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Delegate biographies
Hon John Ajaka MLCPresident, New South Wales
First elected to Parliament: 2007Political party: LiberalPartyPortfolio:PresidentoftheLegislativeCouncilParliamentary career: • Memberandchaironanumberofparliamentary
committees,heldpositionsasParliamentarySecretary,Minister,DeputyLeaderoftheGovernmentintheLegislativeCouncilandelectedasthePresidentoftheLegislativeCounciloftheNewSouthWalesParliamentinFebruary2017
Education:SolicitorsAdmissionBoardInterests/recreational activities:Boxing,Rugbyleague
Hon Bruce AtkinsonPresident of the Legislative Council, Parliament of Victoria
First elected to Parliament: 1992Political party: LiberalPartyPortfolio:PresidentoftheLegislativeCouncilMemberforEasternMetropolitanRegion
Parliamentary career:
• 1992-2006MemberforKoonungProvince• November2006ElectedMLCforEasternMetropolitanRegion• November2010andNov2014Re-elected• 2006-2010DeputyPresidentoftheLegislativeCouncil• 2010-PresentPresidentoftheLegislativeCouncil
Education:MitchamHighSchool JournalismCadetshipLeaderNewspapers
Interests/recreational activities:MelbourneFootballClub,MelbourneVictory,DeakinLiteratureSociety,VictorianWritersClub
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Hon Colin BrooksSpeaker, Victorian Legislative Assembly
First elected to Parliament: 2006Political party: AustralianLaborParty(ALP)Education:MastersinCommunications
Hon Cyril BuramanSpeaker, Nauru
First elected to Parliament: 2005Portfolio:SpeakerofParliamentParliamentary career: • 2005-2008MP• 2013-2016MP• 2016-SpeakerofParliament
Interests/recreational activities:Fishing,Sports
David BluntClerk of the Parliaments, New South Wales
Parliamentary career: 2011–AppointedtheNSWClerkoftheParliaments1990todate–HasheldanumberofseniorParliamentaryOfficerpositions
Education:BA(Hons)UniversityofSydney,1983-86(HonoursinGovernmentandPublicAdministration),MPhilUniversityofSydney,1991-93(SchoolofGovernmentandPublicAdministration,LLB(Hons)UniversityofSydney,1995-1999.SolicitoroftheSupremeCourtofNSW(2002)
Interests/recreational activities:Running,swimming,hikingandtravelling
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Joy Burch MLASpeaker, Australian Capital Territory
First elected to Parliament: 2008Political party: ALPPortfolio:SpeakerParliamentary career: • SpeakerfromOctober2016• PreviouslyDeputySpeaker,GovernmentWhip,Managerof
GovernmentBusiness,andAssistantSpeaker• 11Ministerialappointmentsbetween2009and2016
(IncludingPoliceandEmergencyService,EducationandTraining,Disability,ChildrenandYoungPeople)
• Memberofseveralstandingcommittees(includingasChair)andtheEstimatesandCampaignAdvertisingselectcommittees.
