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Advisory Committee

The Rules of the Society provide for an Advisory Committee whose role is to:

  1. assist the Clerk of the Inter-Parliamentary Relations Office of the House of Commons (UK) in his/her role in support of the Society;
  2. advise the Editors of The Table on the editorial policy and content of the publication;
  3. make recommendations to the annual meeting of the Society on strategic issues concerned with the development of the organization;
  4. consult with the Clerk of the Inter-Parliamentary Relations Office (H of C UK) regarding the agenda and other issues related to the conduct of the annual meeting of the Society, and
  5. advise the Webmaster as to the content of the Society's Web site.

Regional Representatives

Africa
Mr. Eric Modibedi Phindela, Secretary to the National Council of Provinces of South Africa
Caribbean, Atlantic & the Americas
Mr Pedro Eastmond, Clerk of the Parliament, Barbados
Asia
Mr. Dhammika Dasanayake, Secretary General of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Australia/New Zealand
Mr. Tom Duncan, Clerk of the Assembly, Australian Capital Territory
Canada
Mr. Glen Rutland, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
British Isles & the Mediterranean
David McGill, Clerk and Chief Executive, Parliament of Scotland
India
Shri Utpal Kumar Singh, Secretary General of the Lok Sabah
Pacific
Mr. Eni Tekanene, Clerk of Parliament, Kiribati
Southeast Asia
Mrs. Roosme Hamzah, Clerk of the House of Representatives of Malaysia

Host of the next meeting

  • Mr. David Blunt, Clerk of Parliaments and Clerk of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
  • Ms. Helen Minnican, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales

Head of the Interparliamentary Relations Office of the House of Commons (UK) – ex officio member

Ms. Elizabeth Hunt, Head of the Interparliamentary Relations Office, House of Commons of the United Kingdom