EGU Election Autumn 2023
The EGU Election Autumn 2023 for the next Union President, General Secretary, Union representative of the Early Career Scientists and Division Presidents was closed on 30 November 2023. 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, 1242 EGU members voted in this election. Please see the results below.
EGU President 2025–2027
Peter van der Beek was elected to serve as EGU President for the term 2025–2027. Peter van der Beek will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 15 April 2024 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 (2025–2027) 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.
Peter van der Beek
Elected candidate95.6% of votes
EGU General Secretary 2024–2026
Jane K. Hart was elected as the EGU General Secretary for the term 2024–2026. Jane K. Hart will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 15 April 2024 in Vienna, Austria.
Jane K. Hart
Elected candidate96.2% of votes
EGU Union representative of the Early Career Scientists 2025–2026
Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr was elected as the EGU Union representative of the Early Career Scientists for the term 2025–2026. Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr will be inaugurated during the EGU plenary meeting on 15 April 2024 in Vienna, Austria.
Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr
Elected candidate32.4% of votes
Öykü Koç
Candidate17.7% of votes
Foivos Karakostas
Candidate13.2% of votes
Ankit Agarwal
Candidate10.5% of votes
Rachel Oien
Candidate8.9% of votes
Lu Zhou
Candidate8.5% of votes
Nazimul Islam
Candidate4.0% of votes
EGU Division Presidents 2025–2027
All elected candidates will serve as Division Presidents for the term 2025–2027. 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 15 April 2024 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 2025 EGU plenary meeting and may stand for re-election for a further two years.
AS Atmospheric Sciences
Philip Stier was elected as the AS Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Philip Stier
Elected candidate97.9% of votes
BG Biogeosciences
Robyn Pickering was elected as the BG Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Robyn Pickering
Elected candidate98.0% of votes
CL Climate: Past, Present & Future
Kerstin Treydte was elected as the CL Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Kerstin Treydte
Elected candidate95.7% of votes
CR Cryospheric Sciences
Daniel Farinotti was elected as the CR Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Daniel Farinotti
Elected candidate97.2% of votes
ESSI Earth and Space Science Informatics
Kaylin Bugbee was elected as the ESSI Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Kaylin Bugbee
Elected candidate98.6% of votes
EMRP Earth Magnetism & Rock Physics
Sergio Vinciguerra was elected as the EMRP Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Sergio Vinciguerra
Elected candidate100.0% of votes
ERE Energy, Resources and the Environment
Giorgia Stasi was elected as the ERE Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Giorgia Stasi
Elected candidate99.1% of votes
GMPV Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology
Holly J. Stein was elected as the GMPV Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Holly J. Stein
Elected candidate94.3% of votes
G Geodesy
Roelof Rietbroek was elected as the G Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Roelof Rietbroek
Elected candidate99.1% of votes
GD Geodynamics
Laetitia Le Pourhiet was elected as the GD Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Laetitia Le Pourhiet
Elected candidate98.5% of votes
GM Geomorphology
Kristen Cook was elected as the GM Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Kristen Cook
Elected candidate98.5% of votes
GI Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems
Pietro Tizzani was elected as the GI Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Pietro Tizzani
Elected candidate100.0% of votes
HS Hydrological Sciences
Alberto Viglione was elected as the HS Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Alberto Viglione
Elected candidate97.1% of votes
NH Natural Hazards
Heidi Kreibich was elected as the NH Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Heidi Kreibich
Elected candidate99.0% of votes
NP Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences
Davide Faranda was elected as the NP Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Davide Faranda
Elected candidate63.9% of votes
Reik Donner
Candidate35.1% of votes
OS Ocean Sciences
Joanna Staneva was elected as the OS Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Joanna Staneva
Elected candidate70.5% of votes
Ivica Vilibić
Candidate28.4% of votes
PS Planetary and Solar System Sciences
Anezina Solomonidou was elected as the PS Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Anezina Solomonidou
Elected candidate96.1% of votes
SM Seismology
Alice-Agnes Gabriel was elected as the SM Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Alice-Agnes Gabriel
Elected candidate96.6% of votes
SSS Soil System Sciences
Heike Knicker was elected as the SSS Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Heike Knicker
Elected candidate95.1% of votes
ST Solar-Terrestrial Sciences
Alexis Rouillard was elected as the ST Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Alexis Rouillard
Elected candidate98.1% of votes
SSP Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology
Cinzia Bottini was elected as the SSP Division President for the term 2025–2027.
Cinzia Bottini
Elected candidate96.6% of votes
TS Tectonics and Structural Geology
João C. Duarte was elected as the TS Division President for the term 2025–2027.
João C. Duarte
Elected candidate98.7% of votes