Congratulations to María Baron, executive director of Directorio Legislativo in Argentina, on her selection as a new member of the steering committee of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). María is a founding partner of the OpeningParliament.org community.

María Baron leads a workshop on open government with legislators from across Latin America at the 2014 Plenary Assembly of ParlAmericas.

Through Directorio Legislativo’s past role as chair of the Latin American Network on Legislative Transparency, María helped found the OpeningParliament.org community, which has now grown to more than 180 organizations in over 80 countries. She played a crucial role in our community’s growth and in the creation of the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness, and has been a strong advocate for greater transparency in Argentina, Latin America, and globally. María has also been an active civil society voice as part of OGP’s Legislative Openness Working Group, participating in exchanges with lawmakers and other civil society representatives from around the world.

This selection marks another milestone for the community of organizations working to strengthen the transparency of the world’s legislatures. María will be joined on the steering committee by Helen Darbishire, executive director of Access Info Europe, a major advocate for open government in Europe and a member of the OpeningParliament.org community. Their terms begin in October 2016.