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Minutes of 40th IUPAC Council Meeting
13-14 August 1999, Berlin, Germany


22. Election of Union Officers and Bureau Members and Approval of Elected Officers of Divisions
The Secretary General proposed that the elections for Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary General be carried out concurrently on separate ballots. The proposal was overwhelmingly approved by a show of cards.

The results of the secret ballot for Vice President and President Elect were as follows:

Steyn: 71
Sydnes: 43
Kratochvil: 19

Prof. Steyn was elected Vice President and President Elect.

The results of the secret ballot for Treasurer were as follows:

For: 125
Against: 0
Abstain: 8

Dr. Buxtorf was elected Treasurer.

The results of the secret Ballot for Secretary General were as follows:

For: 119
Against: 4
Abstain: 10

Dr. Becker was reelected Secretary General.

The results of the secret ballot for members of the Bureau were as follows:

Chandrasekharan: 54
Kratochvil: 48
Leigh: 68
Moreau: 90
Nefedov: 100
Ohtaki: 91
Schneider: 81

The four vacancies were filled by the election of Prof. Moreau and Prof. Nefedov and the reelection of Prof. Ohtaki and Prof. Schneider. The total votes cast were 133 of a possible 135. Each of these four received more than the majority of 67 as required for election.


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