Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament Composition of the Preparatory Committee President of the Preparatory Committee Ms. Gabriela Cuevas Barron President of the IPU Members Mr. Abdelkader Bensalah President Council of the Nation, Algeria Mr. Wolfgang Sobotka President Nationalrat, Austria Mr. Mikhail V. Myasnikovich Chairman Council of the Republic, Belarus Mr. Haroun Kabadi President National Assembly, Chad Ms. Maya Fernández Allende President Chamber of Deputies, Chile* Mr. Li Zhanshu Chairman Standing Committee of the NPC, China Mr. Demetris Syllouris President House of Representatives, Cyprus Ms. Elizabeth Cabezas President National Assembly, Ecuador Ms. Sumitra Mahajan Speaker Lok Sabha, India Mr. Marzouq Al Ghanim Speaker National Assembly, Kuwait Ms. Margaret Mensah-Williams Speaker National Council, Namibia Mr. Tinni Ousseini Speaker National Assembly, Niger Mr. Silvio Ovelar President Senate, Paraguay Ms. Maja Gojkovic Speaker National Assembly, Serbia Ms. Ana Pastor President Congress of Deputies, Spain Lord Fakafanua Speaker Legislative Assembly, Tonga Ms. Rebecca Kadaga Speaker Parliament of Uganda Ms. Amal Al Qubaisi Speaker Federal National Council, UAE Mr. John Bercow Speaker House of Commons, UK Vacancies Asia-Pacific Group (woman Speaker) Eurasia Group (woman Speaker) Representatives of the Executive Committee Mr. Kenneth M. Lusaka Kenya Ms. Hege Haukeland Liadal Norway Mr. Konstantin Kosachev Russian Federation Ex-officio Members of the Preparatory Committee President Board of the Forum of Young MPs President Bureau of Women Parliamentarians Representative of the UN Secretary General Mr. Michael Moller Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva * * * * * * IPU Secretariat Mr. Martin Chungong Secretary General of the IPU * to be replaced in March 2019 by the new President Mr. Gabriel Silber E .