Our Council
The Council has a governance role within the Society and consists of the President and Councillors elected, appointed or co-opted.
Royal Society Te Apārangi Council
- Professor Wendy Larner FRSNZ President, Royal Society Te Apārangi 2018-21
- Professor Richard Blaikie FRSNZ Chair of Academy Executive Committee 2017-20
- Dr Tony Conner CRSNZ FRSNZ Deputy Chair of the Academy Executive Committee 2018-21
- Associate Professor Melinda Webber MRSNZ Councillor 2018-21
- Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles MRSNZ Councillor 2018-2021
- Emeritus Professor Kenneth Strongman FRSNZ FBPS Councillor - Branches Representative 2017-2020
- Dr Liz Gordon MRSNZ Constituent Organisation Representative 2017-20
- Dr Tom Baker MRSNZ Councillor - ECR Representative 2018-19
- Dr Moana Theodore MRSNZ Co-opted Councillor 2019-20
- Dr Russell Burton MRSNZ Co-opted Councillor 2019-2020
- Dr Dianne Sika Paotonu MRSNZ Co-opted Councillor 2019-2020
Royal Society Te Apārangi Council composition
The Royal Society of New Zealand Council is constituted as follows:
For 2019/2020, the Royal Society of New Zealand Council is constituted as follows:
- President
- Chair of the Academy Executive Committee
- Deputy Chair of the Academy Executive Committee
- Two Councillors elected from the general membership
- One Councillor elected by Members who are early career researchers
- One Councillor appointed by the Regional Constituent Organisations (Branches)
- One Councillor elected by the Constituent Organisations; and
- Up to three Co-opted Councillors
The Chief Executive appointed under Sec 26.1 of our Act is Dr Andrew Cleland FRSNZ.