Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi

Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi
President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court
In office
2021–2023
Appointed byAssembly of States Parties
Preceded byO-Gon Kwon
Succeeded byPäivi Kaukoranta
3rd President of the International Criminal Court
In office
11 March 2015  10 March 2018
Preceded bySong Sang-hyun
Succeeded byChile Eboe-Osuji
Judge of the International Criminal Court
In office
18 November 2009  10 March 2018
Nominated byArgentina
Appointed byAssembly of States Parties
Personal details
Born (1954-10-24) 24 October 1954
Córdoba Province, Argentina
Alma mater

Silvia Alejandra Fernández de Gurmendi (born 24 October 1954) is an Argentine lawyer, diplomat and judge. She was a judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 18 November 2009 to 10 March 2018 and was the first woman President of the ICC from March 2015 to March 2018. In 2020 she was elected to serve as President of the Assembly of States Parties to Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court for the twentieth to twenty-second sessions (2021-2023).