The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is one of the two policy making bodies of the IAEA, along with the annual General Conference of IAEA members.
The Board, in its five yearly meetings, is responsible for making most of the policy of the IAEA. The Board makes recommendations to the General Conference on IAEA activities and budget, is responsible for publishing IAEA standards and appoints the Director General subject to General Conference approval.
The Board consists of 35 member states. Thirteen members are nominated by the outgoing members as the ten countries that are the most advanced in atomic energy technology plus, if any of the eight regional groups is not represented by the first ten, the most advanced member in that region.
Twenty Member States are elected to the Board by the General Conference, apportioned geographically as follows:
| Regional group | Members |
|---|---|
| Latin America | 5 |
| Western Europe | 4 |
| Eastern Europe | 3 |
| Africa | 4 |
| Middle East & South Asia | 2 |
| Southeast Asia & Pacific | 1 |
| Far East | 1 |
| Total | 20 |
Two additional members are elected, one from each of the following sets of areas:
Current designated members for 2009-2010 are:[2] Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Russian Federation, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Current elected members are:[3]
The following countries have been elected to the Board:
| Year | Ten Most Advanced | Three Additional | Continuing members | Elected by the General Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | - | - | - | Argentina Australia Brazil Canada Czechoslovakia France Guatemala India Indonesia Italy Japan South Korea Pakistan Peru Portugal Romania Sweden Turkey South Africa USSR United Arab Republic United Kingdom United States [4] |
| 1958 | Australia Brazil Canada France India Japan South Africa USSR United Kingdom United States |
Belgium Denmark Poland [5] |
Argentina South Korea Pakistan Romania Turkey [6] |
Netherlands United Arab Republic Indonesia Venezuela Peru[7] |
| 1959 | as above | Czechoslovakia Norway Portugal [8] |
Netherlands United Arab Republic Indonesia Venezuela Peru |
Bulgaria Ceylon Philippines Mexico Spain[9] |
| 1960 | as above | Belgium Finland Poland |
Bulgaria Ceylon Philippines Mexico Spain |
Iraq Thailand Argentina El Salvador West Germany [10] |
| 1961 | as above | Czechoslovakia Portugal Sweden [11] |
Iraq Thailand Argentina El Salvador West Germany |
Hungary Pakistan Viet Nam Colombia Greece [12] |