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 2028 Conference

Rt. Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker of the House of Commons, United Kingdom

Ex Officio Member(s) — Immediate Past Host (2026) — Future Host (2030)

Hon. Om Birla
Speaker of the Lok Sabha, India
(Immediate Past Host 2026)

Vacant until host for 2030 is confirmed
(Future Host 2030)

Regional Representatives

Africa

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

Rt. Hon. Sameer Sulemani
Speaker of National Assembly, Malawi

Rt. Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas
Speaker of the Parliament, Sierra Leone

Asia

Hon. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq
Speaker of the National Assembly, Pakistan

Australia / New Zealand

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

Canada

Hon. Francis Scarpaleggia
Speaker of the House of Commons, Canada

Caribbean, Atlantic, and the Americas

Hon. Lanien Blanchette
Speaker of the National Assembly, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Hon. Claudius J. Francis
Speaker of the House of Assembly, Saint Lucia

British Isles and Mediterranean

Hon. Angelo Farrugia
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Malta

India

Hon. Om Birla
Speaker of the Lok Sabha, India

Pacific

Hon. Marcus Stephen
Speaker of Parliament, Nauru

Hon. Filmone Jitoko
Speaker of the Parliament, Fiji

Southeast Asia

H.E. Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Johari Abdul
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Malaysia