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Members of the Standing Committee

Founder and Chairman Emeritus

Hon. Jose de VENECIA, Jr.

Country : Philippines

  • - Founder of the ICAPP, Chairman Emeritus of the ICAPP Standing Committee
  • - Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Former President of Lakas-CMD Party

Hon. Jose de VENECIA, Jr.

Jose de Venecia Jr., who was elected five times as Speaker of the House of Representatives, unprecedented in the postwar Philippine Congress, has been a journalist, economic counselor, diplomat, peace-maker, political leader, lawmaker and business pioneer in oil exploration, who with others struck the first offshore Philippine oil discoveries, healthcare, agriculture, port operations and construction in the Philippines, the Middle East and North Africa in the 1970s.

He was called the "Centennial Speaker" in 2007, which marked the 100 years anniversary of the Philippine House of Representatives after its founding in 1907. Former U.S. Wall Street Journal Editor Brett Decker, who wrote de Venecia?占퐏 biography ?占폞lobal Filipino,??published in Washington, D.C. by Regnery Publishing, Inc., called him a "trail-blazer for the Philippines, Asia and the world."

A visionary, peace maker, coalition builder, and achiever, de Venecia:

- Conceived and implemented the historic Dollar-Remittance Program that keeps the Philippine economy afloat and which has become a model for the Third World countries with large numbers of overseas workers. It yields the Philippines some US $18-billion a year

- Authored the landmark B-O-T (Build-Operate-Transfer) Law, which raised US $30-billion in projects for the Philippines, at no cost to the government, which has become a model for other developing countries and the formula for "Private-Public Partnerships"

- Authored the Military Bases Conversion Law, which has turned the former American military bases on Luzon Island, the biggest of them being Clark Airfield and Subic Naval Base, into thriving export zones and free ports

- Initiated breakthroughs in the peace accords in the mid-1990s between Muslim (MNLF) Filipino separatist insurgents and between government and military rebels (RAM-YOU)

- Pioneered Filipino projects - oil exploration, port operations, mass housing, agriculture - in the Arab world that led to the employment of millions of Filipinos worldwide

- Founded in Manila in 2000 the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), now composed of more than 300 ruling and opposition parties from 52 countries, and the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA), composed of more than 40 parliaments in Asia, to create the beginnings of an Asian Parliament and help achieve political and economic integration in Asia

- Pushed the Christian-Muslim and Interfaith Dialogues approved by the United Nations to reduce politico-religious tensions and conflicts in various parts of the world and to help prevent the clash of civilizations and religions

- Presented his debt for UN MDGs plan, endorsed by G-77 countries but long pending at the Paris Club, to finance the battle against poverty and climate change amidst the global financial crisis

- Founded the Centrist Asia Pacific Democrats International (CAPDI), the first organization in the Asia Pacific, perhaps in the world, bringing together political parties and key institutions of democratic civil society, people's organizations, think tanks, academe, eminent persons, business leaders, media, women and youth groups

- Founded in 2011 the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council designed and to assist and advise Asian governments ruling in the aftermath of internal conflicts set off by citizens asserting their political and human rights and to help solve the difficult problem of transition to democracy and the return to popular governance in the wake of the Arab Spring

He is also Co-Chairman of the Beijing-based International Eco-Safety Cooperative Organization (IESCO), focused on the problems of climate change; Co-President, with the French Ambassador to the Philippines, of the French Legion of Honor and National Order of Merit in the Philippines; Chairman-Emeritus of the New York-based Universal Peace Federation; and Member of the Board of the U.S.-based Global Peace Festival Council.

Born in Dagupan City, Philippines on December 26, 1936, he finished high school at De La Salle College, and B.S. Major in Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila. In 1966, at 29, he was appointed Minister and Economic Counselor at the Philippine Embassy in Saigon during the Vietnam War.

