Governance
IDRC’s work is guided by an international Board of Governors: the Chairman of the Board reports to Parliament through the minister for foreign affairs. The IDRC Act (1970) stipulates that a majority of board members, including the chair and vice-chair, must be Canadian. Current chairman is the Honourable Barbara McDougall, former Secretary of State for External Affairs; vice-chair is Denis Desautels, a former Auditor General of Canada.
IDRC President, scholar and diplomat David M. Malone, manages the Centre’s operations with the support of the Senior Management Committee. He was nominated in 2008. Previous IDRC presidents were Maureen O'Neil (1997–2008), Keith Bezanson (1991–1997), Ivan Head, (1978–1991), and David Hopper (1970–1978).
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