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The Principal Committee

The following 25 countries participate in the Principal Committee, established at the time of the IPPF’s founding.

First Committee, 75 seats

The Principal Committee serves in an advisory and consultative role to the Council regarding the Foundation’s activities. 

The Principal Committee is composed of individuals from each of the countries that were represented on the International Penal and Penitentiary Commission (IPPC), which was later disbanded and replaced by the IPPF.

The twenty-five countries are : Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

Each country can have a maximum of three members on the Principal Committee.

The Members of the Principal Committee are required to actively contribute to achieving the goals and activities of the Foundation.

The three members of each country shall represent the judiciary, the criminal justice and prison administration, and academia.

All members of the Principal Committee are elected by a two-thirds majority both of the senior voting members of the Principal Committee as hereinafter defined and of the members of the Council. A person elected shall become a member of the Principal Committee when their election has been approved by their government.

Principal Committee countries