He is married to incumbent Congresswoman Georgina P. de Venecia, newly-elected President of the Women Legislators of the House of Representatives, social worker, who founded the Haven for Women, which has treated more than 20,000 abused women, Haven for Street Children, Haven for Senior Citizens abandoned by their families, and the Haven for Mothers who have lost their children. They have six children.

Apart from his continuing Co-Chairmanship of ICAPP and Presidency of CAPDI, he also served as President of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF), President of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Union (APPU), twice President of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), President of the Association of Asian Parliaments for Peace (AAPP), now the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA), and First President of CDI Asia Pacific, now CAPDI. He is a Reserve Colonel in the Philippine Army. He has addressed the U.N. General Assembly, Security Council, IMF, World Bank, conferences at the British Parliament, Council of Europe, European Parliament, Italian Parliament, and Japanese Diet.

He has written a book and many pamphlets and articles. He has received foreign decorations - from President Jacques Chirac of France, with the French Legion of Honor, King Juan Carlos of Spain, the California Legislature, the Knights of Rizal, Government of Equatorial Guinea, the Royal Academy of Cambodia and the Royal Order of the Cambodian Sahametrei Grand Cross, and honorary doctorates from universities at home and abroad.

Co-Chairmen

Hon. CHUNG Eui-yong

Country : Korea, Republic of

  • - Chairman of the Standing Committee
  • - Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • - Former Director of the Office of National Security, Republic of Korea
  • - Former Chairperson of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Minjoo (Democratic) Party

Hon. CHUNG Eui-yong

Since February 2007, Ambassador CHUNG Eui-yong is serving as the Co-Chairman of the Standing Committee and the Secretary General of the ICAPP, or International Conference of Asian Political Parties, which represents over 340 political parties in 53 countries in Asia.

After serving in Koreas Foreign Service for more than three decades, Ambassador Chung entered politics, being elected to the 17th Session of Koreas National Assembly in April 2004 for a four year term. During his tenure, he served as Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the governing Uri Party, later the Democratic Party, where his responsibilities included marshalling foreign policy consensus within the party and advancing the Partys positions in the Parliament and the Administration. He also represented the Korean National Assembly in various inter-parliamentary conferences, including IPU, APU and other numerous regional and bilateral groupings.

From 2001 to 2004, he served as Ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva. In this capacity, he directed and oversaw the activities of more than 30 career diplomats engaged in various multilateral negotiations in Geneva. In June 2003, he was elected President of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization after serving as its Vice President, representing the interests of the government group within the ILO?占퐏 tripartite structure. He also served as an ex officio member of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization, which was co-chaired by the Presidents of Finland and Tanzania. In 2002, Ambassador Chung chaired the Special Session of the Council on International Property Rights at the World Trade Organization, while also serving as the Special Coordinator for the Agenda Review in the Conference on Disarmament.

Prior to Geneva, he was Deputy Minister for Trade, from 1998 to 2001, during which he oversaw the planning of trade policy as well as bilateral and multilateral negotiations. In particular, he was responsible for initiating and conducting negotiations for the Korea Chile Free Trade Agreement. He concurrently served as the head of the Korean delegation to the APEC Senior Officials Meeting. During his brief service as Ambassador to Israel, from 1997 to 1998, he not only strengthened bilateral cooperation on various fields between Korea and Israel, but also initiated Koreas ODA programs for the Palestinian people.

Ambassador Chung served as the Minister for Economic Affairs in Washington, D.C. and Brussels, strengthening Koreas bilateral economic ties with both the U.S. and the European Union. He also contributed to Koreas role in successfully concluding the Uruguay Round negotiations while serving as Director General for International Trade from 1993 to 1995. Before 1993, he held other prominent positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including Ministry Spokesman, Deputy Director General for International Information Analysis, Director of the Trade Policy Division and Assistant to the Foreign Minister, after previously serving at the Korean Embassies in Bangkok, Washington, D.C., and Ottawa. He joined the Foreign Service in late 1971 after three years of military service as a Navy officer.