Ann-Marie CainClerk, Nauru
Portfolio:ClerkofParliamentParliamentary career: • 2010-2012ExecSecretaryforMPs• 2012-ClerkofParliament
Education:SchoolLeavers-KayserCollegeInterests/recreational activities:Reading,listeningtomusic
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Richard CrumpClerk - House of Assembly, South Australia
Parliamentary career: • 1998Secretary-EconomicandFinanceCommittee• 2001ParliamentaryOfficer-ProcedureofficeVotes• 2007DeputyClerk-HouseofAssembly• 2014Clerk-HouseofAssembly,ParliamentofSouthAustralia
Interests/recreational activities:Physicalfitness,weighttraining
Adam CrouchTemporary Speaker, New South Wales Legislative Assembly
First elected to Parliament: March2015Political party: MemberoftheLiberalParty Parliamentary career: • MemberforTerrigal,abeachsideelectorateontheNSW
CentralCoastjustnorthofSydney• TemporarySpeaker• Chair,CommitteeontheHealthCareComplaints
CommissionInterests/recreational activities:Theatre,swimming,walking,andenjoysbeinginvolvedwithconstituentsintheelectorate
Hon Kate DoustPresident Legislative Council, Western Australia
First elected to Parliament: 2001Political party: AustralianLaborParty(ALP)Parliamentary career: • Electedto36thParliamentforSouthMetropolitanRegion
2001,re-elected2005,2008,2013,2017• DeputyChairofCommittees:2001-2005• PresidentLegislativeCouncil,2017-present
Education:BA
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Tom DuncanClerk of the ACT Legislative Assembly, Australian Capital Territory
Parliamentary career: • 2001-ACTLegislativeAssembly• 2000-2000NSWParliament• 1990-2000ACTLegislativeAssembly• 1985-1990HouseofRepresentatives
Education:BachelorofEconomicsBachelorofLetters(PoliticalScience)Interests/recreational activities:Skiing,yoga,CollingwoodFootballClub,reading
David ElderClerk of the House of Representatives, Australia
Parliamentary career: • ParliamentaryOfficerintheHouseofRepresentativessince1981• ClerkoftheHouseofRepresentativessince1January2014
Education:MA(ANU)EMPA(ANU)Interests/recreational activities:Golf,reading,Rotary
Lord Fakafanua FatafehiSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga
Portfolio: LordSpeakeroftheLegislativeAssemblyofTongaParliamentary career: • ElectedasaNoble’sRepresentativeforHa’apai(oneofthemain
islandsofTonga)inthe2008GeneralElectionsandagainin2010and2017
• In2012,hebecametheyoungestincumbenttobeelectedasSpeakeroftheLegislativeAssembly(andre-electedin2017forthe2018-2021term)
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Rafael Gonzalez-MonteroDeputy Clerk of the House, New Zealand
Parliamentary career: RafaelGonzalez-MonteroistheDeputyClerkoftheNewZealandHouseofRepresentatives,andSeniorManagerinchargeofSelectCommitteesandParliamentaryEngagement.HehasworkedinParliamentfor12years,wherehehashadseveralroles,includingClerk-Assistant(OrganisationalPerformanceandPublicInformation),Manager(OrganisationalPerformance)andManager(Inter-ParliamentaryRelations).HewasformerlytheCommonwealthParliamentaryAssociationRegionalSecretaryforthePacificRegion.HecameintoParliamentfromtheprivatesector,afterashortdiplomaticcareer.
Gloria GuttenbeilClerk of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga
Parliamentary career: • ClerkoftheHouseeffectiveonJanuary2013• CrownProsecutor,LegislativeDrafterandSecretarytothe
GovernmentLawCommittee(7years)• Secretary/CEOoftheRoyalLandCommission(3½years)• MemberoftheTongaLawSocietyandWomeninLaw
