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 2026 Conference

Hon. Om Birla
Speaker of the Lok Sabha Of India (Future Host 2026)

Ex Officio Member(s) — Immediate Past Host (2024) — Future Host (2028)

Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among
Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda
(Immediate Past Host 2024)

Rt. Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
(Future Host 2028)

Regional Representatives

Africa

Hon. Alban Suman Kingsford Bagbin
Speaker of Parliament of Ghana

Rt. Hon. Dr. M. Masika Wetang`ula
Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya

Hon. Jabulani Mabuza
Speaker of the House of Assembly, Kingdom of Eswatini

Asia

Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana
Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

Australia / New Zealand

Hon. Milton Dick
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia

Canada

Hon. Greg Fergus
Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada

Caribbean, Atlantic, and the Americas

Hon. Bridgid Anisette-George
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago

Hon. Leo Cato
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Grenada

British Isles and Mediterranean

Annita Demetriou
President of the House of Representatives, Cyprus

India

Hon. Om Birla
Speaker of the Lok Sabha of India

Pacific

Hon. Fatafehi Kinikinilau Lolomanaia Fakafanua
Lord Speaker of the House of Tonga

Hon. Papali’i Li’o Oloipola Ta’eu Masipa’u
Speaker of the Legisilative Assembly of Samoa

Southeast Asia

Hon. Seah Kian Peng
Speaker of Parliament of Singapore