Born in Seoul, Korea in 1946, Mr. Chung received a B.A. in International Relations from Seoul National University in 1968 and an M.P.A. in International Affairs and Security from Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 1982.

He received Order of Service Merit, Yellow Stripes from the Korean Government in Sep. 2004, Special Citation for Contributions to Parliamentary Diplomacy from the Korean National Assembly in May 2005, and Bernado O Higgins Medal from the Chilean Government in Jan. 2006. He also received Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science from the Royal Academy of Cambodia in Dec. 2010.

He is married with Kim Haengsuhn and has two sons and four grandchildren.

Hon. Mushahid HUSSAIN SAYED

Country : Pakistan

  • - Co-Chairperson and Special Rapporteur of the Standing Committee
  • - Chairman of Senate Committee on Defence
  • - Former Minister of Information & Broadcasting, former Minister of Communication, Pakistan Muslim League-N

Hon. Mushahid HUSSAIN SAYED

Bureau Members

Hon.SUOS Yara

Country : Cambodia

  • - Vice Chairperson of the ICAPP Standing Committee
  • - Member of Standing Committee of the Cambodian People's Party
  • -Director-General of Asian Cultural Council
  • -Chairman of the Commission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Information and Media of the National Assembly of Cambodia

Hon.SUOS Yara

- 2024-Present : Vice-Chairperson, International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) Standing Committee
- 2024-Present : Chairman, ICAPP-ACC Cambodia Working Group, Cambodian People’s Party (CPP)
- 2010-Present : First Vice-Chairman, Commission for External Relations, CPP
- 2015-Present : Member of the Central Committee and Spokesman, CPP
- 2020-Present : Chief Strategy, Commission for External Relations, CPP
- 2022-Present : Chairman, Commission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Information of the National Assembly of Cambodia
- 2023-Present : Member of Parliament, Kompong Thom Constituency
- 2013-2023 : Member of Parliament, Preah Vihear Constituency
- 2013-2021 : Vice-Chairman, Commission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Information and Media of the National Assembly of Cambodia
- 2011-2013 : Advisor to the Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia (Ranking Minister)
- 2008-2013 : Under Secretary of State, Office of the Council of Ministers (OCM)
: Deputy Head of Special National Task Force for Preah Vihear, OCM
: Councilor for Commander in Chief of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
- 2005-2007 : Director-General, Cambodian National Tourism Authority, OCM
- 2002-2004 : Assistant to Minister in Charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers(ASEAN Affairs)
- 2000-2001 : Research Assistant, Institute of Economy and Public Finance, Ministry of Economy and Finance

Hon. SUN Haiyan

Country : China

  • - Vice Chairperson of the ICAPP Standing Committee
  • - Vice Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

Hon. SUN Haiyan

- Vice Chairperson of the ICAPP Standing Committee
- Vice Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

Hon. Andrey KLIMOV

Country : Russia

  • - Vice Chairperson of the ICAPP Standing Committee
  • - Deputy Secretary General of the United Russia Party on International Affairs

Hon. Andrey KLIMOV

Hon. Zafer SIRAKAYA

Country : Turkey

  • -Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee
  • -Deputy Chairperson of the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), Chairperson for Foreign Affairs of the Party, Member of Parliament for Istanbul,

Hon. Zafer SIRAKAYA

-Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee
-Deputy Chairperson of the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti), Chairperson for Foreign Affairs of the Party, Member of Parliament for Istanbul,

Members

Liberal Party of Australia

Country : Australia

  • - Liberal Party of Australia

Liberal Party of Australia

- Liberal Party of Australia

Labor Party of Australia

Country : Australia

  • Labor Party of Australia

Labor Party of Australia

- Labor Party of Australia

Hon. Tahir Budagov

Country : Azerbaijan

  • - Former Head of the Executive Power of Nizami District of Baku
  • - Deputy Chairperson of New Azerbaijan Party, Azerbaijan

