The Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament is essentially the leadership of the Pan-African Parliament

Pan-African Parliament

The Pan-African Parliament , also known as the African Parliament, is the legislative body of the African Union and held its inaugural session in March 2004. The PAP exercises oversight, and has advisory and consultative powers, lasting for the first five years...

 (PAP) and consists of one President and four Vice-Presidents. The current President of the Parliament is Idriss Ndele Moussa

Idriss Ndele Moussa

Idriss Ndele Moussa is the president of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament. He became president on May 29, 2009. The other leading contenders for the presidency were Sawadogo Lassane and Mostefa Abdelaziz El-Gendy...

 from Chad

Chad

Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...

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The four Vice-Presidents are as follows:

Hon. Bethel Amadi from Nigeria

Nigeria

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Hon. Mary Mugyenyi from Uganda

Uganda

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Hon. Laroussi Hammi from Algeria

Algeria

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Hon. Joram Macdonald Gumbo from Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

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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

	President	Took office	Left office	State	Party	Photo
1	Gertrude Mongella Gertrude Mongella Gertrude Ibengwe Mongella was the first president of the Pan-African Parliament.-Early work:... Mongella Bureau Mongella Bureau The President of the Parliament was Gertrude Mongella from Tanzania.The four Vice-Presidents were as follows:* Vice-president from Southern AfricaHon. F. Jose Dias Van-Du'Nem from Angola * Vice-president from Northern Africa...	May 2004	May 2009	Tanzania
2	Idriss Ndele Moussa Idriss Ndele Moussa Idriss Ndele Moussa is the president of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament. He became president on May 29, 2009. The other leading contenders for the presidency were Sawadogo Lassane and Mostefa Abdelaziz El-Gendy... Moussa Bureau Moussa Bureau The current President of the Parliament is Idriss Ndele Moussa from Chad.The four Vice-Presidents are as follows:Hon. Bethel Amadi from Nigeria.Hon. Mary Mugyenyi from Uganda.Hon. Laroussi Hammi from Algeria.Hon. Joram Macdonald Gumbo from Zimbabwe....	May 2009	incumbent Term expires May 2014	Chad

List of Bureaus with representatives by region

Legend:   [     ] President

President

A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...

 - [     ] Vice-president 

	Mandate	Eastern Africa	Central Africa	Western Africa	Northern Africa	Southern Africa
1	2004–2009	Gertrude Mongella Gertrude Mongella Gertrude Ibengwe Mongella was the first president of the Pan-African Parliament.-Early work:...  Tanzania	Loum N. Neloumsei Elise Loum N. Neloumsei Elise Elise Ndoadoumngue Ne'loumsei Loum was a Vice-President of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament from 2004 to 2009. In 1983 she received a Junior High School Teacher Certificate from Advanced Teachers' College, N'Djaména, Chad...  Chad	Jerome Sacca Kina Guezere Jerome Sacca Kina Guezere Jerome Sacca Kina Guezere was a Beninese politician. He was the Fourth Vice-President of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament....  (2004–2005)  Benin Theophile Nata Théophile Nata Théophile Nata is a Beninese politician and a former member of the Pan-African Parliament.-Education:Nata attended Natitingou Catholic Primary School for four years starting in 1954 and ended in 1960...  (2005–2009)  Benin	Mohammed Lutfi Farhat Mohammed Lutfi Farhat Mohammed Lutfi Farhat is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Libya and the Parliament's North African Vice President.-Education:...  Libya	Fernando Dias Van-Dúnem Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem Dr. Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem is an Angolan political figure who was the First Vice-President of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament...  Angola
2	2009–Present	Mary Mugyenyi  Uganda	Idriss Ndele Moussa Idriss Ndele Moussa Idriss Ndele Moussa is the president of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament. He became president on May 29, 2009. The other leading contenders for the presidency were Sawadogo Lassane and Mostefa Abdelaziz El-Gendy...  Chad	Bethel Amadi  Nigeria	Laroussi Hammi  Algeria	Joram Macdonald Gumbo  Zimbabwe

External links

• Pan-African Parliament Bureau