AIPA President

The Presiding Officer of the National Parliament of the member state in which the General Assembly is to be held shall be the President of AIPA and the President of the General Assembly. The heads of delegations of other National Parliaments shall sit as Vice Presidents. In the event that the President of AIPA is unable to preside at the General Assembly for any reason whatsoever, one of the Vice-Presidents shall preside over the Assembly. The term of office of the President shall commence immediately upon the conclusion of the current General Assembly and shall continue until the conclusion of the following General Assembly. The President shall promote the aims and principles of AIPA and shall work with National Parliaments in ASEAN Member States to strengthen the parliamentary institution and the roles of parliaments in the affairs of the ASEAN region. The President shall ensure an effective and timely response to urgent issues or crisis situations affecting ASEAN after consultation with other member Parliaments, including providing its good offices and such other arrangements to immediately address these concerns. The President, when invited, will attend the ASEAN Summit and is hereby authorized to invite the Chairman of the ASEAN Standing Committee or its representatives to attend the AIPA General Assembly and other AIPA meetings. In the discharge of his function of communicating with ASEAN, the President shall act consistently with the policy directions of the General Assembly and the Executive Committee. The President shall be the Chairman of the Executive Committee. The President, as Chairman of the Executive Committee, shall have the power to convene the meeting at such place and time as deemed necessary. The President shall consider and recommend membership in AIPA and the participation of Observers and Guests to the Executive Committee. The President shall carry out such other tasks and functions as may be mandated by the General Assembly. Source: AIPA Statute PART III Article 10