Key Dates

• 1 April 2025: Voting rights eligibility deadline
• 1 October 2025: Call for candidates
• 1 November 2025: Deadline to submit applications
• 2 February 2026: Announcement of candidates and opening of the voting platform
• 2 March 2026: Second round of online voting (if needed)
• 2 April 2026: Announcement of the results on the EHRA website one day after the first round (or second round if needed)
• 13 April 2026: The official announcement will be made at the EHRA General Assembly (GA) at EHRA2026

Open positions

• 1 President-Elect
• 1 Secretary
• 1 Treasurer
• 5 Nominating Committee members

If you have any questions, please contact EHRA at ehra@escardio.org

EHRA Rules of Governance: eligibility criteria

As announced during the EHRA General Assembly held in April 2023, rules of governance have now replaced the EHRA 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. As a result of a 2-year review as approved by the 2022-2024 ESC Board, they were revised and approved by the ESC Board on 28 August 2025.
The EHRA election application process and voting will be carried out in accordance with the ESC bylaws.

Voting Rights

The minimum seniority for EHRA Members to obtain voting rights is 6 months before the opening of the call for application. Only EHRA members having settled their dues 6 months ahead of an election (i.e when the call for applications opens) and still member when the voting platform opens, have voting rights.

Application Process

Applications are now open and must be submitted by 31 October 2025 23:59 CET.

The list of candidates will be published in February 2026.

Who can apply

Only EHRA members originating from an ESC member Country with an active EHRA membership and in good standing, holding voting rights at the date of the opening of the call for applications, are eligible to become a Board or Nominating Committee member. The minimum seniority for EHRA Members to obtain voting rights is 6 months before the opening of the call for applications.

All candidates have to sign the 2026 EHRA elections statement and to submit their Declaration of Interest (DOI) prior to the start of the elections process. If this requirement is not fulfilled, the candidate will not be accepted. 

• Candidates for the position of President Elect must be a member in good standing of one of the ESC National Societies of Cardiology, a FESC and a Fellow of the EHRA, currently serving or have served in the immediate previous EHRA Board or in the pre-previous Board as voting or appointed members. The elected candidate will automatically become President two years later.
• Candidates for the positions of Secretary and Treasurer must be currently serving or have served on a previous or current full Board or as previous Committee member, Committee Chair, Committee Co-Chair or Coordinator.
• An EHRA Board member may not hold more than three leadership positions at the same time. Sitting on the nucleus of an ESC Working Group or Council or Association is counted as one leadership position. A candidate who already holds three offices may therefore not stand for election or be proposed as a candidate, except if one of its term of office expires before the new function starts.
• Members of the current Nominating Committee cannot be candidates for the elections performed under that Nominating Committee’s mandate.
• Ex-officio Board members are eligible for elected EHRA Board positions, under the condition that they held another position (not as ex-officio) in previous mandates as described herein.

Individuals not eligible

• Representatives and employees from healthcare industry companies are not eligible to EHRA Board and Nominating committee positions.
• Members of the current (2024-2026) Nominating Committee cannot be candidates for the elections organised in 2026.

Before applying please:

• check the full rules and eligibility criteria (above)
• read the profiling document for each elected position 
• read the ESC statutes, ESC bylaws and EHRA rules of governance
• read the code of conduct for elections for ESC & ESC Constituent Bodies (Article 7.1 of ESC bylaws)
• read the ESC Ethical Conduct Policy
• read the ESC Declaration and Management of Conflict of Interest Policy
• read the ESC Gender Policy

Additional Requirements

• Proficiency in English
• An active professional career at the time of taking office
• At least 30% clinical practice at the time of application

Apply now

For more information, refer to the ESC Bylaws or please contact EHRA at ehra@escardio.org if you have any questions.