Association
Education:LLB/BCom(Economics)
Suze JonesClerk Assistant (House), New Zealand
Parliamentary career: • SuzeJonesisClerkAssistant(House)intheOfficeofthe
ClerkoftheNewZealandHouseofRepresentatives.SheisaClerk-at-the-TableandseniormanagerwhoseresponsibilitiesincludeHansard,theTableandBillsOffice,ParliamentaryLawandPractice
Education:BA(Hons)1stclass,UniversityofOtago,1993
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Basil KambuliagenActing First Clerk Assistant, Papua New Guinea
Parliamentary career: • 27yearsintheParliamentaryServicewhichwasspentinthe
BillsandPaperOfficescomingupthroughrankandfiletoActingDeputyClerkin2016
Education:CollegeInterests/recreational activities:Cooking,fishing,meetingpeopleandexchangingideas
Hon Jeffrey KomalDeputy Speaker of National Parliament, Papua New Guinea
First elected to Parliament: 2012Political party: People’sNationalCongress(PNC)Portfolio: DeputySpeakerofNationalParliamentParliamentary career: • AppointedChairmanofLawandOrderCommittee.Member
ofEmergency,PrivateBusiness,PublicAccounts,BroadcastingofParliamentaryProceedings,HIV/AIDSAdvocacyandLands&EnvironmentParliamentaryCommitteesfrom2012untilNationalGeneralElectionsfor2017
• Re-electedtothe10thNationalParliamentfortheNipa-KutubuOpenseatinthe2017GeneralElections
• AppointedasDeputySpeakerofthe10thNationalParliament• DeputyChairmantoPrivateBusinessandStandingOrders
ParliamentaryCommittees.Education: • CompletedPrimaryEducationatPuriCommunitySchool• CompletedSecondaryEducationatNipaHighSchool
Nafoitoa Talaimanu KetiDeputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa
First elected to Parliament: 2016
Political party: HumanRightProtectionParty(HRPP)
Portfolio: DeputySpeakeroftheLegislativeAssemblyofSamoa
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David KusilifuDeputy Clerk to Parliament, Solomon Islands
Parliamentary career: • 2016-DeputyClerktoParliament• 2012-DirectorProcedures• 2010-DirectorCommittees• 2006-ParliamentaryCommitteesOfficer
Education:BachelorofBusinessStudiesDipLegislativeDraftingMAPublicManagementInterests/recreational activities:Walking,Touchrugby
Neil LaurieClerk of the Parliament, Queensland
Parliamentary career: • OfficeoftheSpecialProsecutor1989-1993• AdmittedtotheQueenslandSupremeCourtasaBarrister
in1992• ResearchDirectortovariousparliamentarycommittees
1993-1996• DeputyClerk1996-2003• ClerkoftheParliament2003
Education:LLBLLM(Hons)MBAInterests/recreational activities:Constitutionalhistory,reading,movies,snowskiing,winetasting
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Rt Hon Trevor MallardSpeaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Parliamentary career: • TrevorfirstbecameanMPin1984.• HewasJuniorthenSeniorWhipintheLangeLabour
governmentanddevelopedaninterestinlegislativeprocessesatthattime.
• WhenLabourcametogovernmentin1999hewasgiventherolesofMinisterofEducation,MinisterofStateServices,MinisterforSportandRecreationandAssociateMinisterofFinance(for6-9years)andforshorterperiodsasMinisterCo-ordinatingRaceRelations,MinisterfortheEnvironment,MinisterofLabour,MinisterofBroadcasting,MinisterforStateOwnedEnterprises,MinisterofEnergy,MinisterofEconomicDevelopment,MinisterfortheRugbyWorldCupandMinisterfortheAmerica’sCup.
Education:TrevorMallardstudiedatVictoriaandWaikatoUniversities.HethenworkedasanaccountantandateacherbeforehesetuptheKingCountryRuralEducationProgramme.
