Elected members of the UN Security Council - Definition and Overview

Since 1965, the UN Security Council has included 10 elected (non-permanent) members. To ensure geographical equality, five members are African or Asian states, one is an eastern European state, two are Latin American or Caribbean states, and two are Western European or other states. From 1946 to 1964, the security council included six non-permanent members.

List by year

Elected members of the UN Security Council:

• 2005: Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Japan, Philippines, Romania, Tanzania
• 2004: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Spain
• 2003: Angola, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, Germany, Guinea, Mexico, Pakistan, Spain, Syria
• 2002: Bulgaria, Cameroon, Colombia, Guinea, Ireland, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Singapore, Syria
• 2001: Bangladesh, Colombia, Ireland, Jamaica, Mali, Mauritius, Norway, Singapore, Tunisia, Ukraine
• 2000: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mali, Namibia, Netherlands, Slovenia, Tunisia, Ukraine
• 1999: Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Gabon, Gambia, Malaysia, Namibia, Netherlands, Slovenia
• 1998: Bahrain, Brazil, Costa Rica, Gabon, Gambia, Japan, Kenya, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden
• 1997: Chile, Costa Rica, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Japan, Kenya, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Sweden
• 1996: Botswana, Chile, Egypt, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Poland, Republic of Korea
• 1995: Argentina, Botswana, Czech Republic, Germany, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda
• 1994: Argentina, Brazil, Czech Republic, Djibouti, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda, Spain
• 1993: Brazil, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Hungary, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Spain, Venezuela
• 1992: Austria, Belgium, Cape Verde, Hungary, Ecuador, India, Japan, Morocco, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
• 1991: Austria, Belgium, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Ecuador, India, Romania, Yemen, Zaire, Zimbabwe
• 1990: Canada, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Ethiopia, Finland, Malaysia, Romania, Yemen, Zaire
• 1989: Algeria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ethiopia, Finland, Malaysia, Nepal, Senegal, Yugoslavia
• 1988: Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Nepal, Germany, Italy, Japan, Senegal, Yugoslavia, Zambia
• 1987: Argentina, Bulgaria, Congo, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Zambia
• 1986: Australia, Bulgaria, Congo, Denmark, Ghana, Madagascar, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela
• 1985: Australia, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Egypt, India, Madagascar, Peru, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine
• 1984: Burkina Faso, Egypt, India, Malta, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Ukraine
• 1983: Democratic Republic of Congo, Guyana, Jordan, Malta, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Poland, Togo
• 1982: Democratic Republic of Congo, Guyana, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Panama, Poland, Spain, Togo, Uganda
• 1981: German Democratic Republic, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Niger, Panama, Philippines, Spain, Tunisia, Uganda
• 1980: Bangladesh, German Democratic Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, Niger, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Tunisia, Zambia
• 1979: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Czechoslovakia, Gabon, Jamaica, Kuwait, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Zambia
• 1978: Bolivia, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Gabon, Germany, India, Kuwait, Mauritania, Nigeria, Venezuela
• 1977: Benin, Canada, Germany, India, Libya, Mauritania, Pakistan, Panama, Romania, Venezuela
• 1976: Benin, Guyana, Italy, Japan, Libya, Pakistan, Panama, Romania, Sweden, Tanzania
• 1975: Belarus, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Guyana, Italy, Iraq, Japan, Mauritania, Sweden, Tanzania
• 1974: Australia, Austria, Belarus, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Mauritania, Peru
• 1973: Australia, Austria, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Panama, Peru, Sudan, Yugoslavia
• 1972: Argentina, Belgium, Guinea, India, Italy, Japan, Panama, Somalia, Sudan, Yugoslavia
• 1971: Argentina, Belgium, Burundi, Italy, Japan, Nicaragua, Poland, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Syria
• 1970: Burundi, Colombia, Finland, Nepal, Nicaragua, Poland, Sierra Leone, Spain, Syria, Zambia
• 1969: Algeria, Colombia, Finland, Hungary, Nepal, Pakistan, Paraguay, Senegal, Spain, Zambia
• 1968: Algeria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Ethiopia, Hungary, India, Pakistan, Paraguay, Senegal
• 1967: Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Ethiopia, India, Japan, Mali, Nigeria
• 1966: Argentina, Bulgaria, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mali, New Zealand, Nigeria, Uganda, Uruguay
• 1965: Bolivia, Côte d'Ivoire, Jordan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Uruguay
• 1964: Bolivia, Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, Czechoslovakia, Morocco, Norway
• 1963: Brazil, Ghana, Morocco, Norway, Philippines, Venezuela
• 1962: Chile, Ghana, Ireland, Venezuela, Romania, United Arab Republic
• 1961: Ceylon, Chile, Ecuador, Liberia, Turkey, United Arab Republic
• 1960: Argentina, Ceylon, Ecuador, Italy, Tunisia, Poland
• 1959: Argentina, Canada, Italy, Japan, Panama, Tunisia
• 1958: Canada, Colombia, Japan, Panama, Sweden
• 1957: Australia, Colombia, Cuba, Iraq, Philippines, Sweden
• 1956: Australia, Belgium, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Peru, Yugoslavia
• 1955: Belgium, Brazil, Iran, New Zealand, Peru, Turkey
• 1954: Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, Lebanon, New Zealand, Turkey
• 1953: Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Greece, Lebanon, Pakistan
• 1952: Brazil, Chile, Greece, Netherlands, Pakistan, Turkey
• 1951: Brazil, Ecuador, India, Netherlands, Turkey, Yugoslavia
• 1950: Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Norway, Yugoslavia
• 1949: Argentina, Canada, Cuba, Egypt, Norway, Ukraine
• 1948: Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Syria, Ukraine
• 1947: Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Colombia, Poland, Syria
• 1946: Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland

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