2009 Legislative Summit
INTERNATIONAL DELEGATE ROSTER
Registered as of July 1st, 2009. Not a complete list of delegates, as attendees may register on-site.
ALGERIA
Dr. Boualem Tatah, Director, Department for Legislative Training and Research, Algerian National Assembly
AUSTRALIA
The Honorable Barry House, President, Legislative Council, Parliament of Western Australia The Honorable Grant Woodhams, Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Western Australia The Honorable John Kobelke, Member, Parliament of Western Australia Mr. Malcolm Peacock, Deputy Clerk, Legislative Council, Parliament of Western Australia Mr. Peter McHugh, Clerk, Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Western Australia
The Honorable Robert Smith, President, Legislative Council, Parliament of Victoria
Mr. Russell D. Grove, Clerk, Legislative Assembly, Parliament of New South Wales
AUSTRIA
The Honorable Siepfried Schrittwieser, President, Parliament of Styria The Honorable Mag. Christopher Drexler, Minority Leader, Parliament of Styria Mr. Christian Schwarz, Caucus Assistant, Parliament of Styria Hofrat Mag. Heinz Drobesch, Chief Clerk, Parliament of Styria
BRAZIL
The Honorable Silvana Covatti, National Congress
The Honorable José Luis Schafer, Vice President, UNALE, Legislature of Acre
The Honorable Clóvis Ferraz Meira, President, UNALE, Legislature of Bahia
Mr. Rubens Sardinha, Parliamentary Assessor, UNALE, Legislature of Goias Mr. Alfredo Ferreira, Parliamentary Assessor, UNALE, Legislature of Goias
The Honorable Ana Maria Socorro Cunha, Women's Secretary, UNALE, Legislature of Para
The Honorable Maria Aparecida Gama de Souza, 4th Vice President, UNALE, Legislature of Rio de Janeiro The Honorable Maria Das Graças Matos, Director, UNALE, Legislature of Rio de Janeiro Mr. Marcelo Coelho, Parliamentary Assessor, UNALE, Legislature of Rio de Janeiro
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The Honorable Giovani Cherini, Representative, UNALE, Legislature of Rio Grande do Sul The Honorable Alexandre Postal, Treasurer General, UNALE, Legislature of Rio Grande do Sul The Honorable Idivar Appio, National Director, UNALE, Legislature of Rio Grande do Sul
The Honorable Cesar Hanna Halum, Secretary General, UNALE, Legislature of Tocantins
The Honorable Maria Aparecida Campos Straus, Representative The Honorable Nilson Gonçalves de Souza, Representative
Mr. Fabiano Geremia, International Relations Advisor, UNALE
BURUNDI
The Honorable Fracois Kabura, Member, National Assembly The Honorable Marie Rose Nsabimana, Member, National Assembly The Honorable Jean Baptiste Gahimbare, Member, National Assembly
CANADA
The Honorable Ken Allred, Member, Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Honorable Doug Griffiths, Member, Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Honorable Barry McFarland, Member, Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Honorable George Vanderburg, Member, Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Honorable Peter Sandhu, Member, Legislative Assembly of Alberta Ms. Beverly Alenius, Executive Assistant to the Speaker, Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Honorable Laura Albanese, Member, Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Honorable Bob Delaney, Member, Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Honorable Kevin Flynn, Member, Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Honorable Norm Miller, Member, Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Honorable Peter Tabuns, Member, Legislative Assembly of Ontario Ms. Tonia Grannum, Clerk, Legislative Assembly of Ontario Mr. Peter Sibenik, Procedural Clerk, Legislative Assembly of Ontario Ms. Robyn Robertson, Traffic Injury Research Foundation, Ontario Mr. Albert Louie, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Economic Development & Trade, Ontario
