National Representatives
National Representatives serve an important role within the organization. WAPOR National Representatives:
- Agree to be listed on WAPOR’s website as the 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.
- 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.
- Contribute information to WAPOR’s newsletter regarding important developments in opinion polling in the country/region in WAPOR’s working language (English) plus one local language if it is different from the WAPOR working language.
- Participate in WAPOR’s periodic Freedom Survey which is conducted on-line with National Representatives, WAPOR members and other subject matter experts.
- Include a link to WAPOR’s website on their own personal or organizational website.
- Encourage professional colleagues and students to consider WAPOR membership and participation.
- Maintain membership in WAPOR and familiarity with WAPOR’s Constitution and its Code of Professional Ethics and Practices.
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 |
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 | Kseniya Kizilova | 2022-2023 |
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 |