Tetangi MatapoInterim Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Parliament of the Cook Islands
First elected to Parliament: February2013Political party: DemocraticPartyParliamentary career: • MemberofParliament,OppositionParty• FamilyLawBillSelectCommitteeMember2015-2017
Education:DiplomainEducation(USP,Fiji)DiplomainTeaching(USP.Fiji)BachelorofEducation(USP,Fiji)MastersinEducation(USP,Fiji)
Interests/recreational activities:Fishing
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Helen MaungaActing Clerk of Parliament, Parliament of the Cook Islands
Education: DiplomainManagementStudies(USP,Fiji)MastersinBusinessAdministration(USP,Fiji)PostGraduateCertificateinPacificExecutiveLeadership(ANZSOG)ProfessionalDiplomainLegislativeDrafting(USP,Fiji)PostgraduateCertificateinPublicPolicy(USP,CookIslands)
Interests/recreational activities: Travelling, visitinghistoricalsites,collectingforeigncoinsandcountrysnowglobes,classicmusic,sudoku
Hon Andrew McLachlan CSC MLCPresident of the Legislative Council of South Australia, South Australia
First elected to Parliament: 2014
Political party: LiberalPartyofAustralia(SAdivision)
Parliamentary career: • FirstelectedtoLegislativeCouncilMarch2014• ElectedPresidentoftheLegislativeCouncilMay2018• Servedon:LegislativeReviewCommittee;Budgetand
FinanceCommittee;CrimeandPublicIntegritypolicyCommittee;SeveralSelectCommittees
• AwardedConspicuousservicecrossforservicestothearmyin2007
• CommanderinthemostvenerableOrderoftheHospitalofSaintJohnofJerusaleumforservicestotheStJohnAmbulance
Education: LLB(UniversityofAdelaide),LLM(UniversityofEdinburgh),MBAfromtheAustraliaGraduateSchoolofManagement(UniversityofSydneyandUniversityofNSW)
Interests/recreational activities: VeteranAffairs-inspiredbyhisservicewiththeArmyinAfghanistan
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Helen MinnicanClerk, NSW Legislative Assembly
Parliamentary career:• AppointedClerkFebruary2017NSWLegislativeAssembly.
Commencedwiththedepartmentin1990.PriorrolesincludingDeputyClerk,Clerk-AssistantandvariousDirectorpositions.PreviouslywithNSWcabinetofficeandlegislativecouncil.
Education:BA(Hons)Interests/recreational activities: History(20thcentury,Britishpolitics;AncientandModernIndian);swimming
Cherie Morris-TafatuClerk, Niue
Parliamentary career:• 6May2017-NiueGeneralElectionsasCommonRoll
Member(Unsuccessful)• 4September2017–ClerkoftheNiueLegislativeAssembly
Education:DiplomaofHorticultureBachelorofAppliedScienceMasterofArts–HumanResources
Interests/recreational activities: Biblestudy,reading,shell-fishing,badminton,gardening
Ajilon Jasper NasiuSpeaker of National Parliament, Solomon Islands
Parliamentary career: 2014-2019SpeakerofNationalParliament
Education:CertificateinTeachingCertificateinPrimaryEducationDiplomainTeaching
Interests/recreational activities: Reading,sports,fishing
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Bridget NoonanActing Clerk, Victorian Legislative Assembly
Parliamentary career:• 2017-ActingClerk• 2013-2017DeputyClerk• 2011-2013AssistantClerkProcedureandSAA• 2007-2011AssistantClerkCommittees
Education:BA(Hons)
Hon Simon G. PentanuSpeaker, Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Parliamentary career:• PNGNationalParliamentClerkfor25years,BHORSpeaker
Current-2020
Education:TertiaryInterests/recreational activities:Morningandeveningexercise,walking
James PickerSenior Manager Corporate Services, New Zealand
Parliamentary career:• WiththeOfficeoftheClerkinNewZealandfornearly10
yearshavingpreviouslyworkedincriminallawintheUK.HehasheldrolesasaCommitteeClerk,TableOfficer,ManagerinbothSelectCommitteesandtheHouseOffice,andnowtheSeniorManagerforCorporateServices.
Education:LLB
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Togiavalu PihigiaSpeaker, Niue
First elected to Parliament: 2014Parliamentary career:• ClerkoftheHouse• Speaker
Interests/recreational activities: Farming,familyandcommunity
Hon Curtis PittSpeaker of the Queensland Parliament
First elected to Parliament: 2009Political party: AustralianLaborParty(ALP)Parliamentary career:• Treasurer(2015-2017)andMinisterforTradeandInvestment
(Feb-Dec2017),MinisterforAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderPartnershipsandMinisterforSports(Dec2015–Feb2017),MinisterforEmploymentandIndustrialRelations(Feb-Dec2015)
• ShadowMinisterforTreasuryandTrade,EnergyandWaterSupply,AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderPartnerships,ManagerofOppositionBusiness(May2012-Jan2015),ShadowMinisterforMainRoadsandSportandRecreation(May2012-Mar2014),LeaderofOppositionBusiness(May2012)
• MinisterforDisabilityServices,MentalHealthandAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderPartnerships(Feb2011-Mar2012)andDeputyGovernmentWhip(May2010-Feb2011)
Education: BAPoliticsInterests/recreational activities: Sportinginterestsincludetennis,rugbyleague,basketball,cycling,judo.Aself-professedStarWarsnerdandcomicbookgeek.
