The Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament is the essential leadership of the
Pan-African Parliament (PAP), consisting of one President and four Vice-Presidents.
The President and each Vice-President represent a different region of Africa. The current members of the Bureau are:
*President –
Roger Nkodo Dang
Roger Nkodo Dang (born 6 November 1963) is a Cameroonian politician. He became President of the Pan-African Parliament in 2015. On 27 May 2015, he obtained 85 votes to be elected as the successor to former president Bethel Nnaemeka Amadi. Dang ...
from
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
, representing
Central Africa
Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions. Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo ...
*First Vice-President –
Stephen Masele from
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
, representing
East Africa
*Second Vice-President – Haidara Cisse from
Mali
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, representing
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, M ...
*Third Vice-President – Bouras Djamel from
Algeria
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, representing
North Africa
North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ...
*Fourth Vice-President – Chief F. Z. Charumbira from
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...
, representing
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number o ...
The Bureau is responsible for:
* The management and administration of the affairs and facilities of Parliament and its organs.
* 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.
* Determining the draft agenda and the programmes of the sessions of Parliament.
* Determining the establishment, plan and structure of the Secretariat and lay down regulations for the staff, including their terms and conditions of service.
* Proposing to Parliament for adoption the establishment and job descriptions of its support staff.
* Proposing, to the Pan African Parliament, the appointment of the Clerk and Deputy Clerks to Parliament.
* The preparation of the draft budget and its presentation to the responsible Committee.
* Coordinating and harmonising the functions of Permanent Committees.
* Any other matters in accordance with the directives issued by Parliament.
Carrying out any other functions as may be prescribed by Parliament or incidental to these functions.
List of presidents
List of Bureaus with representatives by region
Legend:
President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
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Vice-president
A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on ...
See also
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Pan-African Parliament
References
External links
Pan-African Parliament Bureau
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Pan-African Parliament