Participation
Membership Entitlement
The Standing Committee consists of a Chairperson and members generally representative of each of the regions of the Commonwealth, defined as follows: Africa; Asia; Australia /New Zealand; Canada; the Caribbean, the Atlantic and the Americas; British Isles and the Mediterranean; India; the Pacific; Southeast Asia.
The representation from each region shall be as follows:
- Africa
- Three
- Asia
- One
- Australia /New Zealand
- One
- British Isles and the Mediterranean
- One
- Canada
- One
- The Caribbean, the Atlantic and the Americas
- Two
- India
- One
- The Pacific
- Two
- Southeast Asia
- One
Members of the Standing Committee shall hold office from the end of one Conference to the end of the next Conference.
The Speaker or Presiding Officer who hosts a meeting of the Standing Committee and who is not the Chairperson or an elected member of the Standing Committee shall be an additional member of the Committee for that meeting.
Chairperson — Ex Officio Host of the 2024 Conference
Rt. Hon. Annet Annita Among
Speaker of the Parliament (Future Host 2024)
Uganda
Ex Officio Member(s) — Immediate Past Host (2023) — Future Host (2026)
Hon. Milton Dick
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Immediate Past Host 2023)
Australia
Hon. Om Birla
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(Future Host 2026)
India
Regional Representatives
Africa
Hon. Sooroojdev Phokeer
Speaker of the National Assembly
Mauritius
Rt. Hon Nelly Butete Kashumba Mutti
Speaker of the National Assembly
Zambia
Hon. Moses Wetang'ula
Speaker of the National Assembly
Kenya
Asia
Hon. Raja Pervez Ashraf
Speaker of the National Assembly
Pakistan
Australia / New Zealand
Rt. Hon. Adrian Rurawhe
Speaker of the House of Representatives
New Zealand
Canada
Hon. Greg Fergus
Speaker of the House of Commons
Canada
Caribbean, Atlantic, and the Americas
Hon. Arthur Holder
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Barbados
Hon. Marisa Dalrymple Philibert
Speaker of the House of Parliament
Jamaica
British Isles and Mediterranean
Rt. Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker of the House of Commons
United Kingdom
India
Hon. Om Birla
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
India
Pacific
Rt. Hon. Lord Fakafanua
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Tonga
Vacant
Southeast Asia
Hon. Dato` Johari Bin Abdul
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Malaysia