History
October 2017
2017/9
2nd Annual Convening ‘A Governance Revolution Empowering Cities’ in Stavanger (Norway). Establishment of the formal GPM Association as a legal body. Presentation of the Executive Committee.
April 2017
2017/04
Dr. Benjamin Barber passed away. The Benjamin Barber Award was created in his memory for progressive Mayors that achieved outstanding results for their cities.
March 2017
2017/3
2017/March: Mayor van Aartsen steps down as Mayor of The Hague and as Chair of the Steering Committee. Mayor de Lille is the new Chair, Mayor Kurz the new Vice Chair.
November 2016
2016/11
GPM Steering Committee and Consultative Committee formed, GPM Secretariat appointed and hosted in The Hague.
September 2016
2016/09
The Inaugural Convening of the Global Parliament of Mayors in The Hague, Netherlands
February 2016
2016/02
Mayor van Aartsen joins Dr. Barber, Prof. Sheila Foster and Prof. Nestor Davidson at Fordham Law School in NYC to announce the GPM convening in The Hague