The Bureau of the Parliament is composed of the President and four Vice-Presidents. The current President of the Parliament is Hon. Dr. Idriss Ndélé Moussa from Chad.The four Vice-Presidents are as follows:

• First Vice-President Hon. Bethel Amadi
• Second Vice-President Hon. Mary Mugyenyi
• Third Vice-President Hon. Laroussi Hammi
• Fourth Vice-President Hon. Joram Gumbo 

FUNCTIONS OF THE BUREAU

The Bureau is responsible for :

1. the management and administration of the affairs and facilities of Parliament and its organs;
2. regulating the procedures relating to the financial, organisational and administrative needs in accordance with Financial Rules of the AU and matters concerning Members and the internal organisation of Parliament and its organs;
3. determining the draft agenda and the programmes of the sessions of Parliament;
4. determining the establishment, plan and structure of the Secretariat and lay down regulations for the staff, including their terms and conditions of service; and
5. proposing to Parliament for adoption the establishment and job descriptions of its support staff;
6. proposing, to the Pan African Parliament, the appointment of the Clerk and Deputy Clerks to Parliament;
7. the preparation of the draft budget and its presentation to the responsible Committee;
8. coordinating and harmonising the functions of Permanent Committees;
9. any other matters in accordance with the directives issued by Parliament; and
10. carrying out any other functions as may be prescribed by Parliament or incidental to these functions;

Profiles of the Members of the Pan-African Parliament Bureau

The President
Hon. Dr. Idriss Ndélé

Personal:

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Academic qualifications:

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Career/Positions/Memberships/Other activities

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The First Vice-President
Hon. Bethel Amadi

Personal:

• Full Name:   Amadi Bethel Nnaemeka Chibuike

• Date of Birth:    25^th April 1964

• Place of Birth:    Owerri

• Home Town:       Akabo

• Local Government Area:    Ikeduru

• State of Origin:   Imo State

• Marital Status:   Married with children

• Office Address:  Hallmanns, Legal Practitioners 2^nd Floor,174 Broad Street, Lagos,Nigeria.

• Tel:   01-2640002, Fax: 01-2640003

• Permanent Home Address: Umudurueke Village

  Amii-Akabo, Ikeduru

  Ikeduru L.G.A

  Imo State

  08036672629 

Institutions Attended With Dates

• Nigeria Law School (1985-1986)
• University of Jos, Plateau State (1981-1985)
•  Federal Government College, Warri (1976-1981)

Academic qualifications:

• Barrister at Law (1986)
• Bachelor of Law (1985)
• West African School Certificate (1981)

Career/Positions/Memberships/Other activities

• Legal Officer (NYSC) (Sept. 1986-December 1986)

• MIKE OUSMAN & CO, MARKURDI (Legal Practitioner)

  Responsibilities covered the handling of civil and criminal litigation matters worked part-time with the Legal Aid Council, Markurdi

• Legal Officer (NYSC) (January-September 1987)

• AGBO JOHNSON MADAW & CO

  Duties included handling of Company Incorporation and Commercial Litigation Matters. Acting as Nominee Company Secretary to client companies and preparation to client’s briefs

• Legal/Admin. Officer (December 1987-June 1988)

  CHRISTABEN GROUP LTD, KADUNA (Engineering and Industrial Procurement Services Company)

  Reporting to the Corporate Services Directors, Responsibilities include carrying out company secretarial functions, personnel and office administrative management. Also acted as Secretary to the Management Board and later Company Secretary

• EXPORT MANAGER (Africa/Middle East) (June 1988-October 1988)

• DEANCROSS (U.K) LTD LONDON (SUBSIDIARY OF CHRISTABEN GROUP LIMITED) (Industrial Procurement Services Company). Duties included the supervision of all export activities including warehousing inspection and shipping. Overseeing the planning and business development of the company’s marketing activities in Africa and the Middle East.

• Executive Director (Operations) (October 1988-November 1991)

• CHRISTABEN GROUP LIMITED KADUNA (Petroleum Engineering Services Company)

  Duties included the supervision of field operation, managers on offshore oilrigs and crude oil storage tank, clearing and maintenance operations. Overseeing, Planning and business development of the Groups operations in the Middle East and Eastern Europe especially Kuwait and Romania. Leading negotiations with Joint Venture Technical Partners and Agency Representation. Overseeing Refinery maintenance and supply contracts.

