National Representatives

National Representatives at WAPOR serve an important role within the organization promoting the mission of WAPOR in their countries and facilitating advancement of public opinion research domain worldwide. National Representatives are required to maintain membership in WAPOR and familiarity with WAPOR’s Constitution and its Code of Professional Ethics and Practices. They encourage professional colleagues and students to consider WAPOR membership and participation. National Representatives participate in WAPOR’s Freedom Survey conducted every 5 years that serves as the basis for the ESOMAR-WAPOR Freedom in the World Report. National Representatives are invited to contribute information to WAPOR’s newsletter regarding important developments in opinion polling in the country/region. National Representatives also provide a brief annual report and current advice as needed to WAPOR regarding polling-related issues within my county/region including, but not limited to, threats to the freedoms to conduct and publish opinion polls, as well as general trends in the opinion research business. 

Tasks and duties of National Representatives

  1. Agreeing to be listed on WAPOR’s website as my country’s/region’s National Representative as an expert who is available to discuss WAPOR in general and/or specific polling issues in my country/region.
  2. Providing advice as needed to WAPOR regarding polling-related issues within my county/region including, but not limited to, threats to the freedoms to conduct and publish opinion polls, as well as general trends in the opinion research business.
  3. Completing WAPOR’s Annual Country Report for your country and up to one additional country in your region, which is an online survey which WAPOR will initiate in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  4. Contributing information to WAPOR’s newsletter regarding important developments in opinion polling in my country/region in WAPOR’s working language (English) plus one local language if it is different from the WAPOR working language.
  5. Participating in WAPOR’s periodic Freedom Survey which is conducted on-line with National Representatives, WAPOR members and other subject matter experts.
  6. Including a link to WAPOR’s website on my own personal or organizational website (if I have one).
  7. Initiate and/or participate in one or more events per year with the students, colleagues and the press, educating them on WAPOR’s mission.
  8. Encouraging professional colleagues and students to consider WAPOR membership and participation.
  9. Maintaining membership in WAPOR and knowledge of WAPOR’s Constitution and its Code of Professional Ethics and Practices. 

Terms of service 

National Representatives are appointed by the President for a two-year term, with the possibility of one additional two-year term, for a total of four years. Except for reappointments to fill a seat due to mid-term vacancy, former National Representatives may reprise their position only after two years. National Representatives are required to be members of WAPOR in good standing. 

All WAPOR members in good standing are eligible to be their country’s National Representative if they are working (or retired from) the opinion polling field in the country they would represent, in academe, business, government, media non-profits and other organizations commissioning or consuming public opinion polls.  A person may represent only one country at a time. At the discretion of WAPOR’s Council, National Representatives may be appointed if they reside outside of the country they would represent, as there may be good reasons due to threats to their political freedoms, civil rights and personal safety.

Nominations 

National Representative positions are filled through nominations and self-nominations of WAPOR membership. Expressions of interest shall be sent to the WAPOR Executive Director at waporoffice@gmail.com and/or admin@wapor.org. Nomination shall consist of a short bio and/or resume, accompanied by about 1-page personal statement outlining the reasons for application, past experience with WAPOR and the proposed activities in the role of the National Representative. The name of the nominee and the country they apply to represent shall be clearly listed in the statement. All applications will be reviewed by the Membership Committee; recommended nominees shall then be approved by the WAPOR President. 

For countries with an active National Representative (listed below): nominations for the next term (2025-2026) are due by November 1, 2024. The results will be communicated to all applicants by December 31, 2024. The period of service of the newly nominated National Representatives shall comprise 2 years (2025-2026) commencing on January 1, 2025. 

For other countries (not listed in the table below): position of the WAPOR National Representative in these countries is currently vacant. Nominations and self-nominations can be sent any time throughout 2024.