The Honorable Geoffrey Kelley, Member, National Assembly of Quebec The Honorable Scott McKay, Member, National Assembly of Quebec The Honorable Danielle St-Amand, Member, National Assembly of Quebec Ms. Christiane Berube, Advisor, National Assembly of Quebec
The Honorable Delbert Kirsch, Member, Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Honorable Len Taylor, Member, Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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The Honorable Dennis Dawson, Senator, Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group The Honorable Wayne Easter, P.C., Member, Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group The Honorable Brian Masse, Member, Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group The Honorable Brent Rathgeber, Member, Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group Ms. June Dewetering, Advisor, Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group Ms. Maxime Ricard, Acting Executive Secretary, Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
Ms. Aizhen Lu, Deputy Director General, CPAFFC Mr. Mingyu Yao, Deputy Director General, CPAFFC Mr. Xiaoming Ma, Council Member, CPAFFC Ms. An Xin, Desk Officer, CPAFFC
GERMANY
The Honorable Gisela Piltz, Member, German Bundestag (National Parliament)
The Honorable Peter Meyer, MdL, Vice President, State Legislature of Bavaria Mr. Peter Worm, Chief Clerk, State Legislature of Bavaria
The Honorable Clemens Reif, President, Partnership of Parliaments; Chair, Economic Committee, State Legislature of Hesse The Honorable Herr Volker Hoff, State Minister (retired), Member, State Legislature of Hesse The Honorable Gottfried Milde, Member, State Legislature of Hesse Mr. Peter Von Unruh, Chief Clerk, State Legislature of Hesse
The Honorable Angela Freimuth, Vice President, State Legislature of North-Rhine Westphalia The Honorable Hans Stein, Representative to the European Union, State of North-Rhine Westphalia
The Honorable Gunther Hatzsch, MdL, Vice President, State Legislature of Saxony
The Honorable Guido Kosmehl, Member, State Legislature of Saxony Anhalt
The Honorable Prof. Dr. Dagmar Schipanski, President, State Legislature of Thuringia
The Honorable Gerd Koerner, Vice-Mayor (former), Weiterstadt, Member, Partnership of Parliaments
Mr. Andre Konze, Member, Partnership of Parliaments Mr. Axel Hoffmann, Chairman of the Board, Wolfgang Doering Foundation; Vice President, Friedrich Naumann Foundation Mr. Alfons Schöps, Executive Director, Partnership of Parliaments Mr. Janneck Herre, Bureau Chief, Partnership of Parliaments
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GHANA
The Honorable Edward Doe Adjaho, First Deputy Speaker, National Parliament The Honorable Enoch Teye Mensah, Majority Chief Whip, National Parliament The Honorable Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, Majority Chief Whip, National Parliament The Honorable Alban S.K. Bagbin, Minority Leader, National Parliament The Honorable John Tia, Deputy Majority Leader, National Parliament The Honorable Frederick Opare-Ansah, Member, National Parliament Mr. Emmanuel K. Anyimadu, Clerk, National Parliament Mr. Jones Kugblenu, Director of Public Affairs, National Parliament Mr. Mathew Abrefa Tawiah, Board Secretary, National Parliament
Mr. Anthony Dzadzra, Parliamentary Liaison Officer, Ministry of Finance Mr. Emmanuel Fordjour, Parliamentary Liaison Officer, Ministry of Finance
GREECE
Mr. Vasilis Koulolias, Executive Director, Gov2u
INDIA
The Honorable Dr. Raghuvir Singh Kadian, Speaker, Haryana Legislative Assembly
The Honorable Charles Pyngrope, Speaker, Meghalaya Legislative Assembly The Honorable Alexander Hek, Member, Maghalaya Legislative Assembly
The Honorable S. Nirmal Singh Kahlon, Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha Legislative Assembly
The Honorable Hashim Abdul Halim, Speaker, West Bengal Legislative Assembly, and Treasurer, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
ITALY
The Honorable Roberto Asquini, Consigliere Regionale (Member), Regional Assembly of Friuli Venezia Giulia