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Nigel PrattClerk of the Legislative Council and Clerk of the Parliaments, Western Australia
Parliamentary career:• 1999-2007AdvisoryOfficerandClerkAssistant,Legislative
CouncilWA• 2007-2014DeputyClerk,LegislativeCouncil,Tasmania• Feb2014-PresentClerkoftheLegislativeCouncilandClerk
oftheParliaments,WAEducation:BA,BJuris,LLB
Interests/recreational activities: Water Sports
Hon Kezia PurickSpeaker, Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
First elected to Parliament: 2008
Political party: Independent
Portfolio: SpeakeroftheNorthenTerritoryLegislativeAssemblysince23October2012
Parliamentary career:• ElectedtoNorthernTerritoryParliamentin2008forGoyder,
re-elected2012• MemberofStandingCommittees:LegalandConstitutional;
StandingOrders;House• MemberoftheSelectCommitteeYouthSuicide• ChairmanandmemberofFoetalAlcoholSpectrumDisorder
Committee• MemberofCTCAnimalWelfareCommittee
Education:BachelorofCommerceInterests/recreational activities: Oldcomiccollection,historicalmetalsigns,gardening,dogbreeding,socialmedia,territoryhistory,creativerecycling
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Kirsten Robinson
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
Parliamentary career:• 1988-1993–VariousParliamentrypositions• 1993-2000–ResearchOfficertovariousparliamentry
committees• 2005-2011–ClerkAssistant(andSergeant-at-Armsto2007)
• 2011-2015–DeputyClerkoftheLegislativeAssembly
• 2015-current–ClerkoftheLegislativeAssembly
Education:BA(Hons)Politics(UWA)-1988MA(Research),PoliticalScience(UWA)–1998Interests/recreational activities: Novels,drawing,stonesculpting,gardeningandtravel
Laura RossDeputy Clerk, House of Assembly, Tasmania
Parliamentary career:• 2011-ParliamentryOfficer,HouseofAssembly• 2011-2013–SecondClerk–Assistant,HouseofAssembly• 2013-2015–Clerk–Assistant&Sergeant-at-Arms• March2015–current–DeputyClerk
Education:BA,LLB(Hons)
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Senator the Hon Scott RyanPresident of the Australian Senate, Australia – Senate
Political party: LiberalPartyofAustralia
Parliamentary career:• PresidentoftheSenate• SpecialMinisterofState• MinisterAssistingthePrimeMinisterforCabinet• MinisterAssistingtheCabinetSecretary• MinisterforVocationalEducationandSkills• AssistantCabinetSecretary• ParliamentarySecretarytotheMinisterforEducationand
Training• ParliamentarySecretarytotheMinisterforEducation
Education:BA(Hons)Interests/recreational activities:MemberoftheEssendonFootballClubandinterestedincyclingandrugbyunion.
