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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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Wesley SiminaGovernor,ChuukState,FederatedStatesofMicronesiaSpeaker,19thand20thFederatedStatesofMicronesiaCongress

Liwiana Ramon IoanisChiefClerk,FederatedStatesofMicronesiaCongress

Jane Boag ParliamentofNewSouthWales

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