Club of Madrid

Club of Madrid
Motto Democracy That Delivers
Formation 2001
Headquarters Madrid, Spain
President
Vice Presidents
Website www.clubmadrid.org

The Club de Madrid is an independent non-profit organization created to promote democracy and change in the international community. Composed of 95 regular members, 64 of which are former presidents and 39 of which are former prime ministers (some are both)[1] from 65 countries, the Club de Madrid is the world’s largest forum of former Heads of State and Government.

Among its main goals are the strengthening of democratic institutions and counselling on the resolution of political conflicts in two key areas: democratic leadership and governance and response to crisis and post-crisis situations.

The Club de Madrid works together with governments, inter-governmental organizations, civil society, scholars and representatives from the business world, to encourage dialogue in order to foster social and political change. The Club de Madrid also works on the search for effective methods to provide technical advice and recommendations to transitional nations taking steps to establish democracy.

Composition

As of March 2014, there are 95 full Members, all of whom are previous government officials with full voting rights. The Club also has institutional members and foundations – those who belong to private and public organizations that share similar democratic objectives, including FRIDE, the Gorbachev Foundation of North America (GFNA), both original sponsors of the founding conference in 2001, the Madrid City Council, the regional government of Madrid, and the Government of Spain. Additionally, there are six honorary members (e.g. Kofi Annan, Aung San Suu Kyi) and a number of fellows, who are experts on democratic changeover.

The Club is based in Madrid (Spain), although meetings are held worldwide. Currently, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, the former President of Latvia (1999–2007), is the organization's president, and it has two vice presidents: Jennifer Shipley (New Zealand) and Jorge Fernando Quiroga (Bolivia). The former president of the Club of Madrid is Wim Kok (2009–2013).

The Club was created from an event that was held in October 2001 in Madrid, a four-day Conference on Democratic Transition and Consolidation (CDTC). This event brought together 35 world leaders, over 100 esteemed academics and policy specialists from Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa to discuss ideas and means of implementation from both objective and subjective perspectives. The conference discussed eight main topics:

Structure and Organization

The Club de Madrid's primary asset is its membership, which includes 95 distinguished former heads of state and government of democratic nations. The comparative advantage of the Club de Madrid is based on the following key assets:

Full Members are members of the Club de Madrid who provide their personal and political experience as former Heads of State and Government. Their appointment, based on a proposal from the Board of Directors, is approved by the General Assembly.

Direct exchanges with current leaders of countries in the process of democratic transition on a peer-to-peer basis, and the Member’s ability to deliver the right message at the right time, are two of the major assets of the Club de Madrid. In this sense, the Members of the Club de Madrid can also help focus much needed international attention on targeted countries and leverage the work of other institutions trying to promote democracy.

The Club's members are supported by a network of world-class experts who work together to offer assistance on a range of democratic reform issues. The Club de Madrid is composed of four executive and advisory bodies:

Funding sources

The Club is a non-profit organisation and members offer their servies on a pro bono basis, It exists financially on donations which are used to support a permanent secretariat and fund some specific project. The Club's accounts are audited annually by an external organisation.

The Club of Madrid Foundation (USA)

The Club of Madrid Foundation Inc. (COMFI) is a grant-making foundation that has US 501(c)(3) tax exemption status. It exists to raise funds in support of the Club's charitable and educational activities.

COMFI is independent and not controlled by the Club itself, but solely by a four-person Board of Directors each of whom resides in the US.

Members

Several members of the Club played prominent roles in the diplomatic and military proceedings aimed at ending the wars in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s:

List of Current Members

Name Age Nation Party Office(s) held
Adamkus, ValdasValdas Adamkus90 Lithuaniazzzz NonePresident of Lithuania (1998–2003, 2004–2009)
Aho, EskoEsko Aho62 FinlandCentre Party Finland CentrePrime Minister of Finland (1991–1995)
Ahtisaari, MarttiMartti Ahtisaari79 FinlandSocial Democratic Party Finland Social DemocraticPresident of Finland (1994–2000)
al-Eryani, Abdul-kareemAbdul-kareem al-Eryani82 Yemen
 North Yemen
GPC, GPCPrime Minister of North Yemen (1980–1983)
Prime Minister of Yemen (1998–2001)
al-Mahdi, SadiqSadiq al-Mahdi80 SudanUmma National Party Sudan UmmaPrime Minister of Sudan (1966–1967, 1986–1989)
Arias, ÓscarÓscar Arias76 Costa RicaPLN Costa Rica PLNPresident of Costa Rica (1986–1990, 2006–2010)
Jebali, HamadiHamadi Jebali67 TunisiaEnnahdha, EnnahdhaHead of Government of Tunisia (2011-2013)
Jomaa, MehdiMehdi Jomaa54 Tunisiazzzz NoneHead of Government of Tunisia (2014-2015)
Arzú, ÁlvaroÁlvaro Arzú70 GuatemalaPAN Guatemala PANPresident of Guatemala (1996–2000)
Aznar, José MaríaJosé María Aznar63 SpainPP Spain PPPresident of the Government of Spain (1996–2004)
Bachelet, MichelleMichelle Bachelet65 ChileSocialist Party Chile SocialistPresident of Chile (2006–2010, 2014–present)
Executive Director of UN Women (2010–2013)
Banda, RupiahRupiah Banda79 ZambiaMMD, MMDPresident of Zambia (2008–2011)
Betancur, BelisarioBelisario Betancur93 ColombiaConservative Party Colombia ConservativePresident of Colombia (1982–1986)
Bildt, CarlCarl Bildt67 SwedenModerate Party Sweden ModeratePrime Minister of Sweden (1991–1994)
High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995–1997)
Birkavs, ValdisValdis Birkavs74 LatviaLC, LCPrime Minister of Latvia (1993–1994)
Bondevik, Kjell MagneKjell Magne Bondevik69 NorwayChristian Democratic Party Norway Christian DemocraticPrime Minister of Norway (1997–2000, 2001–2005)
Brundtland, Gro HarlemGro Harlem Brundtland77 NorwayLabour Party Norway LabourPrime Minister of Norway (1981, 1986–1989, 1990–1996)
Director-General of the World Health Organization (1998–2003)
Bruton, JohnJohn Bruton69 IrelandFine Gael, Fine GaelTaoiseach of Ireland (1994–1997)
EU Ambassador to the United States (2004–2009)
Buzek, JerzyJerzy Buzek76 PolandCivic Platform, Civic PlatformPrime Minister of Poland (1997–2001)
President of the European Parliament (2009–2012)
Calderón, FelipeFelipe Calderón54 MexicoPAN Mexico PANPresident of Mexico (2006–2012)
Calmy-Rey, MichelineMicheline Calmy-Rey71  SwitzerlandSocial Democratic Party Switzerland Social DemocraticMember of the Federal Council (2003–2011)
(President in 2011)
Campbell, KimKim Campbell69 CanadaProgressive Conservative Party Canada Progressive ConservativePrime Minister of Canada (1993)
Cardoso, Fernando HenriqueFernando Henrique Cardoso85 BrazilSocial Democracy Party Brazil Social DemocracyPresident of Brazil (1995–2003)
Cavaco Silva, AníbalAníbal Cavaco Silva77 PortugalSocial Democratic Party Portugal Social DemocraticPrime Minister of Portugal (1985–1995)
President of Portugal (2006–2016)
Chissano, JoaquimJoaquim Chissano77 MozambiqueFRELIMO, FRELIMOPresident of Mozambique (1986–2005)
Chrétien, JeanJean Chrétien82 CanadaLiberal Party Canada LiberalPrime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
Clinton, BillBill Clinton70 United StatesDemocratic Party United States DemocraticPresident of the United States (1993–2001)
Dimitrov, PhilipPhilip Dimitrov61 BulgariaSDS Bulgaria SDSPrime Minister of Bulgaria (1991–1992)
Diogo, LuísaLuísa Diogo58 MozambiqueFRELIMO, FRELIMOPrime Minister of Mozambique (2004–2010)
Fernández, LeonelLeonel Fernández62 Dominican RepublicPLD Dominican Republic PLDPresident of the Dominican Republic (1996–2000, 2004–2012)
Figueres, José MaríaJosé María Figueres61 Costa RicaPLN Costa Rica PLNPresident of Costa Rica (1994–1998)
Finnbogadóttir, VigdísVigdís Finnbogadóttir86 Icelandzzzz NonePresident of Iceland (1980–1996)
