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.

Country National Representative Term
Afghanistan Ezatullah Adib 2021-2023
Albania Visar Berisha 2022-2023
Algeria Mahfoudh Hajji 2022-2023
Andorra Joan Mico 2022-2023
Angola Carlos Pacatolo 2022-2023
Argentina Maria Braun 2021-2023
Armenia Heghine Manasyan 2021-2023
Australia Murray Goot 2021-2023
Austria Michael Nitsche 2021-2023
Bangladesh M. Saidul Haq 2021-2023
Belgium Pascal Chelala 2021-2022
Benin Louis Tomavo 2022-2023
Bolivia Daniel E. Moreno Morales 2021-2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina Aida Hadziavdic Begovic 2021-2023
Brazil Marcia Cavallari Nunes 2021-2023
Bulgaria Kancho Stoychev 2021-2023
Cambodia Chandara Gnim 2022-2023
Cameroun Fansi Theodoret Marie 2022-2023
Canada Christopher Adams 2021-2023
Cape Verde Álvaro Elgueta-Ruiz 2022-2023
Chile Marta Lagos 2021-2023
China Weidong Wang 2021-2023
Colombia Hernando Rojas 2021-2023
Costa Rica Carlos Denton 2022-2023
Côte d’Ivoire Joseph Koné 2022-2023
Cyprus Panayiotis Panayiotou 2021-2023
Czech Republic Paulina Tabery 2021-2023
Denmark Sanne Clement 2022-2023
Ecuador Ana Lucía Córdova-Cazar 2021-2023
Egypt Abdel-Hamid Abdel-Latif 2021-2023
El Salvador Fiorella Peccorini 2022-2023
Eswatini Edward M. Okoth 2022-2023
Ethiopia Mulu Teka 2022-2023
France Emmanuel Rivière 2022-2023
Georgia Merab Pachulia 2021-2023
Germany Cornelia Mothes 2021-2023
Ghana Sam Ojo 2022-2023
Greece Katerina Diamantaki 2021-2022
Guatemala Julio César Díaz 2022-2023
Guinea Bissau Amos Jayeolo Adebowale 2022-2023
Guinea Conakry Shodiya Gbemileke Segun 2022-2023
Haiti Frantz Fortunat 2022-2023
Honduras Rodney Romero 2022-2023
Hong Kong Edward Tai 2021-2022
India Yashwant Deshmukh 2021-2023
Indonesia Aan Rizaldi 2022-2023
Iran Amir Farmanesh 2022-2023
Iraq Munqith Dagher 2021-2022
Israel Alon Zoizner 2022-2023
Italy Ferrucio Biolcati Rinaldi 2022-2023
Jamaica Deborah Bourne 2022-2023
Japan Tadahiko Maeda 2021-2023
Jordan Fares Braizat 2022-2023
Kazakhstan Botagoz Rakisheva 2021-2023
Kenya Angela Ambitho 2022-2023
Korea, Republic of Seokho Kim 2021-2022
Kosovo Blerina Kuci 2022-2023
Kuwait Samir Abu Rumman 2022-2023
Kyrgyzstan Kasiet Ysmanova 2023-2024
Latvia Salvis Lielbārdis 2022-2023
Lebanon Rabih Haber 2022-2023
Libya Nedal Swehli 2021-2023
Lithuania Rima Kalinauskaite 2021-2023
Malaysia Wai Yu See Toh 2021-2023
Maldives Aminath Riyaz 2022-2023
Mexico Carlos Muñiz Muriel 2021-2023
Moldova Olga Danii 2021-2022
Mongolia Tsetsenbileg Tseveen 2021-2023
Montenegro Vuk Cadjenovic 2022-2023
Morocco Mhammed Abderebbi 2021-2023
Nepal Jui Shrestha 2022-2023
Netherlands Frits Spangenberg 2022-2023
New Zealand Paul Perry 2022-2023
Nigeria Paul Nnanwobu 2021-2023
Pakistan Ijaz Gilani 2021-2023
Palestine Nabil Kukali 2021-2023
Panama Jorge Martin Frech 2022-2023
Peru Urpi Torrado 2022-2023
Philippines Joel Flores 2022-2023
Poland Michal Kotnarowski 2023-2024
Portugal António Salvador 2022-2023
Qatar Noora Ahmed Lari 2022-2023
Romania Marchella Abrasheva 2021-2022
Russia Anna Andreenkova 2022-2023
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Alhokail 2023-2024
Senegal Alhi N’Guessan 2022-2023
Serbia Zoran Gavrilovic 2022-2023
Singapore Chan-Hoong Leong 2021-2023
Slovakia Pavol Kosnáč 2022-2023
Slovenia Ziva Broder 2022-2023
South Africa Mari Harris 2021-2022
Spain Sara Morais Vargas 2021-2023
Sri Lanka Mihirani Dissanayake 2022-2023
Sudan Elmogiera Elawad 2022-2023
Suriname John Krishnadath 2022-2023
Sweden Jonas Edlund 2022-2023
Switzerland Michèle Ernst Stähli 2022-2023
Taiwan Eric Chen-hua Yu 2022-2023
Tajikistan Muzaffar Olimov 2021-2023
Thailand Woothisarn Tanchai 2022-2023
Timor-Leste Eduardo – Keira Zen 2022-2023
Togo Yoro Diaw 2022-2023
Trinidad and Tobago Mary King 2022-2023
Tunisia Ben Hafaiedh Abdelwahab 2021-2023
Turkey  Bulent Kilincarslan 2022-2023
Turkmenistan Daniil Maykovskiy 2022-2023
Uganda Francis Kibirige 2022-2023
Ukraine Olga Burova 2023-2024
United Arab Emirates Tatiana Karabchuk 2022-2023
United Kingdom Johnny Heald 2022-2023
United States Tom Smith 2022-2023
Uruguay Ignacio Zuasnabar 2022-2023
Uzbekistan Mavlyuda Eshtukhtarova 2022-2023
Venezuela Roberto Briceño-León 2021-2023
Vietnam Xavier Depouilly 2022-2023
Yemen Mohammed Addahri 2022-2023