Hon Esmon SaimonSpeaker of Vanuatu Parliament, Vanuatu
Political party: VanuakuPartyPortfolio: SpeakerofParliamentParliamentary career:• MinisterofTrades;MinisterofPublicUtilitiesand
Infrastructure;• SpeakerofParliament
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Chris SchwarzClerk of the Legislative Council of South Australia
Parliamentary career:• ParliamentryOfficer-1988-1992• Clerk-AssistantoftheLegislativeCouncil-1992-2008• DeputyClerkoftheLegislativeCouncil+UsheroftheBlack
Rod-2008-2017• ClerkoftheLegislativeAssembly-2018-current
Education:BA(Communications).Grad.Dip.Soc.ScInterests/recreational activities: Travel,foodandwine,fitness,running
Mark SheltonDeputy Speaker, Chair of Committees, Tasmania
First elected to Parliament: 2010Political party: LiberalParliamentary career:• 2010-2014-ShadowforRacingRegionalDevelopmentSport
&Recreation• 2017-2018-Speaker,TasmanianHouseofAssembly• 2018-current.ChairofCommittees.DeputySpeaker
Education:DiplomaofTeaching-TAPEInterests/recreational activities: Sport(Cricket,footballandgolf),Farming
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Hon Tony SmithSpeaker, Australia – House of Representative
First elected to Parliament: 2001Political party: LiberalPartyofAustraliaPortfolio: SpeakeroftheHouseofRepresentativesParliamentary career:• ElectedtotheHouseofRepresentativesforCasey,Victoria.
2001,2004,2007,2010,2013and2016• SpeakeroftheHouseofRepresentativesfrom10/8/15• ParliamentrySecretarytothePrimeMinisterfrom30/1/07-
3/12/17Education:BA(Hons),Bcom(Melb)Interests/recreational activities: History,cars
Claressa SurteesDeputy Clerk, Australian House of Representatives
Parliamentary career:• WorkedattheParliamentofAustraliasince1993across
theClerk’s,Committee,Procedure,Serjeant-at-Arms’andTableoffices.Memberofthedepartmentalexecutivesince2010,andtheDeputyClerksince2014.RegistrarofMembers’Interests,withresponsibilitiesalsotoreceiveMembers’citizenshipstatements,andSecretarytotheHouseCommitteeofPrivilegesandMembers’Interests.
Education:DegreesinEconomicsandLaw
Interests/recreational activities: Music,reading,swimming,walking
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Hon Vincent TarziaSpeaker, South Australian House of Assembly
First elected to Parliament: 2014Political party: LiberalPartyPortfolio: SpeakerParliamentary career:• SpeakerfromMay2018
• MemberforHartley2014,andMemberofCrimeandPublicIntegrityPolicyCommittee,TheUnitingChurchinAustralia(MembershipofTrust)AmendmentBill,E-Cigarettes,EconomicandFinanceCommittee(all53rdParliament)
• ShadowParliamentarySecretaryforEntrepreneurship,InnovationandBusinessStart-Upin2015,andShadowCabinetSecretaryin2017
Education:LLB,Bcom,GDLP
Interests/recreational activities: Cricket,Football
Robert TapiClerk, Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Parliamentary career:ClerkofParliamentfor13years
Education:DiplomaJournalismUniversityofPapuaNewGuineaCareerPublicServant
Interests/recreational activities: Sports(NRL),Fishing
Michael TathamClerk, Northern Territory
Education:MasterofLawsGradDipLegalPracticeBachelorofLawsBAInterests/recreational activities: Biographies,swimming,wordgames,travel
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Hon Otinielu Tauteleimalae TausiSpeaker of Parliament, Tuvalu
First elected to Parliament: 1989Political party: IndependentPortfolio: SpeakerofParliamentParliamentary career: • 1989-PrivateMember• 1993-PrivateMember• 1998-DeputyPrimeMinisterandMinisterforNatural
Resources• 1999-MinisterforHomeAffairsandRuralDevelopment• 2002-SpeakerofParliament• 2006-PrivateMember• 2015-SpeakerofParliament
Interests/recreational activities: News,reading,sportsandmeetingpeople
Eni TekaneneClerk, Kiribati
Parliamentary career: • 1997-2003DevelopmentOfficer• 2005-2006SeniorForeignInvestmentOfficer• 2006-2009DeputyClerkParliament• 2010-todateClerktoParliament
Education:BA(Politics),MBA
Interests/recreational activities: Cooking
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Raulu Léon TéterActing Clerk of Parliament, Vanuatu
Parliamentary career: • StandingCommitteeClerk-2002-2015• ActingClerkofParliament-2015-current
Education:DiplômedeCapacitéenDroit-Noumea-NC CertificatdeSpecialitéenAdministrationParlementaire-ENA-Paris,France
Hon Tebuai UaaiSpeaker, Kiribati
Parliamentary career: • MemberofParliament2003-2015• Speaker5December2016
Education:B.ED.
