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Commonwealth (CPA): Speakers meet in Australia for the 26th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC)

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Nimish Kumar, The International Parliament Journal. (IPJ) Canberra (Australia). Speakers and Presiding Officers from across the Commonwealth have met in Australia for the 26th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) which took place from 3 to 6 January 2023. Speakers and Presiding Officers from more than 30 Commonwealth Parliaments were hosted by the … Read more

The Commonwealth: Know about the Secretary General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC

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The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC is the 6th Commonwealth Secretary-General. She is the second Secretary-General from the Caribbean and the first woman to hold the post.She was born in Dominica and was their candidate for the post at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Malta in 2015. Patricia Janet Scotland was born on 19 August 1955 … Read more

Hon. Ian Liddell-Grainger Elected Chairperson, Hon. Anurag Sharma Appointed Treasurer at 65th CPA General Assembly

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New CPA Chairperson, Treasurer and Vice-Chairperson.

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) elected Hon. Ian Liddell-Grainger as Chairperson, Hon. Anurag Sharma as Treasurer, and Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu as Vice-Chairperson during the 65th CPA General Assembly.

CPA: Who is Catherine (Kate) Esther Doust, the winner of the Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award

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Parliamentary Service House   MLC Party LaborMember of Australian Labor PartyServed as branch secretary and President of a number of sub-branches and Electoral CouncilsMember, Party Disputes Committee and Property and Finance Committee Date Elected 22 May 2001 Electorate   South Metropolitan Service ElectoratesMLC South Metropolitan Region from 22 May 2001. Elected to the Thirty-sixth Parliament … Read more

CPA: Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award winner is Hon. Kate Doust, MLC , the Parliament of Western Australia

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By Nimish Kumar, The Parliament Journal. The inaugural winner of the Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award has been announced at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Hon. Kate Doust, MLC from the Parliament of Western Australia has been announced as the first recipient of the 2022 Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award in recognition of her long … Read more