Japan's Toshiyuki ONUMA elected ICAO Council President
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On November 26, 2025 (local time), the election for the next President of the ICAO Council was held at ICAO Headquarters in Montreal. Japan's nominee, Mr. Toshiyuki ONUMA, was elected. This marks the first time in ICAO's approximately 80-year history that someone from the Asia-Pacific region has been elected to this top position. The President will serve a three-year term from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028.
“On November 26 (local time), the election for the next President of the ICAO Council was held at ICAO Headquarters in Montreal. Japan's nominee, Mr. Toshiyuki ONUMA, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan, Permanent Representative of Japan to the International Civil Aviation Organization, was elected.”
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MLIT announced that Japan's nominee, Mr. Toshiyuki ONUMA, was elected President of the ICAO Council at an election held November 26, 2025 at ICAO Headquarters in Montreal. This is the first time in ICAO's roughly 80-year existence that a candidate from the Asia-Pacific region has won the top Council position. The elected President will serve a three-year term from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, with the possibility of one additional term extension.
Aviation industry stakeholders, multilateral bodies, and civil aviation authorities should note this leadership transition at ICAO, which is the UN specialized agency governing international civil aviation standards and coordinated by a 36-member Council. Japan has been a continuous Council member since 1956 and a member state since 1953.
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Election Results for the President of the ICAO Council
2025/11/27
| On November 26 (local time), the election for the next President of the ICAO Council
was held at ICAO Headquarters in Montreal. Japan’s nominee, Mr. Toshiyuki ONUMA,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan, Permanent Representative of
Japan to the International Civil Aviation Organization, was elected.
The President of the Council is the top position in ICAO, and this marks the first time in
the organization’s approximately 80-year history that someone from the Asia-Pacific
region has been elected to this role. |
１．ICAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations, established to ensure the safe and
orderly development of international civil aviation, based on the Convention on
International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) adopted in 1944. As of November
2025, ICAO has 193 member states.
２．The ICAO Council, a permanent body, serves as the Organization’s central decisionmaking
and executive organ. It is composed of 36 Member States elected by the
Assembly. Japan became a Member State in 1953 and has been continuously elected to
the Council since 1956.
３．The newly elected President of the ICAO Council will serve a three-year term,
commencing on January 1, 2026, and concluding on December 31, 2028. Under ICAO
rules, the term may be extended for one additional term, for a maximum tenure of six
years.
４．The comments by Mr. KANEKO, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and
Tourism, regarding this matter are provided in the attached document.
Attachment 1 : The comments by Mr. KANEKO, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Attachment 2 : Curriculum Vitae of Mr. ONUMA Toshiyuki
Attached Documents
Press Release(link for PDF:497KB)
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