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CEDAW Committee Members

The 23 expert members of the CEDAW Committee are elected on a four-year rotating basis by States parties, among nationals of that country, but serve in their individual capacity.

As of 1 January 2009 and up to December 2010, the current CEDAW Committee members are:

Name (Nationality)	Term Expires
Ms. Nicole Ameline (France)	31.12.2012
Ms. Ferdous Ara Begum (Bangladesh)	31.12.2010
Ms. Magalys Arocha Dominguez (Cuba)	31.12.2012
Ms. Violet Tsisiga Awori (Kenya)	31.12.2012
Ms. Barbara Evelyn Bailey (Jamaica)	31.12.2012
Ms. Meriem Belmihoub-Zerdani (Algeria)	31.12.2010
Mr. Niklas Bruun (Finland)	31.12.2012
Ms. Saisuree Chutikul (Thailand)	31.12.2010
Ms. Dorcas Coker-Appiah (Ghana)	31.12.2010
Mr. Cornelis Flinterman (Netherlands)	31.12.2010
Ms. Naela Mohamed Gabr (Egypt)	31.12.2010
Ms. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari (Israel)	31.12.2010
Ms. Yoko Hayashi (Japan)	31.12.2010
Ms. Indira Jaising (India)	31.12.2012
Ms. Soledad Murillo de la Vega (Spain)	31.12.2012
Ms. Violeta Neubauer (Slovenia)	31.12.2010
Ms. Pramila Patten (Mauritius)	31.12.2010
Ms. Silvia Pimentel (Brazil)	31.12.2012
Ms. Victoria Popescu (Romania)	31.12.2012
Ms. Zohra Rasekh (Afghanistan)	31.12.2012
Ms. Dubravka Šimonovic (Croatia)	31.12.2010
Ms. Zou Xiaoqiao (China)	31.12.2008

*Ms. Hazel Gumede Shelton (South Africa) was elected at the fourteenth meeting of States parties in June 2006 to serve until 31 December 2010. Ms. Shelton resigned in 2007 and another expert will be appointed by South Africa in accordance with article 17, paragraph 7.