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EAPC Board, Sections and Nominating Committee Elections 2026-2028

Preventive Cardiology

In 2026, EAPC will hold member elections for the positions of 2026-2028 President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Sections nuclei members, and Nominating Committee members. Check the timelines!

Key Dates

Dates Action
3 September 2025 Voting rights eligibility deadline
3 March 2026 Call for candidates opens
29 May 2026 Deadline for candidacies
1-19 June 2026 Review of candidacies
2-24 July 2026 e-Voting
August 2026 Announcement of the results at the EAPC General Assembly (ESC Congress 2026, Munich)
September 2026 Start of 2026-2028 mandate

Open positions

  • 3 Executive Officers positions:
    • 1 President-Elect 
    • 1 Secretary
    • 1 Treasurer
  • 4 Nominating Committee members
  • Sections nuclei members (number of open positions per section to be announced at a later stage):
    • Population science and public health section
    • Primary care and risk factor management section
    • Secondary prevention and rehabilitation section
    • Sports cardiology and exercise section 

EAPC Rules of Governance: eligibility criteria

Rules of governance have been replaced the EAPC constitution (validated by the ESC Board on 25 August 2023). ESC Associations rules of governance are included in Annex V of the ESC Bylaws, approved by ESC Board in December 2024, and subject to some potential changes in summer 2025 (as a result of a two-year review as approved by 2022-2024 ESC Board).

The EAPC election application process and voting will be carried out in accordance with these bylaws.

Voting Rights

Only EAPC Members having settled their membership dues by 3 September 2025 (six months before the call for candidates opens on 3 March 2026) and at the time the voting starts.

If you have any questions, please contact the EAPC Team at eapc@escardio.org