Board
Chairperson
Guardian of the statutes and voice of the Organisation, legal representative.
Holder to be confirmedDetails
Ethical governance
Administrative body
Board of Directors
Strategic governance body: it sets the course, allocates the means and monitors results.
7
elected trustees
4
board members
3
Advisers
3/7
seats for women at minimum
Board scene
Seven seats, one Board
The four board members take their seats first, then the three Advisers.
Chairperson
Board
Vice-Chairperson
Board
Secretary General
Board
Deputy Secretary General
Board
Adviser for finance and performance, Treasurer
Adviser
Adviser for territories and diaspora
Adviser
Adviser for next generation and ethics
Adviser
Composition
The Board (4) and the Advisers (3)
No one holds two positions. No photo or personal name is published until the official appointment is announced.
Board — 4 members
Board
Vice-Chairperson
Overseer of execution and liaison between bodies.
Holder to be confirmedDetails
Ethical governance
Board
Secretary General
Guardian of regularity and institutional memory.
Holder to be confirmedDetails
Ethical governance
Board
Deputy Secretary General
Tracking of resolutions, memberships and disciplinary referrals.
Holder to be confirmedDetails
Ethical governance
Advisers — 3 members
Adviser
Adviser for finance and performance, Treasurer
Oversight of financial regularity, with no accounting role.
Holder to be confirmedDetails
Economic empowerment
Adviser
Adviser for territories and diaspora
Rollout of Lakou Citoyens and diaspora branches.
Holder to be confirmedDetails
Sectoral development
Adviser
Adviser for next generation and ethics
Training and next-generation programmes and ethical commitments.
Holder to be confirmedDetails
Next generation and leadership
Roles and missions
Detailed duties of each seat
Each seat has its own duties, exercised within the movement's statutory framework.
- BoardSeat 1 of 7
Chairperson
Guardian of the statutes and voice of the Organisation; legal representative; chairs the Board of Directors and the General Assembly; casting vote in case of a tie; no day-to-day executive power.
Holder : To be confirmed - BoardSeat 2 of 7
Vice-Chairperson
Overseer of execution, not a mere alternate; quarterly dashboard per GEDAR pillar; liaison between the Board, the Commissions and Executive Management; stands in for the Chairperson.
Holder : To be confirmed - BoardSeat 3 of 7
Secretary General
Guardian of regularity and memory: minutes, register of deliberations, archives, certification of acts.
Holder : To be confirmed - BoardSeat 4 of 7
Deputy Secretary General
Tracking Board resolutions, membership register, admissions, recording of disciplinary referrals, relations with the College of Lakou Citoyens.
Holder : To be confirmed - AdviserSeat 5 of 7
Adviser for finance and performance, Treasurer
Monitors financial regularity; co-signs with the Director General any expenditure above the co-signature threshold; follows budgets, accounts and the Common Fund; holds no accounting role.
Holder : To be confirmed - AdviserSeat 6 of 7
Adviser for territories and diaspora
Follows the rollout of Lakou Citoyens and diaspora branches.
Holder : To be confirmed - AdviserSeat 7 of 7
Adviser for next generation and ethics
Follows training and next-generation programmes and compliance with ethical commitments.
Holder : To be confirmed
Decision rules
Term, quorum and qualified majority
These rules apply to all Board deliberations.
Composition
7 members elected by the General Assembly: 4 Board members (Art. 72 and 72 bis) and 3 Advisers (Art. 80 ter). No one may hold two positions at once.
Term
3 years, renewable twice consecutively, with staggered renewal.
Parity
At least 40 % women, i.e. 3 seats out of 7.
College of Lakou Citoyens
At least one seat, where possible, for a representative of the College of Lakou Citoyens.
Voluntary roles
Board roles are unpaid.
Meetings
At least 4 meetings per year.
Quorum
4 members.
Qualified majority
5 votes out of 7 for appointing or dismissing the Director General, the Administrative and Financial Director and the Directors, the annual budget, commitments beyond the second threshold and the creation of an autonomous entity.
Board
It prepares the work, ensures continuity between meetings and handles emergencies by unanimous agreement of its 4 members; it may neither appoint nor dismiss a Director.
Incompatibilities
A board member may not be a Director or an employee, and may not sit on the Audit and Internal Control Commission or the Disciplinary Council. The Chairperson and the Director General cannot be the same person.
Statutory parity: at least 3 seats out of 7
At least 40 % women and, where possible, a seat for a representative of the College of Lakou Citoyens.