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Countries Elected Members of the Security Council

Below you can see the list of all countries which have been elected as members of the Security Council at least once since 1946.

• Algeria
  1968 – 1969 , 1988 – 1989 , 2004 – 2005
• Angola
  2003 – 2004 , 2015 – 2016
• Argentina
  1948 – 1949 , 1959 – 1960 , 1966 – 1967 , 1971 – 1972 , 1987 – 1988 , 1994 – 1995 , 1999 – 2000 , 2005 – 2006 , 2013 – 2014
• Australia
  1946 – 1947 , 1956 – 1957 , 1973 – 1974 , 1985 – 1986 , 2013 – 2014
• Austria
  1973 – 1974 , 1991 – 1992 , 2009 – 2010
• Azerbaijan
  2012 – 2013
• Bahrain
  1998 – 1999
• Bangladesh
  1979 – 1980 , 2000 – 2001
• Belarus
  1974 – 1975
• Belgium
  1947 – 1948 , 1955 – 1956 , 1971 – 1972 , 1991 – 1992 , 2007 – 2008
• Benin
  1976 – 1977 , 2004 – 2005
• Bolivia
  1964 – 1965 , 1978 – 1979 , 2017 – 2018
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  2010 – 2011
• Botswana
  1995 – 1996
• Brazil
  1946 – 1947 , 1951 – 1952 , 1954 – 1955 , 1963 – 1964 , 1967 – 1968 , 1988 – 1989 , 1993 – 1994 , 1998 – 1999 , 2004 – 2005 , 2010 – 2011
• Bulgaria
  1966 – 1967 , 1986 – 1987 , 2002 – 2003
• Burkina Faso
  1984 – 1985 , 2008 – 2009
• Burundi
  1970 – 1971
• Cabo Verde
  1992 – 1993
• Cameroon
  1974 – 1975 , 2002 – 2003
• Canada
  1948 – 1949 , 1958 – 1959 , 1967 – 1968 , 1977 – 1978 , 1989 – 1990 , 1999 – 2000
• Ceylon (see Sri Lanka)
• Chad
  2014 – 2015
• Chile
  1952 – 1953 , 1961 – 1962 , 1996 – 1997 , 2003 – 2004 , 2014 – 2015
• China – Permanent Member
  
• Colombia
  1947 – 1948 , 1953 – 1954 , 1957 – 1958 , 1969 – 1970 , 1989 – 1990 , 2001 – 2002 , 2011 – 2012
• Congo
  1986 – 1987 , 2006 – 2007
• Costa Rica
  1974 – 1975 , 1997 – 1998 , 2008 – 2009
• Côte d'Ivoire
  1964 – 1965 , 1990 – 1991
• Croatia
  2008 – 2009
• Cuba
  1949 – 1950 , 1956 – 1957 , 1990 – 1991
• Czech Republic
  1994 – 1995
• Czechoslovakia
  1964 , 1978 – 1979
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  1982 – 1983 , 1990 – 1991
• Denmark
  1953 – 1954 , 1967 – 1968 , 1985 – 1986 , 2005 – 2006
• Djibouti
  1993 – 1994
• Ecuador
  1950 – 1951 , 1960 – 1961 , 1991 – 1992
• Egypt
  1946 , 1949 – 1950 , 1984 – 1985 , 1996 – 1997 , 2016 – 2017
• Ethiopia
  1967 – 1968 , 1989 – 1990 , 2017 – 2018
• Finland
  1969 – 1970 , 1989 – 1990
• France – Permanent Member
  
• Gabon
  1978 – 1979 , 1998 – 1999 , 2010 – 2011
• Gambia
  1998 – 1999
• German Democratic Republic (see Germany)
• Germany
  1977 – 1978 , 1987 – 1988 , 1995 – 1996 , 2003 – 2004 , 2011 – 2012
• Ghana
  1962 – 1963 , 1986 – 1987 , 2006 – 2007
• Greece
  1952 – 1953 , 2005 – 2006
• Guatemala
  2012 – 2013
• Guinea
  1972 – 1973 , 2002 – 2003
• Guinea-Bissau
  1996 – 1997
• Guyana
  1975 – 1976 , 1982 – 1983
• Honduras
  1995 – 1996
• Hungary
  1968 – 1969 , 1992 – 1993
• India
  1950 – 1951 , 1967 – 1968 , 1972 – 1973 , 1977 – 1978 , 1984 – 1985 , 1991 – 1992 , 2011 – 2012
• Indonesia
  1973 – 1974 , 1995 – 1996 , 2007 – 2008
• Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  1955 – 1956
• Iraq
  1957 – 1958 , 1974 – 1975
• Ireland
  1962 , 1981 – 1982 , 2001 – 2002
• Italy
  1959 – 1960 , 1971 – 1972 , 1975 – 1976 , 1987 – 1988 , 1995 – 1996 , 2007 – 2008 , 2017 – 2018
• Ivory Coast (see Côte d'Ivoire)
• Jamaica
  1979 – 1980 , 2000 – 2001
• Japan
  1958 – 1959 , 1966 – 1967 , 1971 – 1972 , 1975 – 1976 , 1981 – 1982 , 1987 – 1988 , 1992 – 1993 , 1997 – 1998 , 2005 – 2006 , 2009 – 2010 , 2016 – 2017
• Jordan
  1965 – 1966 , 1982 – 1983 , 2014 – 2015
• Kazakhstan
  2017 – 2018
• Kenya
  1973 – 1974 , 1997 – 1998
• Kuwait
  1978 – 1979
• Lebanon
  1953 – 1954 , 2010 – 2011
• Liberia
  1961
• Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  1976 – 1977 , 2008 – 2009
• Lithuania
  2014 – 2015
• Luxembourg
  2013 – 2014
• Madagascar
  1985 – 1986
• Malaysia
  1965 , 1989 – 1990 , 1999 – 2000 , 2015 – 2016
• Mali
  1966 – 1967 , 2000 – 2001
• Malta
  1983 – 1984
• Mauritania
  1974 – 1975
• Mauritius
  1977 – 1978 , 2001 – 2002
• Mexico
  1946 , 1980 – 1981 , 2002 – 2003 , 2009 – 2010
• Morocco
  1963 – 1964 , 1992 – 1993 , 2012 – 2013
• Namibia
  1999 – 2000
• Nepal
  1969 – 1970 , 1988 – 1989
• Netherlands
  1946 , 1951 – 1952 , 1965 – 1966 , 1983 – 1984 , 1999 – 2000
• New Zealand
  1954 – 1955 , 1966 , 1993 – 1994 , 2015 – 2016
• Nicaragua
  1970 – 1971 , 1983 – 1984
• Niger
  1980 – 1981
• Nigeria
  1966 – 1967 , 1978 – 1979 , 1994 – 1995 , 2010 – 2011 , 2014 – 2015
• Norway
  1949 – 1950 , 1963 – 1964 , 1979 – 1980 , 2001 – 2002
• Oman
  1994 – 1995
• Pakistan
  1952 – 1953 , 1968 – 1969 , 1976 – 1977 , 1983 – 1984 , 1993 – 1994 , 2003 – 2004 , 2012 – 2013
• Panama
  1958 – 1959 , 1972 – 1973 , 1976 – 1977 , 1981 – 1982 , 2007 – 2008
• Paraguay
  1968 – 1969
• Peru
  1955 – 1956 , 1973 – 1974 , 1984 – 1985 , 2006 – 2007
• Philippines
  1957 , 1963 , 1980 – 1981 , 2004 – 2005 ,
• Poland
  1946 – 1947 , 1960 , 1970 – 1971 , 1982 – 1983 , 1996 – 1997
• Portugal
  1979 – 1980 , 1997 – 1998 , 2011 – 2012
• Qatar
  2006 – 2007
• Republic of Korea
  1996 – 1997 , 2013 – 2014
• Romania
  1962 , 1976 – 1977 , 1990 – 1991 , 2004 – 2005
• Russian Federation – Permanent Member
  
• Rwanda
  1994 – 1995 , 2013 – 2014
• Saudi Arabia (declined to take the seat - see A/68/599)
• Senegal
  1968 – 1969 , 1988 – 1989 , 2016 – 2017
• Sierra Leone
  1970 – 1971
• Singapore
  2001 – 2002
• Slovakia
  2006 – 2007
• Slovenia
  1998 – 1999
• Somalia
  1971 – 1972
• South Africa
  2007 – 2008 , 2011 – 2012
• Spain
  1969 – 1970 , 1981 – 1982 , 1993 – 1994 , 2003 – 2004 , 2015 – 2016
• Sri Lanka
  1960 – 1961
• Sudan
  1972 – 1973
• Sweden
  1957 – 1958 , 1975 – 1976 , 1997 – 1998 , 2017 – 2018
• Syrian Arab Republic
  1947 – 1948 , 1970 – 1971 , 2002 – 2003
• Thailand
  1985 – 1986
• Togo
  1982 – 1983 , 2012 – 2013
• Trinidad and Tobago
  1985 – 1986
• Tunisia
  1959 – 1960 , 1980 – 1981 , 2000 – 2001
• Turkey
  1951 – 1952 , 1954 – 1955 , 1961 , 2009 – 2010
• Uganda
  1966 , 1981 – 1982 , 2009 – 2010
• Ukraine
  1948 – 1949 , 1984 – 1985 , 2000 – 2001 , 2016 – 2017
• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (see Russian Federation)
• United Arab Emirates
  1986 – 1987
• United Arab Republic
  1961 – 1962
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – Permanent Member
  
• United Republic of Tanzania
  1975 – 1976 , 2005 – 2006
• United States of America – Permanent Member
  
• Uruguay
  1965 – 1966 , 2016 – 2017
• Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
  1962 – 1963 , 1977 – 1978 , 1986 – 1987 , 1992 – 1993 , 2015 – 2016
• Viet Nam
  2008 – 2009
• Yemen
  1990 – 1991
• Yugoslavia
  1950 – 1951 , 1956 , 1972 – 1973 , 1988 – 1989
• Zaire (see Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Zambia
  1969 – 1970 , 1979 – 1980 , 1987 – 1988
• Zimbabwe
  1983 – 1984 , 1991 – 1992

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