Fox, VicenteVicente Fox74 MexicoPAN Mexico PANPresident of Mexico (2000–2006)
Frei Ruiz-Tagle, EduardoEduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle74 ChileChristian Democratic Party Chile Christian DemocraticPresident of Chile (1994–2000)
Fukuda, YasuoYasuo Fukuda80 JapanLiberal Democratic Party Japan Liberal DemocraticPrime Minister of Japan (2007–2008)
Gaviria, CésarCésar Gaviria69 ColombiaLiberal Party Colombia LiberalPresident of Colombia (1990–1994)
Secretary General of the Organization of American States (1994–2004)
Gemayel, Amine PierreAmine Pierre Gemayel74 LebanonKataeb Kata'ebPresident of Lebanon (1982–1988)
González, FelipeFelipe González74 SpainSocialist Workers Party Spain Socialist WorkersPresident of the Government of Spain (1982–1996)
Gorbachev, MikhailMikhail Gorbachev85 Russia
 Soviet Union
Communist Soviet Union Communist (until 1991)General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985–1991)
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet/President of the Soviet Union (1988–1991)
Gusenbauer, AlfredAlfred Gusenbauer56 AustriaSocial Democratic Party Austria Social DemocraticChancellor of Austria (2007–2008)
Guterres, AntónioAntónio Guterres67 PortugalSocialist Party Portugal SocialistPrime Minister of Portugal (1995–2002)
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2005–present)
Habibie, Bacharuddin JusufBacharuddin Jusuf Habibie80 IndonesiaGolkar, GolkarPresident of Indonesia (1998–1999)
Halonen, TarjaTarja Halonen72 FinlandSocial Democratic Party Finland Social DemocraticPresident of Finland (2000–2012)
Han Seung-soo, Han Seung-soo79 South KoreaSaenuri, SaenuriPrime Minister of South Korea (2008–2009)
Hurtado, OsvaldoOsvaldo Hurtado77 EcuadorChristian Democratic Union Ecuador Christian DemocraticPresident of Ecuador (1981–1984)
Juppé, AlainAlain Juppé71 FranceUMP, UMPPrime Minister of France (1995–1997)
Kohl, HelmutHelmut Kohl86 Germany
 West Germany
Christian Democratic Union Germany Christian DemocraticChancellor of West Germany (1982–1990)
Chancellor of Germany (1990–1998)
Kohler, HorstHorst Köhler73 GermanyChristian Democratic Union Germany Christian DemocraticPresident of Germany (2004–2010)
Kok, WimWim Kok78 NetherlandsLabour Party Netherlands LabourPrime Minister of the Netherlands (1994–2002)
Konaré, Alpha OumarAlpha Oumar Konaré70 MaliADEMA-PASJ, ADEMA-PASJPresident of Mali (1992–2002)
Chairman of the AU Commission (2003–2008)
Kucan, MilanMilan Kucan75 Slovenia
 Yugoslavia
Communist Slovenia Communist (until 1990)
None (since 1990)
President of Slovenia (1991–2002)
Kufuor, JohnJohn Kufuor77 GhanaNPP Ghana NPPPresident of Ghana (2001–2009)
Chairman of the AU (2007–2008)
Kumaratunga, ChandrikaChandrika Kumaratunga71 Sri LankaSLFP Sri Lanka SLFPPresident of Sri Lanka (1994–2005)
Kwasniewski, AleksanderAleksander Kwasniewski62 Polandzzzz None (since 1995)President of Poland (1995–2005)
Lacalle, Luis AlbertoLuis Alberto Lacalle75 UruguayPN Uruguay PNPresident of Uruguay (1990–1995)
Lagos, RicardoRicardo Lagos78 ChilePPD Chile PPDPresident of Chile (2000–2006)
Lagumdžija, ZlatkoZlatko Lagumdžija60 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSocial Democratic Party Bosnia and Herzegovina Social DemocraticChairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001–2002)
Lee Hong-koo, Lee Hong-koo60 South KoreaNKP South Korea NKPPrime Minister of South Korea (1994–1995)
Lubbers, RuudRuud Lubbers77 NetherlandsChristian Democratic Appeal Netherlands Christian DemocraticPrime Minister of the Netherlands (1982–1994)
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2001–2005)
Mancham, JamesJames Mancham77 SeychellesDemocratic Party Seychellese DemocraticPresident of Seychelles (1976–1977)
Mascarenhas Monteiro, AntónioAntónio Mascarenhas Monteiro72 Cape VerdeMPD Cape Verde MPDPresident of Cape Verde (1991–2001)
Masire, KetumileKetumile Masire91 BotswanaBDP Botswana BDPPresident of Botswana (1980–1998)