Interests/recreational activities:Reading
Lakaaga UniuniAssistant Clerk to Parliament, Tuvalu
Parliamentary career: • HansardReporter• SeniorHansardReporter&Librarian• ActingAssistantClerktoParliament
Education:CertificateofCommerce
Interests/recreational activities:News,reading,sportsandmeetingpeople
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Hon Peter WatsonSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Western Australia
Political party: AustralianLaborParty(ALP)Portfolio: SpeakeroftheLegislativeAssemblyParliamentary career: • 29March2005-7August2008-ActingSpeakerofthe
LegislativeAssembly• 11Novemeber2008to30January2013-ActingSpeakerof
theLegislativeAssembly• From11May2017-SpeakeroftheLegislativeAssembly• ShadowMinisterforSportandRecreation
Interests/recreational activities:AkeenmiddledistancerunnerandrepresentedAustraliaatthe1968OlympicsinMexicoCity,andthe1974CommonwealthGamesinNZ.
MrWatsonmaintainedhisinterestinsportsandsportingclubsasanumpireandcoach,andnowasapatronfornumeroussportingandcommunitygroups.
Maureen WeeksDeputy Clerk Australian Senate, Australia – House of Representatives
Parliamentary career: • Present-DeputyClerkAustralianSenate.• PreviouslyheldpositionsasClerkAssistant(Table),
(Procedure)andCommittees
Education:BA(Hons)(ANU)
Interests/recreational activities:Gardening,travelandreading.
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Poto WilliamsAssistant Speaker, New Zealand House of Representatives
First elected to Parliament: 2013Political party: NewZealandLabourPartyParliamentary career: • MemberforChristchurchEastsinceNovember2013• AssistantSpeakersinceNovember2017
Education:MasterofBusinessAdministration,SouthernCrossUniversity(Australia).
David WilsonClerk of the House, New ZealandParliamentary career: • ClerkoftheHouse,appointedJuly2015• ChiefExecutive,OfficeoftheClerkoftheHouseofRepresentatives• PreviouslyClerk-Assistant(House)
Education:MastersofArts,History,UniversityofOtagoMasterofManagement,MasseyUniversity
Davidistheauthorofrefereedarticlesonparliamentaryprocedure,publicpolicy,andNewZealandhistory.
Andrew YoungActing Clerk of the Parliaments and Clerk of the Legislative Council, Parliament of Victoria
Parliamentary career: • 1996-1999SeniorResearchOfficer-PublicAccountsWA• 2002-2004AssistantClerkCommitteesWA• 2004-2005AssistantClerk-ProcedureandSerjeant-at-ArmsWA• 2005-2008AssistantClerk-HouseandUsheroftheBlackRod
Victoria• 2011-2014AssistantClerkCommitteesVic• 2014-PresentClerkoftheLegislativeCouncilVic• 2017-PresentActingClerkoftheParliamentsVic
Education:BA,GRADDIPLAW,GRADDIPBUS,ParliamentaryLaw,PracticeandProcedureInterests/recreational activities:Footballandsurfing
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Jerome Brown AustralianHouseofRepresentatives
Cate Clunies-Ross AustralianHouseofRepresentatives
Felicity Redfern AustralianSenate
Dr Kazem JalaliVice-PresidentoftheInter-ParliamentaryUnionMemberofParliament,IslamicConsultativeAssembly
Tapua Fuifui, PrincipalInstitutionalStrengtheningServices,Samoa
Noleen Reiyetsi ParliamentofNauru
Lalai Vali NationalParliamentofPapuaNewGuinea