At the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa in October 2024, the seventh Commonwealth Secretary-General will be elected. Ahead of this momentous vote, the three declared candidates for Commonwealth Secretary-General convened at Chatham House in London to present and debate their vision for the future of the Commonwealth. Africa makes up more than a third … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the member for Holborn and St Pancras in May 2015. He was elected leader of the Labour Party in April 2020. UK Prime Minister The Prime Minister is the leader of His Majesty’s Government and is ultimately responsible for the policy and … Read more
Nimish Kumar, The International Parliament Journal (IPJ) Accra, Ghana, AFRICA. (02 October, 2023). The Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) have met ahead of the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Accra, Ghana. The CPA Executive Committee represents the nine regions of the CPA – Africa; Asia; Australia; British Islands and Mediterranean; Canada; Caribbean, Americas and … Read more
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
Nimish Kumar, The Parliament Journal. New Commonwealth policy guide demonstrates how governments can leverage digital tools to revolutionise the agricultural sector The global threat to food security is one of the major concerns being addressed at COP27 in Egypt this week. Today the Commonwealth Secretary-General called on Commonwealth governments to learn from each other and work together … Read more
By Nimish Kumar, The Parliament Journal. Kigali (Rwanda), 9th Oct, 2022:The Parliament of Rwanda has the honour of welcoming Speakers of Parliament, parliamentarians and other delegates to the 145th IPU Assembly to take place in Kigali, Rwanda from 11-15 October 2022. This assembly will provide an excellent opportunity for our community of national parliaments to come … Read more
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