BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Wang Yang met with Papali'i Li'o Taeu Masipa'u, speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Independent State of Samoa, on Tuesday via video link. Wang, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) N...
As speaker of parliament, he wielded a lot of power. But all that counted for nothing on 14 March when his colleagues in the 45-member Plenary suspended him indefinitely for his alleged involvement in a US$92,000 scandal.Toweh, Alphonso...
Nancy Hodges: Speaker and Trailblazer (First Female Speaker of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly in 1950)The British Columbia Legislative Assembly in the 1950s was a male stronghold and few thought...Boyes, MargaretCanadian Parliamentary Association...
Zhao noted that the legislative bodies of China and the ROK have maintained close exchanges and cooperation for a long time, playing an important role in promoting the development of bilateral relations.He said the NPC of China is willing to work with the ROK National Assembly to uphold the tr...
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Speaker of Tanzania's National Assembly, Job Ndugai, on Monday banned women Members of Parliament with false eyelashes and false finger nails from entering into the legislative House. "With the powers vested in me by the Constitution of the country,...
State television reported on Sunday that parliament's legislative committee had approved the amendments and they were ready to go to the full house for a vote, scheduled for Tuesday. Abdelaal said the changes were the result of civic discussions organized by parliament to hear diverse views ...
While this might indicate that a Speaker is one of the senior-most members of the House, this has not always been the norm. There have been occasions in the past where the Speaker of the House was a first-time MP. For instance, Mr K.S. Hegde, the Speaker of the sixth Lok Sabha ...
Thefor Cooperatives, Chering Dorjay, Superbazar, Sainik colony and Earlier, the Minister visited Madhya Pradesh Legislative Speaker also informed thetoday inspected the office of took stock of the quality and quan- Sainik colony and interacted with Assembly led by its Chairman team about the rules...
ARMM Legislative Assembly Elects New Speaker; Priority Measures BaredRead the full-text online article and more details about "ARMM Legislative Assembly Elects New Speaker; Priority Measures Bared" - Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2006Manila Bulletin...
As Americans watched the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, in horror, no state legislative leader in...By SmithEdward P