• Acting General Manager (November 1991-December 1992)

• Hunting Oilfield Services (Nigeria) Limited, Lagos (Joint Venture Company of UK Hunting Plc) Manufacturers of Oil Country Tubular Goods (and Christaben Group Ltd). Duties included but not restricted to the following: Reporting to the Board of Directors on the day to day running of company affairs. Strategic and operational planning, scheduling Budget preparation and implementation. Co-ordinating all marketing activities for the sale and repairs of connectors for weld tubular, with products including Talon, Merlin and Lynx weld-on connectors, the Fox premium threaded and coupled connection and the interlock range of threaded connections. Other services include logistics management, fast turnaround repair and accessory threading, pipe handling and recruitment services. Overseeing the development of the company’s fully domiciliated machine workshop. Giving support to Turnkey Offshore and Onshore Installation Services for all Hunting Oilfield Services products and all threaded connectors marketed by us.

•  Partner-Hallmanns Legal Practitioners

  (Formally Amadi, Eyo Olagoke and Chiagozies) (January 1993-date)

ALSO:

• Chairman Akabb Investment Limited

  1998-till date,

  Environmental Laboratories Services Company currently implementing the ISO 14001 Certification of Shell Nigeria facilities nationwide.

• Chairman, Petrofield Limited, Port Harcourt

  (Petroleum Engineering and Oil Service Company)

• Chairman, Alfa Field Limited, Lagos

  (Pharmaceutical and Chemical Company)

• Member Board of Director, Bendel Insurance Plc, Benin City, Edo State.(March 2000-June 2001)

• Managing Consultant, Bendel Insurance Plc (March 2000-June 2001)

  Provided turnaround management with leadership, strategic and operational planning implementation and general management 

Awards/Decorations/Presentations/Bursaries

PRESENTLY :

• Member, House of Representatives, National Assembly. (Chairman House Committee on Aviation)

• Member, Pan African Parliament (First Vice-President)

HONOURS:

• Scholarship Award Winner for Academic Excellence IWUANYANWU FOUNDATION (1983-1986)
• Public Relations Officer, Students Union Caretaker Committee, University of Jos (1984)
• President (1986-1987) Benue State Youth Corpers Association.
• Member  International Bar Association (IBA) Energy and Natural Resources Law Section
• Co-Secretary Committee on Improving Foreign Investment Climate, Nigeria Economic Summit (NESS II)(1995)

HOBBIES:

• Football, Cricket, Chess and Reading

REFEREES:

Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu

Aha Ejiaga Mba of Igbo Land,

Hardel Junction,

Orji-Owerri

Imo State

Prof. Jerry Gana

Hon. Minister of Information,

Federal Ministry of Information,

Abuja.

Prof. Ishaya Audu

23 a Circular Road,

Zaria G.R.A,

Kaduna State. 

The Second Vice-President
Hon. Mary Mugyenyi

Personal:

• DATE OF BIRTH: 3^rd January 1957

• PLACE OF BIRTH: Uganda

• PROFFESSION: Social Scientist 

Academic qualifications:

•  MA(Ed), Dalhousie University-Canada

•  BA(Hons) Makerere University , Uganda

•  PGDE University of Swaziland. 

Career/Positions/Memberships/Other activities:

•  Member of Parliament in Uganda to date

•  Vice president of the Pan African parliament to date

•  Cabinet Minister for Livestock in the Government of Uganda 2001-2006

• Development Consultant on Good governance, UNDP: 1997-1999.

•  National ling term Development Planning Expert: 1997-2000

• Lecturer Makerere University –Faculty of Social Sciences 1991-1999

•  Community Programme Coordinator, International Education Centre St. Mary’s University: Halifax Canada 1987-1991.

•  Teacher, Manzini Nazarene High School 1981-1985. 

