Of Current Interest
The ASGP last met in Quito, Ecuador, where members discussed a range of subjects including recruitment and career management in parliaments. More information and a selection of papers discussed at the conference are available on the
Past Meetings page of this site.
The next ASGP meetings will be in
The ASGP is currently meeting in Quito, Ecuador, where members will discuss a range of subjects including recruitment and career management in parliaments. More information and a selection of papers under discussion at the conference are available on this site.
The Association of Secretaries General met in Quebec City, Canada, from Monday 22 to Friday 26 October 2012, in parallel with the 127th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Further information on the session is now available under Past Meetings.
The next ASGP meeting will be in
- Quito (Ecuador) - 23-27 March 2013
New Members
At the ASGP session in Quito (23-27 March 2013), the following new members were admitted:
Mr. Sayed Afizullah Hashimi
Secretary General of the Senate of Afghanistan
(replacing Mr. Mohammad Kazim Malwan)
Mr. Rahimullah Ghalib
Deputy Secretary General of the House of the People of Afghanistan
(replacing Mr. Abdul Ghafar Jamshedee)
Ms. Carol Mills
Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services of the Parliament of Australia
(replacing Mr. Allan Thompson)
Mr. Marc Van Der Hulst
Deputy Secretary General of the House of Representatives of Belgium
(replacing Mr. Idès De Pelsemaeker)
Mrs. Cássia Regina Ossipe Martins Botelho
Vice-Director General of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
(replacing Mr. Rogério Ventura Teixeira)
Mr. Gali Massa Harou
Deputy Secretary General of the National Assembly of Chad
(replacing Mr. Mahamat Hassan Brémé, who has become Secretary General)
Mr. Modrikpe Patrice Madjubole
Acting Secretary General of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Congo
(replacing Mr. Norbert Libya Djubu)
Mr. Antonio Ayales Esna
Secretary General of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
(this country is joining the ASGP for the first time)
Mr. Fakhy N'fa Kaba Konate
Secretary General of the National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire
(replacing M. Brissi Lucas Guehi)
Ms. Libia Fernanda Rivas Ordoñez
Secretary General of the National Assembly of Ecuador
(replacing Dr. Andrés Segovia Salcedo)
Mr. Edmond Soumouna
Deputy Secretary General of the National Assembly of Gabon
(replacing Ms. Marie-Françoise Pucetti)
Mr. Zurab Marakvelidze
Secretary General of the Parliament of Georgia
(replacing Mr. David Janiashvili)
Dr. Horst Risse
Secretary General of the Bundestag of Germany
(replacing Mr. Harro Semmler)
Dr. Winantuningtyas Titi Swasanany
Secretary General of the House of Representatives of Indonesia
(replacing Mrs. Nining Indra Shaleh)
Mr. Justin N. Bundi
Clerk of the National Assembly of Kenya
(replacing Mr. Patrick G. Gichohi)
Mr. Jin-Suk Chung
Secretary General of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
(replacing Mr. Won Joong Yoon)
Dr. Madou Diallo
Secretary General of the National Assembly of Mali
(replacing Mr. Mohamed Traoré)
M. Ovidiu Marian
Secretary General of the Senate of Romania
Mr. Cristian Adrian Panciu
Secretary General of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
(replacing Mr. Gheorghe Barbu)
Mrs. Wijitra Watcharaporn
Deputy Secretary General of the House of Representatives of Thailand
(replacing Mr. Sompol Vanigbandhu)
Associate member:
Dr. Cheick Abdelkader Dansoko
Acting Secretary General of the ECOWAS Parliament
(replacing Mr. Mohamed Diakité)