EGU Election Autumn 2025

The EGU Election Autumn 2025 for the next Union President, General Secretary, Union representative of the Early Career Scientists and Division Presidents was closed on 25 November 2025. We would like to thank each of the candidates for their initiative in standing for the election. We also sincerely thank all those EGU members who used their voting right. Active participation in elections ensures continuation of the well-established bottom-up structure of our Union!

In total, 1664 EGU members voted in this election. Please see the results below.

Maria-Helena Ramos was elected to serve as EGU President for the term 2027–2029. Maria-Helena Ramos will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 4 May 2026 in Vienna, Austria, serving first as the EGU Vice-President (President-Elect) for one year. The elected candidate will then serve as EGU President for two years (2027–2029) and finally as Vice-President (Past-President) for the fourth year. Note that the terms start and end at the Plenary which is held during the General Assembly.

Marian Holness was elected as the EGU General Secretary for the term 2026–2028. Marian Holness will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 4 May 2026 in Vienna, Austria.

Ilenia Murgia was elected as the EGU Union representative of the Early Career Scientists for the term 2027–2028. Ilenia Murgia will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 4 May 2026 in Vienna, Austria. The requirements and selection procedure for the Union representative of the Early Career Scientists position are outlined.

All elected candidates will serve as Division Presidents for the term 2027–2029. First-time elected Division Presidents (i.e., candidates who are not serving as Division Presidents at the time of the election) will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 4 May 2026 in Vienna, Austria, and serve for one year as Deputy Presidents after their inauguration. They will then serve for a two-year term starting from the 2027 EGU plenary meeting and may stand for re-election for a further two years.

AS Atmospheric Sciences

Andrea Pozzer was elected as the AS Division President for the term 2027–2029.

BG Biogeosciences

Ana Bastos was elected as the BG Division President for the term 2027–2029.

CL Climate: Past, Present & Future

Gabriele Messori was elected as the CL Division President for the term 2027–2029.

CR Cryospheric Sciences

Daniel Farinotti was elected as the CR Division President for the term 2027–2029.

ESSI Earth and Space Science Informatics

Kirsten Elger was elected as the ESSI Division President for the term 2027–2029.

EMRP Earth Magnetism & Rock Physics

Anita Di Chiara was elected as the EMRP Division President for the term 2027–2029.

ERE Energy, Resources and the Environment

Giorgia Stasi was elected as the ERE Division President for the term 2027–2029.

GMPV Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology

Giuseppe La Spina was elected as the GMPV Division President for the term 2027–2029.

G Geodesy

Roelof Rietbroek was elected as the G Division President for the term 2027–2029.

GD Geodynamics

Laetitia Le Pourhiet was elected as the GD Division President for the term 2027–2029.

GM Geomorphology

Ronald Pöppl was elected as the GM Division President for the term 2027–2029.

GI Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems

Fabio Tosti was elected as the GI Division President for the term 2027–2029.

HS Hydrological Sciences

Ilias Pechlivanidis was elected as the HS Division President for the term 2027–2029.

NH Natural Hazards

Nivedita Sairam was elected as the NH Division President for the term 2027–2029.

NP Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences

Davide Faranda was elected as the NP Division President for the term 2027–2029.

OS Ocean Sciences

Joanna Staneva was elected as the OS Division President for the term 2027–2029.

PS Planetary and Solar System Sciences

Joana S. Oliveira was elected as the PS Division President for the term 2027–2029.

SM Seismology

Rebecca M. Harrington was elected as the SM Division President for the term 2027–2029.

SSS Soil System Sciences

Daniel L. Evans was elected as the SSS Division President for the term 2027–2029.

ST Solar-Terrestrial Sciences

Alexis Rouillard was elected as the ST Division President for the term 2027–2029.

SSP Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology

Mónica Sánchez-Román was elected as the SSP Division President for the term 2027–2029.

TS Tectonics and Structural Geology

João C. Duarte was elected as the TS Division President for the term 2027–2029.