Interim Administrative Council Explained

Cabinet Name:	Interim Administrative Council
Cabinet Type:	Cabinet of the JIAS
Jurisdiction:	Kosovo
Government Head:	Bernard Kouchner Hans Hækkerup
Successor:	Rexhepi cabinet
Government Head Title:	SRSG

The Interim Administrative Council (IAC) (Albanian: Këshilli i Përkohshëm Administrativ, Serbian: Привремени управни савет) was an interim cabinet for Kosovo established on 15 December 1999 by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) as part of the Joint Interim Administrative Structure.^[1] ^[2] Its purpose was to advise the Special Representative of the Secretary General on policies relating to the other JIAS bodies. It was composed of 10 members, 4 nominated by the United Nations, 3 representatives of Kosovo Albanians, 1 representative of Kosovo Serbs and 2 additional observer members.^[3] ^[4] The IAC was replaced on 3 March 2002 by a cabinet established as part of the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government following elections held in November 2021.^[5]

Members

The membership of the council was as follows:^[6]

Name	Portfolio
Bernard Kouchner (15 December 1999 – 12 January 2001) Hans Hækkerup (13 January 2001 – 31 December 2001)	Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo Non-voting chairman
	Representative of the Democratic Party of Kosovo
	Representative of the Democratic League of Kosovo
	Representative of the United Democratic Movement
	Representative of the Serbian National Council of Kosovo and Metohija Participated as an observer
Jock Covey	Principal Deputy SRSG
Tom Koenigs	Deputy SRSG for Civil Administration
Daan Everts	Deputy SRSG for Democratization and Institution-Building
	Deputy SRSG for Economic Reconstruction.
	Representative of Kosovo civil society Non-voting observer
Dennis McNamara	Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Non-voting observer

Notes and References

Web site: UNMIK at 18 - Joint Interim Administrative Structure (JIAS) . https://web.archive.org/web/20071218171003/http://www.unmikonline.org/1styear/jias.htm . 18 December 2007 . dead.
Web site: (L to R) Hashim Thaqi, leader of a self-styled ethnic Albanian "provisional government", Bernard Kouchner chief of the U.N. Mission for Kosovo and Ethnic Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova during signing ceremony in Pristina capital Kosovo December 15. International authorities in Kosovo and local political leaders signed a long-awaited agreement on Wednesday to form a power-sharing council to bring Kosovans into the administration of the war ravaged province. A new Interim Administrative Council, including seats for three ethnic Albanians, one Serb and four members of the U.N. Mission in Kosovo Stock Photo - Alamy .
Web site: Refworld | Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo .
Web site: United Nations - Unmik .
Web site: Kosovo Assembly elects President, Prime Minister as UN hails 'spirit of compromise' . 4 March 2002 .
Web site: UNMIK at 18 - Interim Administrative Council (IAC) . https://web.archive.org/web/20071223041157/http://www.unmikonline.org/1styear/iac.htm . 23 December 2007 . dead.