Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
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| Headquarters | London |
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• Patron | Vacant |
• Chair | Ian Liddell-Grainger |
• Secretary-General | Stephen Twigg |
| Establishment | |
• Empire Parliamentary Association | 1911 |
• Commonwealth Parliamentary Association | 1948 |
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The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), previously known as the Empire Parliamentary Association, is an organisation which works to support good governance, democracy and human rights.
In 1989 the
The official publication of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is The Parliamentarian, the Journal of Commonwealth Parliaments which was first published in January 1920. The organisation administers the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP), a network across the Commonwealth which promotes greater representation for women in Parliament; the CPA Small Branches network, representing parliaments and legislatures with populations below 500,000 people; the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) network; and the Commonwealth Youth Parliament, an annual gathering of young people hosted by a Commonwealth Parliament.
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) currently has approximately 180 branches and is divided into nine regions: Africa, Asia, Australia, British Islands and Mediterranean, Canada, Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic, India, Pacific, and
History
The CPA was founded as the Empire Parliamentary Association in 1911, with its first branches being Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom, the latter branch administering the Association as a whole. In 1948 the Association changed its name to the current Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, and invited all branches to participate in the organisation's administration.
Officers
The office of Chairperson of the CPA Executive Committee is held by Ian Liddell-Grainger MP of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since August 2022. He was previously Acting Chairperson from April 2021.
Previous CPA Chairpersons have included:
The position of CPA Vice-Chairperson is currently held by Hon.
Since August 2022, the CPA Treasurer is Anurag Sharma (politician), MP of the Parliament of India.
Since August 2022, the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians is Hon. Dr
Since August 2022, the Chairperson for the CPA Small Branches is Joy Burch, MLA, Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. Previous CPA Small Branches Chairpersons include Niki Rattle, Speaker of the Parliament of the Cook Islands and Hon. Angelo Farrugia, Speaker of the Parliament of Malta.
Since August 2022, the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) is Hon.
Secretaries-General
The CPA's 8th Secretary-General is
Previous
Members
Members of the CPA are listed below. Both national and subnational parliaments are included.
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Additional links
- The CPA Secretariat Headquarters CPA HQ – you will also find links to The Parliamentarian, the Journal of Commonwealth Parliaments, published by the CPA. Link to The Parliamentarian
- The Africa Region of the CPA CPA Africa
- The British Islands and Mediterranean Region and UK Branch of the CPA is based in Westminster CPA UK
- The Canadian Region of the CPA CPA Canada
- The Australia Region of the CPA CPA Australia
- The Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic Region of the CPA CPA CAA
- American Institute of Parliamentarians – similar association for United States.
References
- ^ wikinewsindia.com Archived 2015-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CPA Chair at www.cpahq.org". Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "Secretary-General Biography". Archived from the original on 2016-10-27.
- ^ npg.org.uk
Notes
- www.oxfordjournals.org[dead link]
- Commonwealth Round Table, International Forum and Journal of the Commonwealth
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