The Honorable Enzo Lucchini, Vice President, Regional Assembly of Lombardia Mr. Giuseppe Adamoli, Councilor, Regional Assembly of Lombardia Mr. Massimo Sioli, Foreign Relations Specialist, Regional Assembly of Lombardia
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JAPAN
Ms. Yuko Nishida, Assistant Director, Japan Local Government Center Mr. Koki Kimoto, Assistant Director, Japan Local Government Center Mr. Stephen Fasano, Senior Researcher, Japan Local Government Center
JORDAN
To be determined
LEBANON
Mr. Bilal Charara, Secretary General of Foreign Affairs, National Assembly
MICRONESIA-FEDERATED STATES
The Honorable Berney Martin, Vice Speaker, Pohnpei Legislative Assembly
NAMIBIA
The Honorable Theo-Ben Gurirab, Speaker, National Assembly and President, Inter-Parliamentary Union Ms. Emilia Mkusa, Director, Office of the Speaker, National Assembly
NIGERIA
The Honorable Usman Bayero Nafada, Deputy Speaker, National Assembly The Honorable Abdurrahaman Suleiman Kawu, Deputy Minority Leader, National Assembly The Honorable Adedotun Adebowale, Member, National Assembly The Honorable Anthony Agbo, Senator, National Assembly The Honorable Joel Ikenya, Senator, Nigerian National Assembly The Honorable Adewusi Babatunde, Member, National Assembly The Honorable Garba Masi Binta Chukwu, Chairperson, National Assembly The Honorable Binta Masi Garba, Member, National Assembly The Honorable Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim, Member, National Assembly The Honorable Abdul Ahmed Ningi, Member, National Assembly The Honorable Iyiola Omisore, Senator, National Assembly The Honorable Stanley Ugochukwu Ohajuruka, Member, National Assembly The Honorable Ishaku Sharah, Member, National Assembly The Honorable Bello Suleiman, Member, National Assembly The Honorable Stanley Ugochukwu, Member, National Assembly Mr. Boniface Emenalo, Clerk , National Assembly
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Mr. Gani Adetoro Ojagbohunmi, Clerk of Committees, National Assembly Mr. Oluyemi Ogunyomi, Deputy Clerk, National Assembly Mr. Charles Adebayo, Assistant Director, National Assembly Mr. Isiaka Nururdeen, Assistant Director, National Assembly Ms. Cordelia Adunwafor, Deputy Director, National Assembly Dr. Ladi Hamalai, Project Coordinator, National Assembly Ms. Hannatu Jankaro, Principal Legislative Officer, National Assembly Ms. Dora Ohene, Principal Legislative Officer, National Assembly Mr. Ezennia Nwanekezie, Senior Legislative Officer, National Assembly Mr. Badamasi Abubakar, Chief Legislative Officer, National Assembly Mr. Mohammed D. Ibrahim, Chief Legislative Officer, National Assembly Mr. Benson Ovoh Onyeme, Chief Legislative Officer, National Assembly Mr. Terence Acka, Legislative Officer, National Assembly Mr. Jeoma Linda Obasi, Legislative Officer, National Assembly Mr. Rahila Ashirumun Ahmadu, Secretary, National Assembly Mr. Sadiq M. Abubakar, Aide, National Assembly Mr. Jafaru, Aide, National Assembly
The Honorable Ade Ikuforiji, Speaker, Legislative Assembly of Lagos The Honorable Sulola Akande, Deputy Chief Whip, Legislative Assembly of Lagos The Honorable Ajibayo Adeyeye, Member, Legislative Assembly of Lagos The Honorable Olajide Kabir Lawal, Member, Legislative Assembly of Lagos The Honorable Babatunde Ogala, Member, Judicial Committee, Legislative Assembly of Lagos Mr. Adewale Taiwo Olatunji, Clerk, Legislative Assembly of Lagos Mr. Ibraheem Fagbolade, Senior Legislative Officer, Legislative Assembly of Lagos Ms. Adedokun Babatunde Musbau, Senior Legislative Aide, Legislative Assembly of Lagos Mr. Oludolapo Ogunsile, Senior Legislative Officer, Legislative Assembly of Lagos Mr. Olusegun Olaniyi, Special Assistant to the Speaker, Legislative Assembly of Lagos
The Honorable Amalanyou Yousuo, Minority Leader, Legislative Assembly of Bayelsa
Ms. Lynda Massy, Confidential Secretary, Eremaks Chamber of Commerce Dr. Kabir Mato, Head of Political Science Department, University of Abuja Mr. Obasola Oluwakemi, Punch Nigeria Ltd.