Awards/Decorations/Presentations/Bursaries

• Representative /observer mission leader of the Pan African Parliament for Swaziland country elections -2008.
• Vice President of the committees on gender, family, youth and people with disabilities in Uganda.
•  Chairperson of the Board of Directors Rushere Hospital;
• Member of the Public service Commission of Mbarara in Uganda;
• Director Winlinks East Africa Company
• Founder Lecturer-Department of Women and Gender studies at Makerere University;
• Visiting Lecturer-University of Sussex, Brighton-UK
• Visiting Lecturer Uppsala, Denmark
•  Convener- Africa Regional Course on Gender Development, Makerere Uganda
• Patron –Nyabushozi Women Development Co-operative. A constituency based Women Co-operative.
• Have researched and Published on Gender and Development
•  Have sat and chaired board institutions

Some books and treatises:

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The Third Vice-President
Hon. Laroussi Hammi

Personal:

• Name: Laroussi Hammi

• Date of birth: 26.06.1951 (Algeria).

Son of martyrdom fighter leader of the Revolution liberation of Algeria.

• Address (private): BP 378 RP – Ben Aknoun – ALGIERS.

• Address (Office): People’s National Assembly, Bd Zighout Youcef – Algiers.

  Pan African Parliament – Midrand – South Africa.

  Email: L.hammi@RDN-dz.com 

Academic qualifications:

•  Grade: Principal Administrator (10 th grade)
• Education: University
• License Law and Political Sciences
• D.E.A methodology
• Certificate of Fitness for secondary school teachers
• Sports Council
• Baccalaureate mathematics.

Languages: Arabic and French: University level; English: Basic level.

Career/Positions/Memberships/Other activities:

→ Vice President of Pan African Parliament

→ Member to the National Popular Assembly (APN) (6^th term) 2007- 12

- Chairman of the Standing Committee of National Education,

Higher Education, Scientific Research and Religious Affairs to the APN (Algeria)

- Member of the Committee on International Relations and Emigration to the APN.

→ Member of the National Popular Assembly (APN) (5^th term) 2002- 2007

- Member of the Committee on International Relations (APN)

- Member of the Pan African Parliament since its inception: President of the (CAUCUS) regional group of countries of North Africa and member of the Commission on Cooperation, International Relations and settlement of conflicts PAP.

→ Member of the National Popular Assembly (APN) (4^th term) 1997- 2002

- Vice President of the People’s National Assembly

- Member of the National Defence Commission at the APN

→ Secretary General of the Ministry of Mujahedeen (Veterans Affairs)

→ Director of Cabinet at the Ministry of Mujahedeen (Veterans Affairs)

→ Chief of Cabinet to the Minister of Mujahedeen (Veterans Affairs)

→ Chief of District (sub-prefect) of Djelfa (Algeria)

→ Chief of District (sub-prefect) of Ghardaia (Algeria)

→ Departmental Director of Education of the Wilaya of Tiaret

→ Head of Division of Human Resource Development of the Wilaya of Ouargla

→ Departmental Director in charge of Culture, Information, Tourism, Youth and Sports of the Wilaya of Ouargla

→ Assistant Director Department of Youth and Sports Wilaya of Ouargla

→ Professor of secondary education at the Lycée El Oued 

Political history:

- Founding MEMBER and Chief of Staff of the National Coalition Party for Democracy (RND) in Algeria.

- Member of the National Bureau of RND responsible for the general treasury, Administration and general means.

- Member of the Bureau and the National Council of the National CHILDREN OF Martyrdom (Martyrs of THE Algerian revolution).

- Ex – militant from the National Liberation Front and head of the FLN list of legislative election (1991) in the Wilaya of El Oued.

- Ex member of the General Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA).

- Ex member of the National Union of Algerian Youth (UNJA).

The Fourth Vice-President
Hon. Joram Gumbo

Personal:

Name:     Joram Macdonald Gumbo
Date Of Birth:    10 May, 1949
Political Party:   ZANU PF
Constituency:    Mberengwa West
Postal Address:  20 Glen Carran Avenue
                  Runnivile
                  Highlands
                  HARARE
Business Telephone: +263 4 2911088
Cell:                              +27 (0) 82 719 7632

Academic qualifications:

• Attended Mavorovondo School from 1957 to 1964 and attained Standard Six;
• Chegato High School from 1965 to 1968 and attained C.S.C; Ranche House College from 1969 to 1970 and attained ‘A’ Level;
• Further attended the following colleges/universities:
  

Ø University of Rhodesia (1971 – 1972) for a B. Admin;

Ø Harare Polytechnic (1974 – 1975) for C.I.S. Part A;

Ø Hague/Netherlands (1985) for International Diploma in Local Government Admin;

Ø Christian College (1991) for L.C.C.I. Diploma;

Ø UNISA (1994 – 1998) for B.A. Com;

Ø Midlands State University (2003 – 2004) for an M.B.A;

Ø Zimbabwe Open University (current) for a PHD;

Ø Has attained several leadership and management certificates in various disciplines.

