Election of the ILO Director-General: ballots results
Secret ballot(s) will be held in a private sitting of the Governing Body starting at 10 a.m. (Geneva time) on Friday 25 March and will last as long as required to conclude the election, with at least 45-minute breaks between each round to allow for consultations. At the conclusion of each ballot, a new round will take place with the names of the remaining candidates. Once the election is over, the Director-General elect will be announced at a public sitting which will be broadcast on the ILO website.
Gilbert F. Houngbo is elected as Director-General of the ILO by the Governing Body on 25 March 2022.
Election procedure
To be elected, a candidate must receive the votes of more than one half of the members of the Governing Body entitled to vote. As many ballots shall be held as are necessary until a candidate obtains the required majority. After each ballot the candidate who has obtained the lowest number of votes shall be eliminated. If two or more candidates obtain simultaneously the lowest number of votes, they shall be eliminated together.
At the conclusion of the election, the private sitting will close and after a short break the Governing Body will resume in a public sitting to formally declare the election result and appoint the ILO Director-General. The Director-General elect will be invited to make and sign a declaration of loyalty and to speak. The public sitting will be broadcast on the ILO website.
