Liaquat Ali Shaikh (Pakistan Green Party, Pakistan) - since May 2010
alternate Ballav Timalsina (Nepali Greens, Nepal) - since March 2014
alternate Guia Limpin (Partido Kalikasan/Greens PH, Philippines) - since January 2016

Federación de Partidos Verdes de las Américas

Fabiano Carnevale, (Partido Verde, Brasil) - since Nov 2013
Carlos Ramón González (Partido Alianza Verde de Colombia, Colombia) - since Nov 2015
Patricia Maldonado (Green Party of United Mexican States, México) - since Aug 2014
alternate Matilde Baján (Guatemala) - since November 2015
alternate Leonardo Alvarez-Romo (Green Party of United Mexican States, México) - since Nov 2015

Advisors to the Global Greens

Bert Boer, Treasurer (GroenLinks, Netherlands) - since Feb 2014
Juan Behrend, Advisor (Belgium) - since Nov 2012
Eva Goës, Fundraiser & Coordinator of the Friends of the Global Greens (Miljöpartiet de Gröna, Sweden) - since Nov 2012
Papa Meissa Dieng, Advisor - since Nov 2012