Career/Positions/Memberships/Other activities:

MEMBERSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

A member of local, regional and international organizations. Currently holding position of the Fourth Vice-President of the Pan African Parliament, have been a Member of the Pan African Parliament from 2003 to date and a Member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union for ten years.

POLITICAL HISTORY/CAREER

My political awareness started in 1965 when I was a secondary school pupil at Chegato Secondary School in Mberengwa in the Midlands. By then there were two major political parties, ZANU and ZAPU. I belonged to ZANU. By the time I joined the University of Rhodesia in 1971, my political involvement had very much widened. I became a member of what was then the Shona Society that was an underground awareness group of ZANU student members. In this group were other members as Dr Witness Mangwende, Willard Chiwewe, Simba Makoni and David Karimanzira where I was also a member of the S.R.C.

As the SRC, we spearheaded the rejection of the Pearce Commission White Paper for an internal settlement. I became very actively involved in politics resulting in me being taken to prisons/cells on several occasions particularly during vacations. As a group we together formed the African
National Council which was led by Bishop Muzorewa and Canaan Banana during the Peace Commission Period.

However, after the rejection of the Peace Commission, those who belonged to ZANU PF formed the People’s Movement which was the internal wing of ZANU which operated from Mozambique during 1973. I became the Mashonaland Provincial Secretary and at the same time held the position of Chairman for
Mufakose District where I worked with members who included Zhakata, Samkange, Chimombe, Java and many others. At provincial level I worked with Senator L. Munotengwa, Albert Taderera, Dr. Pswarayi, Joseph Jekanyika, Vambe, Sabina Mugabe, Hunda, A. Midzi and many others. I worked with freedom fighters
during the liberation struggle where I recruited a number of young people and ferried them to the boarders. The car that I used to ferry the recruited was burnt by the Smith regime. I also supplied clothes and food to freedom fighters during the liberation war. Thus I made my contributions during the
liberation struggle from within the country.

I held the following political posts : Provincial Secretary for the People’s Movement (1973 – 1978) for Mashonaland East Province; ZANU PF Secretary for Transport (1979 – 1985) for Parirenyatwa District (Harare);District Chairman (1986 – 1987) for Chakaeva District – Mberengwa, Midlands Province; Provincial Youth Treasurer (1987) for Midlands Province; ZANU PF Central Committee Member (1987 – 1994); Provincial Vice Chairman (1994 – 1995)for Midlands Province; Provincial Secretary for Administration (1995 – 2000)for Midlands Province; Member of the ZANU (PF) Central Committee (2000 to date).

CAREER IN GENERAL

My working career ranges from Managing Director for J.McD Enterpreprises
(1991 to present), Chief Administration Officer for Chitungwiza Town Council (1981 – 1990), Manager for T.M Supermarkets (1977 – 1980), Import/Export Clerk for Metal Box Company (1973 –1976). I was mostly involved with industry and commerce. Equally, I had a lot of experience in local government administration, in labour management and in personnel matters. Because of the managerial and experiences and training I had. I had a passion for financial management issues.

PARLIAMENTARY CAREER

I was elected to represent Mberengwa Constituency (Midlands) from 1995 and was re-elected in 2000, 2005 and in 2008 elections for the same constituency. I was appointed Government Chief Whip in the House of Assembly from 2000 to 2008.

I was Chairman of the Liaison and Coordination Committee and Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee on Insider Trading, and was a member of the following:
Standing Rules and Orders Committee, Public Accounts Committee; Library
Committee, Ad-hoc Committee on the City of Harare; Ad-hoc Committee on ZBC; Portfolio Committee on Industry and International Trade; Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs; Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development.

AREAS OF INTEREST

I had interest in labour issues, local government, finance/accounts issues
and in politics and administration.

FAMILY STATUS

I am married and have children.