World Bank: Public Appointments

(asked on 14th March 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it is Government policy to seek a transparent vote by World Bank Group shareholders for the selection of the next World Bank President.


Answered by
Harriett Baldwin Portrait
Harriett Baldwin
This question was answered on 19th March 2019

The Secretary of State has not received any direct representations on the selection process for the position of President of the World Bank.

HM Government has communicated to other Board members its support for an open, merit-based and transparent process for selecting the next President of the World Bank Group (WBG).

There are no nationality requirements for the role of President and the Secretary of State has not had any discussions with World Bank Group shareholders about choosing the President of the World Bank based on nationality.

The World Bank Executive Director’s agreed on 9 January an open, merit-based, and transparent process, in which any Board member was free to nominate candidates by 14 March. A single candidate was formally nominated, and the Executive Directors will interview this candidate. HM Government considers that, to empower Board members to make decisions primarily on the basis of the merits of the candidate, individual votes should not be disclosed.

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