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
- Dr Brent Clothier FRSNZ, President, Royal Society Te Apārangi 2021-2024
- Professor Charlotte Macdonald FRSNZ, Chair of Academy Executive Committee 2020-2023
- Distinguished Professor Geoff Chase FRSNZ, Deputy Chair of the Academy Executive Committee 2022-2025
- Professor Jens Mueller MNZM MRSNZ, Councillor – Individual Members Representative 2021-2024
- Dr Sereana Naepi MRSNZ, Councillor - Early Career Researcher Representative 2022-2025
- Jenny Pollock CRSNZ, Councillor - Branches Representative 2020-2023
- Associate Professor Cate Macinnis-Ng MRSNZ, Councillor - Constituent Organisation Representative 2022-2025
- Professor Linda Waimarie Nikora FRSNZ, Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Tūhoe, Councillor – Māori Electoral College 2022-2023
- Professor Te Kani Kingi MRSNZ, Ngāti Pukeko, Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tai, Councillor – Māori Electoral College 2022-2023
- Mr John Bongard ONZM CRSNZ, Co-opted Councillor 2022-2023
- Dr Marie Bradley MRSNZ, Co-opted Councillor 2022-2023
- Professor Steven Ratuva FRSNZ, Co-opted Councillor 2022-2023
Royal Society Te Apārangi Council composition
For 2022/2023, 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
- One Councillor elected by the Individual Members
- One Councillor elected by Members who are early career researchers
- One Councillor elected by the Regional Constituent Organisations (Branches)
- One Councillor elected by the Constituent Organisations
- Two Councillors elected by the interim Māori Electoral College
- Up to three Co-opted Councillors
The Chief Executive appointed under Sec 26.1 of our Act is Paul Atkins.