Hon. Tahir Budagov

Bangladesh Awami League

Country : Bangladesh

  • Bangladesh Awami League

Bangladesh Awami League

Bangladesh Awami League

Hon. Rana Mohammad Sohail

Country : Bangladesh

  • - Member of Parliament
  • - Additional Secretary-General and Presidium Member of the Jatiya Party

Hon. Rana Mohammad Sohail

- Member of Parliament
- Additional Secretary-General and Presidium Member of the Jatiya Party

HRH Prince Norodom Chakravuth

Country : Cambodia

  • - President and Chairperson of the Standing Committee of FUNCINPEC Party

HRH Prince Norodom Chakravuth

- President and Chairperson of the Standing Committee of FUNCINPEC Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

Country : India

  • Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

Indian National Congress

Country : India

  • Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

Hon. Charles HONORIS

Country : Indonesia

  • -Member of Parliament (Commission 1-Foreign Affairs, Security and Defense)
  • -Deputy Chairman of Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Body of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)

Hon. Charles HONORIS

-Member of Parliament (Commission 1-Foreign Affairs, Security and Defense)
-Deputy Chairman of Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Body of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)

Hon. Theo L. SAMBUAGA

Country : Indonesia

  • - Vice Chairman, Patron Council of the Party of Functional Groups (Golkar Party)
  • - Former Minister of Man Power
  • - Former Minister of Housing and Settlement
  • - Former Chairman of Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of Indonesian House of Representatives

Hon. Theo L. SAMBUAGA

- Vice Chairman, Patron Council of the Party of Functional Groups (Golkar Party)
- Former Minister of Man Power
- Former Minister of Housing and Settlement
- Former Chairman of Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of Indonesian House of Representatives

Hon. Dr. Prof. Hossein NIKNAM

Country : Iran

  • -Vice Minister of Ministry of Health of Iran
  • -Member of Central Committee of Islamic Motalefeh Party

Hon. Dr. Prof. Hossein NIKNAM

-Vice Minister of Ministry of Health of Iran
-Member of Central Committee of Islamic Motalefeh Party

Hon. Mohammad Reza Sarmadi

Country : Iran

  • - Deputy Secretary General of International Relations and Member of the Central Committee of Islamic Labour Party

Hon. Mohammad Reza Sarmadi

- Deputy Secretary General of International Relations and Member of the Central Committee of Islamic Labour Party

Liberal Democratic Party

Country : Japan

  • - Liberal Democratic Party

Liberal Democratic Party

-Liberal Democratic Party

Constitutional Democratic Party

Country : Japan

  • - Constitutional Democratic Party

Constitutional Democratic Party

- Constitutional Democratic Party

Amanat Party

Country : Kazakhstan

  • - Secretary of the Amanat Party

Amanat Party

- Secretary of the Amanat Party

Hon. CHO Jeong-sik

Country : Korea, Republic of

  • - Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, Member of the National Assembly, The Minjoo (Democratic) Party
  • - Chairperson of ICAPP Parliamentarians’ Union

Hon. CHO Jeong-sik

- Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, Member of the National Assembly, The Minjoo (Democratic) Party
- Chairperson of ICAPP Parliamentarians’ Union

Hon. Shin Sung-bum

Country : Korea, Republic of

  • - Member of the National Assembly
  • - Chair of the Intelligence Committee of the National Assembly
  • - Member of the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee of the National Assembly, People Power Party Republic of Korea

Hon. Shin Sung-bum

- Member of the National Assembly
- Chair of the Intelligence Committee of the National Assembly
- Member of the Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee of the National Assembly, People Power Party Republic of Korea

Hon. Fadi FAWAZ

Country : Lebanon

  • - Advisor for Development Affairs to H.E. Saad Hariri, Prime Minister and Chairman of Future Movement Party

Hon. Fadi FAWAZ

- Advisor for Development Affairs to H.E. Saad Hariri, Prime Minister and Chairman of Future Movement Party