PORTUGAL
The Honorable Francisco Cabral, President, Regional Assembly of the Azores The Honorable Catarina Furtado, Representative, Regional Assembly of the Azores The Honorable Artur Lima, Representative, Regional Assembly of the Azores The Honorable António Marinho, Representative, Regional Assembly of the Azores The Honorable Hélder Silva, Representative, Regional Assembly of the Azores
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The Honorable Alexander Torshin, First Deputy Speaker, Council of Federation, Federal Assembly Mr. Igor Matveev, Advisor to Deputy Speaker, Council of Federation, Federal Assembly Ms. Valeria Shatunova, Expert, Council of Federation, Federal Assembly
SOUTH AFRICA
The Honorable Alfred Mtsi, Deputy Chief Whip of Majority, Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature The Honorable Bulelwa Tunyiswa, Member, Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature The Honorable Koliswa Fihlani, Member, Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature The Honorable Sam Kwelita, Member, Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Mr. Mzukisi Harold Mpahlwa, Secretary, Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
The Honorable Steward Ngwenya, Deputy Speaker, Gauteng Provincial Legislature The Honorable Brian Hlongwa, Chief Whip, Gauteng Provincial Legislature The Honorable Lindiwe Lasindwa, Member, Gauteng Provincial Legislature Mr. Mzikayifane Khumalo, Political Advisor, Gauteng Provincial Legislature Ms. Matie Losper, Manager, Office of the Speaker, Gauteng Provincial Legislature Mr. Peter Vusi Skosana, Provincial Secretary, Gauteng Provincial Legislature
The Honorable Neliswa Peggy Nkonyeni, Chair, Women's Caucus and Speaker, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature Mr. Christian Mlotshwa, Manager, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature Ms. Nerusha Naidoo, Secretary, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
The Honorable Shahid Esau, Speaker, Western Cape Provincial Legislature Mr. Peter Williams, Secretary, Western Cape Provincial Legislature
SUDAN
The Honorable Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Tahir, Speaker, National Assembly The Honorable Osman Khalid Mudawi, Chairperson, Foreign Affairs Committee, National Assembly Mr. Ghariballa Khidir Ali, Executive Director, National Assembly Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim, Secretary General, National Assembly
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
The Honorable Nour-Eddine Bouchkouj, Secretary General, Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union
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TPCC
Mr. Sing-Hui Chang Sheu, Councilor, Provincial Consultative Council Mr. Hsiu-Li Wang, Chief, Provincial Consultative Council Mr. Ying-San Wang, Councilor, Provincial Consultative Council
UNITED KINGDOM
Mr. Bill Thomson, Assistant Clerk; Chief Executive, The Scottish Parliament
Mr. William F. Shija, Secretary General, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
UNITED STATES
Mr. Michael Sadleir, First Secretary, Australian Embassy
Mr. Dan Kolundzic, Consulate General, Canadian Consulate
Mr. Haiyan Li, Counselor, Embassy of the People's Republic of China Ms. Duan Jun, First Secretary, Embassy of the People's Republic of China Mr. Hua Zong, Third Secretary, Embassy of the People's Republic of China
Mr. Claus Gramckow, Representative, USA and Canada, Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Mr. Tyrone Gunnie, First Secretary, Embassy of South Africa Mr. Hendrik Du Toit, Political Counselor, Embassy of South Africa
Mr. Fatahelrahman Ali Mohamed, Minister, Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan
Mr. Cheng-hao Hu, Director, TECRO
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