Mbeki, ThaboThabo Mbeki74 South AfricaANC South Africa ANCPresident of South Africa (1999–2008)
Meidani, RexhepRexhep Meidani72 AlbaniaSocialist Party Albania SocialistPresident of Albania (1997–2002)
Mkapa, BenjaminBenjamin Mkapa78 TanzaniaCCM Tanzania CCMPresident of Tanzania (1995–2005)
Mogae, FestusFestus Mogae77 BotswanaBDP Botswana BDPPresident of Botswana (1998–2008)
Obasanjo, OlusegunOlusegun Obasanjo79 NigeriaPDP Nigeria PDPHead of the Federal Military Government of Nigeria (1976–1979)
President of Nigeria (1999–2007)
Otunbayeva, RozaRoza Otunbayeva66 KyrgyzstanSocial Democratic Party Kyrgyzstan Social Democratic (2007–2010)President of Kyrgyzstan (2010–2011)
Panyarachun, AnandAnand Panyarachun84 Thailandzzzz NonePrime Minister of Thailand (1991–1992)
Papandreou, GeorgeGeorge Papandreou64 GreeceSocialist Greece SocialistPrime Minister of Greece (2009–2011)
Pastrana, AndrésAndrés Pastrana62 ColombiaConservative Party Colombia ConservativePresident of Colombia (1998–2002)
Patterson, P.J.P.J. Patterson81 JamaicaPNP Jamaica PNP (until 2011)Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992–2006)
Perez de Cuellar, JavierJavier Pérez de Cuéllar96 PeruUPP Peru UPPSecretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991)
President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2000–2001)
Prodi, RomanoRomano Prodi77 ItalyDemocratic Party Italy DemocraticPresident of the European Commission (1999–2004)
President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (1996–1998, 2006–2008)
Quiroga, JorgeJorge Quiroga56 BoliviaPODEMOS Bolivia PODEMOSPresident of Bolivia (2001–2002)
Ramos, Fidel V.Fidel V. Ramos88 PhilippinesLakas Philippines LakasPresident of the Philippines (1992–1998)
Ramos-Horta, José ManuelJosé Manuel Ramos-Horta66 East Timorzzzz NonePrime Minister of East Timor (2006–2007)
President of East Timor (2007–2012)
Rasmussen, Poul NyrupPoul Nyrup Rasmussen73 DenmarkSocial Democrats Denmark Social DemocratsPrime Minister of Denmark (1993–2001)
Robinson, MaryMary Robinson72 Irelandzzzz NonePresident of Ireland (1990–97)
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997–2002)
Rodriguez Zapatero, Jose LuisJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero56 SpainSocialist Workers Party Spain Socialist WorkersPresident of the Government of Spain (2004–2011)
Roman, PetrePetre Roman70 Romania
SR Romania
FSN Romania FSN (1989–1991)Prime Minister of Romania (1989–1991)
Sampaio, JorgeJorge Sampaio77 PortugalSocialist Party Portugal SocialistPresident of Portugal (1996–2006)
Sanchez de Lozada, GonzaloGonzalo Sánchez de Lozada86 BoliviaMNR Bolivia MNRPresident of Bolivia (1993–1997, 2002–2003)
Sanguinetti, Julio MaríaJulio María Sanguinetti80 UruguayPC Uruguay PCPresident of Uruguay (1985–1990, 1995–2000)
Shipley, Jennifer MaryJennifer Mary Shipley64 New ZealandNational New Zealand NationalPrime Minister of New Zealand (1997–1999)
Siniora, FuadFuad Siniora73 LebanonFM Lebanon FMPrime Minister of Lebanon (2005–2009)
Soares, MarioMário Soares92 PortugalSocialist Party Portugal SocialistPrime Minister of Portugal (1976–1978, 1983–1985)
President of Portugal (1986–1996)
Suchocka, HannaHanna Suchocka70 PolandUD Poland UDPrime Minister of Poland (1992–1993)
Tadic, BorisBoris Tadic58 SerbiaNDS Greens Serbia NDS-GreensPresident of Serbia (2004–2012)
Toledo, AlejandroAlejandro Toledo70 PeruPP Peru PPPresident of Peru (2001–2006)
Torrijos, MartinMartín Torrijos53 PanamaPRD Panama PRDPresident of Panama (2004–2009)
Turk, MartinDanilo Türk64 Sloveniazzzz NonePresident of Slovenia (2007–2012)
Uteem, CassamCassam Uteem75 MauritiusMMM Mauritius MMMPresident of Mauritius (1992–2002)
Verhofstadt, GuyGuy Verhofstadt63 BelgiumVLD Belgium VLDPrime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
Vike-Freiberga, VairaVaira Vike-Freiberga79 Latviazzzz NonePresident of Latvia (1999–2007)
Zedillo, ErnestoErnesto Zedillo64 MexicoPRI Mexico PRIPresident of Mexico (1994–2000)

