# UK OGN Steering Committee Election Results 2019

**URL:** <https://discuss.opengovernment.org.uk/t/uk-ogn-steering-committee-election-results-2019/883>\
**Category:** UK Open Government Network\
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**Created:** [6 February 2019 17:13 UTC](https://discuss.opengovernment.org.uk/t/uk-ogn-steering-committee-election-results-2019/883 "2019-02-06T17:13:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [6 February 2019 17:13 UTC](https://discuss.opengovernment.org.uk/t/uk-ogn-steering-committee-election-results-2019/883/1 "2019-02-06T17:13:52Z")

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Dear Network,

🎉 The results are in! 🎉

We received 27 completed ballot papers. Following the count, the results of the 2019 election for Steering Committee members is as follows (in order of points):

MICHELLE BROOK - 187pts (reselected)  
GAVIN FREEGUARD - 165pts (reselected)  
ELIZABETH CHAMBERLAIN - 158pts  
RUCHIR SHAH - 126pts  
KEVIN KEITH - 114pts  
ALEXANDER ROBERTS - 82pts  
JOHN ALEXANDER MCFADYEN - 72pts  
JAMES COOMBS - 68pts

UK OGN Terms of Reference state that there must be a minimum of 5 and maximum of 11 members on the UK OGN Steering Commitee. It must have a 1:2 gender balance and 1:4 individual-organisation balance.

**Therefore, our new Steering Committee is:**  
Colm Burns, NI Open Government Network  
Jess Blair, ERS Wales & Welsh Open Government Network  
Lucy McTernan, Scotland Open Government Network  
Alexander Blandford  
Rachel Davies, Transparency International UK  
Gavin Freeguard, Institute for Government  
Michelle Brook, The Democratic Society  
Elizabeth Chamberlain, NCVO  
Kevin Keith  
Ruchir Shah, SCVO  
Alexander Roberts

Congratulations to Elizabeth Chamberlain, Kevin Keith, Ruchir Shah and Alexander Roberts who have therefore been elected onto the Steering Committee. Congratulations to Gavin Freeguard and Michelle Brook who have both been reselected as well onto their second terms as Steering Committee members.

Best

Andreas