Hon. Youssef AWAD

Country : Lebanon

  • - Coordinator for Asia and Overseas, Free Patriotic Movement Party

Hon. Youssef AWAD

Hon. Dato Seri Shahidan bin KASSIM

Country : Malaysia

  • - Minister of Federal Territories, United Malays National Organization (UMNO)
  • - Former Minister in the Office of Prime Minister

Hon. Dato Seri Shahidan bin KASSIM

- Minister of Federal Territories, United Malays National Organization (UMNO)
- Former Minister in the Office of Prime Minister

Hon. Datuk CHONG Sin Woon

Country : Malaysia

  • - Secretary-General of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)

Hon. Datuk CHONG Sin Woon

- Secretary-General of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)

Hon. Tselmuun MANLAIJAV

Country : Mongolia

  • - Head of the International Relations Department of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP)

Hon. Tselmuun MANLAIJAV

- Head of the International Relations Department of the Mongolian People’s Party (MPP)

Hon. Narantuya Zagdkhuu

Country : Mongolia

  • -Head of the Policy and Strategy Institute of the Democratic Party of Mongolia
  • -Former Member of Parliament of Mongolia

Hon. Narantuya Zagdkhuu

- Democratic Party

Hon. U Maung Myint

Country : Myanmar

  • - Member of the Central Committee of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)
  • - Former Union Minister of Labour
  • - Former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Myanmar

Hon. U Maung Myint

- Member of the Central Committee of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)
- Former Union Minister of Labour
- Former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Myanmar

Hon. Sujata KOIRALA

Country : Nepal

  • - Member of Parliament and Member of the Central Committee of the Nepali Congress Party
  • - Former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Nepal

Hon. Sujata KOIRALA

- Member of Parliament and Member of the Central Committee of the Nepali Congress Party
- Former Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Nepal

Hon. Dr. Rajan BHATTARAI

Country : Nepal

  • - Chief of the International Department of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
  • - Member of the Central Committee of CPN (UML)
  • - Former Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Nepal

Hon. Dr. Rajan BHATTARAI

- Chief of the International Department of the Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
- Member of the Central Committee of CPN (UML)
- Former Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Nepal

Hon. Daya GAMAGE

Country : Sri Lanka

  • - Former Vice Chairperson of the United National Party
  • - Former Minister of Social Empowerment and Primary Industries, Sri Lanka

Hon. Daya GAMAGE

- Vice Chairperson of the United National Party
- Former Minister of Social Empowerment and Primary Industries, Sri Lanka

Hon. Dilan PERERA

Country : Sri Lanka

  • - Member of the Parliament, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)
  • - Former State Minister of Highways

Hon. Dilan PERERA

- Member of the Parliament, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)
- Former State Minister of Highways

Hon. Dr. Nalinee TAVEESIN

Country : Thailand

  • - Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Pheu Thai Party
  • - Thailand Trade Representative
  • - Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, Thailand

Hon. Dr. Nalinee TAVEESIN

- Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Pheu Thai Party
- Thailand Trade Representative
- Minister Attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, Thailand

Hon. Prakob Chirakiti

Country : Thailand

  • - Former Executive Director of the Democrat Party
  • - Former Member of Parliament

Hon. Prakob Chirakiti

- Former Executive Director of the Democrat Party
- Former Member of Parliament

Hon. Ngo Le Van

Country : Vietnam

  • - Vice-Chairperson of the Central Commission for External Relations of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)

Hon. Ngo Le Van

- Vice-Chairperson of the Central Commission for External Relations of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)

Secretariat

Hon. Kwon Hee-seog

Country : Republic of Korea

  • -Secretary-General of the ICAPP
  • -Former Ambassador to Italy
  • -Former Ambassador to ASEAN (Vice Minister Level) in Jakarta, Indonesia

Hon. Kwon Hee-seog

-Secretary-General of the ICAPP
-Former Ambassador to Italy
-Former Ambassador to ASEAN (Vice Minister Level) in Jakarta, Indonesia
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