CountryNational RepresentativeTerm
AfghanistanEzatullah Adib2023-2024
AlbaniaVisar Berisha2024-2025
AlgeriaMahfoudh Hajji2024-2025
AndorraJoan Mico2024-2025
AngolaCarlos Pacatolo2024-2025
ArgentinaManuel Hermelo2024-2025
ArmeniaHeghine Manasyan2021-2023
AustraliaNicholas Biddle2024-2025
AustriaMichael Nitsche2023-2024
BangladeshMonzurul Haque2024-2025
BelgiumFemke Dekeulenaer2024-2025
BeninLouis Tomavo2024-2025
BoliviaDaniel E. Moreno Morales2023-2024
Bosnia and HerzegovinaAida Hadziavdic Begovic2023-2024
BrazilJulian Borba2024-2025
BulgariaMarchella Abrasheva2024-2025
CambodiaChandara Gnim2024-2025
CamerounFansi Theodoret Marie2024-2025
CanadaChristopher Adams2023-2024
Cape VerdeÁlvaro Elgueta-Ruiz2024-2025
ChilePaulina Valenzuela2024-2025
ChinaYisong Hu2024-2025
ColombiaLuciana Carla Manfredi2024-2025
Costa RicaCarlos Denton2022-2023
Côte d’IvoireJoseph Koné2024-2025
CyprusDionysis Panos2024-2025
Czech RepublicMatous Pilnacek2024-2025
DenmarkSanne Clement2022-2023
EcuadorAna Lucía Córdova-Cazar2023-2024
EgyptAbdel-Hamid Abdel-Latif2023-2024
El SalvadorFiorella Peccorini2022-2023
EswatiniEdward M. Okoth2022-2023
EthiopiaMulu Teka2024-2025
FranceEmmanuel Rivière2022-2023
GeorgiaAni Lortkipanidze2024-2025
GermanyIngo Leven2024-2025
GhanaSam Ojo2024-2025
GreeceIoannis Andreadis2024-2025
GuatemalaJulio César Díaz2022-2023
Guinea BissauAmos Jayeolo Adebowale2022-2023
Guinea ConakryShodiya Gbemileke Segun2022-2023
HaitiFrantz Fortunat2022-2023
HondurasRodney Romero2024-2025
Hong KongKenneth Chan2024-2025
IndiaRaghavendra Srivastava2024-2025
IndonesiaAan Rizaldi2024-2025
IranAmir Farmanesh2024-2025
IraqHaitham Numan2024-2025
IsraelAlon Zoizner2023-2024
ItalyFerrucio Biolcati Rinaldi2024-2025
JamaicaDeborah Bourne2024-2025
JapanYoosung Park2024-2025
JordanFares Braizat2024-2025
KazakhstanBotagoz Rakisheva2023-2024
KenyaAngela Ambitho2023-2024
Korea, Republic ofShang E. Ha2024-2025
KosovoBlerina Kuci2022-2023
KuwaitSamir Abu Rumman2024-2025
KyrgyzstanKasiet Ysmanova2023-2024
LatviaSalvis Lielbārdis2024-2025
LebanonRabih Haber2024-2025
LibyaNedal Swehli2023-2024
LithuaniaEgle Butkeviciene2024-2025
MalaysiaWai Yu See Toh2023-2024
MaldivesAminath Riyaz2022-2023
MexicoLuis Herrero2024-2025
MoldovaSintov Ruslan2024-2025
MongoliaTsetsenbileg Tseveen2023-2024
MontenegroVuk Cadjenovic2024-2025
MoroccoMhammed Abderebbi2023-2024
MyanmarRamon Calleja2023-2024
NepalJui Shrestha2023-2024
NetherlandsFrits Spangenberg2023-2024
New ZealandLara Greaves2024-2025
NigeriaYemi Oniyitan2024-2025
PakistanBilal Gilani2024-2025
PalestineNabil Kukali2021-2023
PanamaJorge Martin Frech2023-2024
PeruUrpi Torrado2022-2023
PhilippinesJoel Flores2023-2024
PolandMichal Kotnarowski2023-2024
PortugalAntónio Salvador2024-2025
QatarNoora Ahmed Lari2023-2024
RomaniaKancho Stoychev2024-2025
RussiaElena Koneva2024-2025
Saudi ArabiaAbdullah Alhokail2023-2024
SenegalAlhi N’Guessan2024-2025
SerbiaZoran Gavrilovic2024-2025
SingaporeJack Loo2024-2025
SlovakiaPavol Kosnáč2022-2023
SloveniaZiva Broder2024-2025
South AfricaLuan de Wet2024-2025
SpainAraceli Mateos Diaz2024-2025
Sri LankaMihirani Dissanayake2024-2025
SudanElmogiera Elawad2024-2025
SurinameJohn Krishnadath2024-2025
SwedenJonas Edlund2022-2023
SwitzerlandMichèle Ernst Stähli2023-2024
TaiwanEric Chen-hua Yu2022-2023
TajikistanMuzaffar Olimov2023-2024
ThailandKati Limapichat2024-2025
Timor-LesteEduardo Keira Zen2024-2025
TogoYoro Diaw2024-2025
Trinidad and TobagoMary King2022-2023
TunisiaBen Hafaiedh Abdelwahab2023-2024
TürkiyeBulent Kilincarslan2023-2024
TurkmenistanDaniil Maykovskiy2024-2025
UgandaFrancis Kibirige2022-2023
UkraineOlga Burova2023-2024
United Arab EmiratesMohamed Farid Azzi2024-2025
United KingdomJohnny Heald2023-2024
United StatesGary Langer2024-2025
UruguaySantiago Peyrou2024-2025
UzbekistanAyjan Kasimbekova2024-2025
VenezuelaRoberto Briceño-León2023-2024
VietnamXavier Depouilly2022-2023
YemenMohammed Addahri2022-2023