The IPPF Board of Trustees has appointed Jon Lomøy as its next Chair, effective 16 May 2026. He has served as a Trustee since June 2023.
His appointment comes at a critical moment for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), as global progress faces increasing pressure from rising anti-rights movements, shrinking development assistance, and growing geopolitical instability.
A long-standing Member Association volunteer, Jon brings extensive experience from a distinguished career as a diplomat, civil servant, and senior leader within the Norwegian and international development system. He served as Director General of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) from 2015 to 2019 and is currently Chair of Sex og Politikk, IPPF’s Member Association in Norway. His expertise spans the international aid system, risk management, and programme delivery. Based in Norway, he has also lived and worked in Tanzania, Zambia and France.
Jon says of his appointment:
“I am extremely proud to have been elected to chair the board of IPPF, the world's leading SRHR organization. During my lifetime, I have seen enormous progress in SRHR, but this progress is now threatened. We need to stand together as a movement, and join hands with other progressive forces, to counter the forces that want us to move backwards into the future.
IPPF is a unique global movement, rooted in the diverse realities of our more than 100 members, but united by common values.
As a global solidarity movement, we need to continue to fight to uphold global solidarity as a value and as practice, but we also need to prepare ourselves for a future where aid is declining. We therefore also need to be innovative in our search for new sources to finance our work”.
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Related Member Association
Sex og Politikk - The Norwegian Association for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
IPPF is a unique global movement, rooted in the diverse realities of our more than 100 members, but united by common values.
