Adv. Zwelethu Lukhanyiso Mighty Madasa
Personal
Born in Transkei (Eastern Cape).
Married with one (1)son.
Home language – Xhosa.
Lives in Midrand.
Academic Qualifications
BPROC, LLB
Completed pupillage in June 1995
Admitted to practice in High Court SA in March 1995
Former Member of Johannesburg BAR
Career and Positions
Practising Advocate of the High Court of SA - 1995 – 1999
Member of SA Parliament - 1999 – 2009
Member of the Executive of Black Advocates Forum and Advocates for Transformation - 1996 – 1998
Member of the Judicial Service Commission - 2001 – 2003
Member of the Pan-African Parliament - 2004 – 2005
Chairperson of International Relations Commission of the SA National Assembly - 2007 - 2008
Deputy Clerk: Legislative Business
Ms. Helen Bawange DINGANI
Personal
Born in Zimbabwe, in 1957
Academic Qualifications
- Masters in Business Administration (under study, at project)
- Masters in Policy Studies - Southern African Regional Institute for Policy Studies (1999) [Conferred by Universities of Zimbabwe and Fort Hare]
- B.Sc (Sociology) - University of Zimbabwe (1980)
- Diploma in Public Relations - Christian College of Southern Africa (1992)
Career and Positions
- Deputy Clerk – Legislative Business; the Pan African Parliament (2009 to present)
- Deputy Clerk of Parliament; Parliament of Zimbabwe (1997-2009)
- Joined Parliament of Zimbabwe in June 1982 and rose through the ranks:
• Assistant Clerk of Parliament
• Under Secretary
• Assistant Secretary
• Senior Committee Secretary
• Committee Secretary
- PA to the Speaker – Parliament of Zimbabwe (1996 to 2000)
- Librarian in the Attorney General’s Office (1981-1982)
Awards and Achievements
- Have lectured at the Zimbabwe Institute of Public Administration on:
• The Role of Parliament in the Policy Making Process
• The Gender Dimension in the Policy Making Process in Parliament
- Member of the Country Team on monitoring the implementation of the UN Millennium Development Goals on Gender
- Consultant in the Selection and Appointment of AU Commissioners (2007/8)
- Member of the Association of Secretary Generals of Parliaments
Deputy Clerk: Finance, Administration and International Relations
Mr. Morad BOULARAF
Personal
Born on the 24th January 1955 in Algiers
Academic Qualifications
• Baccalauréat (Matric) of Arts, 1974
• Bachelor’s degree of Translation, Algiers University, 1978; languages: Arabic, English, Spanish
• Bachelor’s degree of Law and Administrative Sciences, Algiers University, 1988
• Post-graduate course in International Law and International Relations, Algiers University, 1990 (two semesters)
Career and Positions
June 2006 up to date: Deputy Clerk in charge of Administration, Finance & International Relations at the Pan-African Parliament.
February 2009 up to May 2010: Acting Clerk of the Pan-African Parliament
March 2005 to May 2006: Legal Counselor of the Speaker of the Algerian National People’s Assembly (NPA).
March 2004 to February 2005: Director General of Legislative Affairs at the NPA.
December 2000 to February 2004: Head of the Legislative Affairs Department at the NPA.
November 1997 to November 2000: Director of Studies in charge of the Parliamentary Secretariat at the NPA.
July 1997 to October 1997: Director of Human Resources, Finance and Administration at the NPA.
May 1995 to June 1997: Director of Studies in charge of the Parliamentary Secretariat at the National Council of Transition.
July 1994 to April 1995: Director of Studies in charge of the Private Secretariat of the Speaker of the National Council of Transition.
June 1992 to June 1994: Director in charge of Technical and Legislative Assistance at the National Consultative Council.
February 1991 to May 1992: Director in charge of the Follow-up of the Implementation of the Government Programme.
March 1984 to January 1991: Legislative Assistant with the Economic Committee of the NPA.
December 1980 to February 1984: Translator at the NPA