Who's Who

OECD Ministerial Meeting
14 February 2025 | Paris, France

Co-Chairs Vice-Chairs Participating Countries Institutions Social Partners OECD ELSAC Committee OECD Secretariat

Co-Chairs

Portugal

Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho

Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security

Spain

Elma Saiz Delgado

Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration

Vice-Chairs

Belgium

Peter Van De Velde

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

Canada

Kristina Namiesniowski

Senior Associate Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development

Ireland

Dara Calleary

Minister for Social Protection and Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht

Participating Countries

Australia

Patrick Hetherington

Chief Operating Officer, Department of Social Services

Austria

Gerhard Jandl

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Austria to the OECD

Brazil

Sarquis J. B. Sarquis

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Brazil to the OECD

Bulgaria

Natalia Efremova

Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy

Chile

Hernán Andrés Frigolett Córdova

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Chile to the OECD

Colombia

Juan Nicolas Escandón Henao

Director of Fundamental Labor Rights for the Ministry of Labor

Costa Rica

Juan Manuel Cordero González

Lawyer

Croatia

Margareta Mađerić

State Secretary in the Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy

Czechia

Marian Jurečka

Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

Denmark

Martin Bille Hermann

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Denmark to the OECD

Estonia

Signe Riisalo

Minister of Social Protection

European Commission

Roxana Mînzatu

Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness

Finland

Sanni Grahn-Laasonen

Minister of Social Security

France

Astrid Panosyan Bouvet

Minister of Labor and Employment

Germany

Lilian Tschan

State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Greece

Sofia Zacharaki

Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affa

Hungary

Attila Fülöp

State Secretary for Care Policy, Ministry of Interior

Iceland

Inga Sæland

Minister of Social Affairs and Housing

Israel

Yinon Aharoni

Director-General of Welfare and Social Affairs

Italy

Marina Elvira Calderone

Minister of Labour and Social Policies

Japan

Yoko Wanibuchi

State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare

Korea

Ki-Il Lee

Vice Minister of Health and Welfare

Latvia

Uldis Augulis

Minister for Welfare

Lithuania

Inga Ruginienė

Minister of Social Security and Labour

Luxembourg

Martine Deprez

Ministre de la Santé et de la Sécurité sociale

Mexico

Marath Baruch Bolaños López

Minister of Labor and Social Welfare

Netherlands

Eddy van Hijum

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Employment

New Zealand

Caroline Bilkey

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the OECD

Norway

Ellen Bakken

State Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

Peru

Ana Rosa Valdivieso Santa Maria

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Peru to the International Economic Organizations in Paris

Poland

Katarzyna Nowakowska

Undersecretary of State

Romania

Simona BUCURA-OPRESCU

Minister of Labour, Family, Youth, and Social Solidarity

Slovak Republic

František Ružička

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the OECD

Slovenia

Gonzalo Caprirolo

Head of Policy Analysis at the Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the Republic of Slovenia

Spain

Borja Suárez Corujo

Secretary of State for Social Security

Sweden

Anna Tenje

Minister for Older People and Social Security

Switzerland

Elisabeth Baume-Schneider

Conseillère Fédérale

Thailand

Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn

Minister of Labour

Turkiye

Mahinur ÖZDEMIR GÖKTAŞ

Minister of Family and Social Services

Ukraine

Dr Iryna Postolovska

Deputy Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine for European Integration

United Kingdom

Alison McGovern

Minister of State at the Department of Work and Pensions

United States

Karen Enstrom

Chargé d'Affaires Acting Permanent Representative U.S. Mission to the OECD, Paris

Institutions

Council of Europe

Rafael Benitez

Director of Social Rights, Health and Environment

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Mia Seppo

Assistant Director General for Jobs and Social Protection

International Social Security Association (ISSA)

Mohammed Azman

President of the International Social Security Association

Social Partners

Business at OECD (BIAC)

Renate Hornung-Draus

Chair

Trade Union Advisory Committee OECD (TUAC)

Marc Leemans

Vice President

OECD ELSAC Committee

Employment Labour and Social Affairs Committee (ELSAC)

Ilze Zvīdriņa

Chair

OECD Secretariat

OECD

Mathias Cormann

Secretary-General

OECD

Fabrizia Lapecorella

Deputy Secretary-General

OECD

Stefano Scarpetta

Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs

OECD

Mark Pearson

Deputy Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs

OECD

Monika Queisser

Head of the Social Policy Division

OECD

Romina Boarini

Director for the OECD Centre for Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE)