Susanne Raab Elected as New Director General of ICMPD

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: June 7, 2025; 14:54 ♦ (Vindobona)

Representatives of the 21 ICMPD member states have elected Susanne Raab, a former ÖVP Integration Minister, in Stockholm to succeed Director General Michael Spindelegger, who is stepping down at the end of the year. This means that after nearly 10 years, the organization in Vienna will have new leadership, albeit Austrian once again.

Former Minister of Integration, now ICMPD Director General, Susanne Raab (l.) with Steering Board Chair Sofia Östmark (r.). / Picture: © ICMPD - International Centre for Migration Policy Development / Internationales Zentrum für Migrationspolitikentwicklung

Representatives of the 21 ICMPD member states elected Raab today in Stockholm as the successor to Director General Michael Spindelegger, who is stepping down at the end of the year, the organization announced in a press release. The election was conducted by the ICMPD Steering Board, which Sweden currently chairs.

Raab is the first woman to head the ICMPD. The current chair of…