NRI
industrialist Lord Paul
declared himself a candidate for Chairman of the CPA
London, July 27, 2008
Sirinder Mehta
NRI, Lord (Swraj) Paul, Chairman of Caparo Group,
is a leading businessman and an active member of the House of Lords,
declared himself a candidate for Chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary
Association (CPA) at Kuala Lumpur on August 9. His opponant will
be Malaysian Minister, Mohammed Shafie Apdal, at the General Assembly
of the 54-nation's participation. His name was proposed by UK and
Canada.
In the General Assembly, there will be around 680
lawmakers from the Commonwealth countries.
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)'s
mission is to promote the advancement of parliamentary democracy
by enhancing knowledge and understanding of democratic governance.
This mission is achieved through a Strategic Plan covering
six areas- Commonwealth fundamental principles; The functional
independence of Parliament; Professional development seminars and
workshops; Networking through conferences; Technical assistance
to individual Parliaments, and Specialist information for a specialist
community.
There are 169 CPA Branches on the bases of national, state, provincial
and territorial Parliaments and total membership around 16,000 Parliamentarians.
Active CPA Branches now exist in 169 national, state, provincial
and territorial Parliaments, with a total membership of approximately
16,000 Parliamentarians.

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