Member statistics

Regional background of members:

Political affiliation of members:

Office held (some members have held both):

List of Honorary Members

Name Age Nation Party Office(s) held
Annan, KofiKofi Annan78 Ghanazzzz NoneSecretary-General of the United Nations (1997–2006)
Aung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi 71 MyanmarNLD Burma NLDMember of the Burmese House of Representatives (2012–present)
Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter92 United StatesDemocratic Party United States DemocraticPresident of the United States (1977–81)
Iglesias, Enrique V.Enrique V. Iglesias86 Uruguay
 Spain
zzzzz (unknown)President of the Inter-American Development Bank (1998–2005)
Secretary General of the Iberoamerican General Secretariat (2005–13)
Delors, JacquesJacques Delors91 FranceSocialist FRA SocialistPresident of the European Commission (1985–95)
Solana, JavierJavier Solana74 SpainSocialist ESP SocialistSecretary General of NATO (1995–99) and High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (1999–2009)

List of Members of the Constituent Foundations

Name Age Nation Party Office(s) held
Hidalgo, DiegoDiego Hidalgo74 Spainzzzzz (unknown)Founder and President of, and donor to, Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE)
Founding Member and Senior Fellow of the Gorbachev Foundation of North America (GFNA)[3]
Jones, T. AnthonyT. Anthony Jones(unknown)(unknown)zzzzz (unknown)Vice-President and Executive Director of GFNA[4]
Matthews, GeorgeGeorge Matthews(unknown) United Stateszzzzz (unknown)Chairman and co-founder of GFNA[5]
Romero Moreno, José ManuelJosé Manuel Romero Moreno(unknown) Spainzzzzz (unknown)Vice President of FRIDE[6]

List of former members (deceased)

Name Died Nation Party Office(s) held
Alfonsin, RaulRaúl AlfonsínMarch 31, 2009(2009-03-31) (aged 82) ArgentinaUCR Argentina UCRPresident of Argentina (1983–89)
Calvo-Sotelo, LeopoldoLeopoldo Calvo-SoteloMay 3, 2008(2008-05-03) (aged 82) SpainUCD Spain UCDPresident of the Government of Spain (1981–82)
Gujral, Inder KumarInder Kumar GujralNovember 30, 2012(2012-11-30) (aged 92) IndiaJanata Dal, Janata DalPrime Minister of India (1997–98)
Havel, VaclevVáclav HavelDecember 18, 2011(2011-12-18) (aged 75) Czech Republic
 Czechoslovakia
Civic Forum Czechoslovakia OF (1989–93)
None (1993–2004)
President of Czechoslovakia (1989–92)
President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
Madl, FerencFerenc MádlMay 29, 2011(2011-05-29) (aged 80) Hungaryzzzz NonePresident of Hungary (2000–05)
Mazowiecki, TadeuszTadeusz MazowieckiOctober 28, 2013(2013-10-28) (aged 86) Poland
PR Poland
KOS Poland KO "S" (1980–91)
UD (1991–94)
Prime Minister of Poland (1989–91)
Meri, LennartLennart MeriMarch 14, 2006(2006-03-14) (aged 76) Estonia
 Soviet Union
Isamaa Estonia Isamaa (since 1992)President of Estonia (1992–2001)
Paniagua, ValentinValentín PaniaguaOctober 16, 2006(2006-10-16) (aged 70) PeruAC Peru ACPresident of Peru (2000–01)
Suarez, AdolfoAdolfo SuárezMarch 13, 2014(2014-03-13) (aged 81) Spain
Spain Estado Español
MN Spain MN (until 1977)
UCD Spain UCD (1977–82)
President of the Government of Spain (1976–81)

References

  1. The count of former Prime Ministers includes the former Chancellor of West Germany and former Chancellor of Austria as well as the former Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and former Taoiseach of Ireland.
  2. Warsaw Voice Poland Recognizes Kosovo
  3. "Diego Hidalgo". Club de Madrid. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. "Anthony Jones". Club de Madrid. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. "George Matthews". Club de Madrid. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  6. "José Manuel Romero Moreno". Club de Madrid. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

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