Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament

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Co-Presidents

	Hon Marian Hobbs (Aotearoa-New Zealand) Hon Marian Hobbs has held the positions of Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, Minister for the Environment, Minister Responsible for Overseas Development Aid, Minister for Broadcasting and Associate Minister for Education. She has been active internationally in the Commission on Sustainable Development, United Nations General Assembly (Disarmament and International Security Committee), Conference on Disarmament and other bodies. She has also been active in the adoption and implementation of New Zealand’s pioneering anti-nuclear legislation.
	Senator Abacca Anjain Madisson (Marshall Islands) Senator Abacca Anjain Madisson is from Rongelap – an atoll in the Pacific which had to be abandoned due to radioactive fallout from nuclear testing. She has led the efforts of the Marshall Islands to receive compensation from the United States for the loss of land, environmental destruction and health problems in the islands resulting from the tests.
	Alexa McDonough (Canada) Alexa McDonough was the first woman Leader of the Canadian New Democratic Party and is currently the New Democratic Party Critic for International Development, International Cooperation and Peace Advocacy. She has also been a leader in numerous national and international social action groups and human rights organizations.
	Uta Zapf (Germany) Uta Zapf is the Chair of the Bundestag (German Parliament) Sub-Committee on Disarmament Arms Control and Nonproliferation, and is the Deputy Spokeswoman for Foreign Policy of the Social Democrats in the Bundestag. She has been a leader internationally on non-proliferation issues including most recently a parliamentarians’ initiative to ensure that nuclear technology assistance to countries is conditional on their integration into non-proliferation and disarmament measures and mechanisms.
	LEE Mikyung (South Korea) LEE Mikyung is a leading figure in the South Korean National Assembly and in North East Asia advancing cross-party and regional initiatives to advance denuclearization in the region including the Six Party process and proposals for a North-East Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone.

Special Representative

Senator Roméo Dallaire
(Canada)

Special Representative of the Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament

Senator Dallaire has had a distinguished career in the Canadian military, achieving the rank of Lieutenant General. In 1994, General Dallaire commanded the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). His book on his experiences in Rwanda, entitled Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda, was awarded the Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction in 2004. Since his retirement from the military, Senator Dallaire has worked to bring an understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder to the general public; he has pursued research on conflict resolution and the use of child soldiers; he has spoken to numerous audiences on conflicts, child soldiers and genocide; and he has served on the United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Committee on Genocide Prevention.

Since joining the Canadian Senate on March 24, 2005 Roméo Dallaire has actively promoted nuclear disarmament publicly and in the Senate. He introduced a resolution, adopted unanimously, calling on the Canadian government to lead a global effort to eradicate nuclear weapons. He has made a number of powerful speeches on nuclear disarmament and is leading a collaborative effort on nuclear abolition with the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (the Nobel Peace Laureate organization established by Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell and Joseph Rotblat).

As PNND Special Representative, Senator Dallaire is empowered to:

· engage parliamentarians in nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament issues on a cross-party basis,

· educate parliamentarians, policy makers, media and the public on the genocidal aspects of nuclear weapons and the threats they pose to human rights, security and the environment

· promote approaches to security and peace that do not rely on nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction

· assist to raise funds for parliamentary work on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament

Council Members

	Angelika Beer, MEP Angelika Beer is Chairwoman of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with Iran, and a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Security and Defence, Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Delegation for relations with Afghanistan.
	Carles Campuzano i Canades, Spain Carles Campuzano i Canades is a Deputy for Barcelona in the Spanish Congress of Deputies. He is a member of the Convergència i Unió party. He is the spokesman of the Committee of International Cooperation for Development and is a member of the Joint Commission for the Study of Climate Change. From 1992-1995, he served on the Parliament of Catalonia. He has also served as Secretary-General (1989-1994) and Chairman (1994-1996) of the Nationalist Youth of Catalonia.
	Raphael Chegeni, Tanzania Raphael Chegeni has a background in Financial Administration and a Docotrate from Washington International University. He is Secretary General on the Amani Forum of The Great Lakes Reg. Parliamentary Forum and East Africa Chapter Representive on the Parliamentary Network of the World Bank. He is a member of Chama Cha Mapinduzi - CCM, the governing party in Tanzania.
	David Coltart, Zimbabwe David Coltart is secretary for Legal Affairs and shadow minister for Justice and Legal Affairs and a founding member of the MDC, Movement for Democratic Change. He is a Senior Partner for Webb Low and Barry, Legal Practitioners, Bulawayo and vocal advocate for democracy and human rights in Zimbabwe.
	Jeremy Corbyn MP, United Kingdom Jeremy Corbyn is a British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Islington North. He has been in the House of Commons since he won his seat at the 1983 general election. A long-time supporter of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, he is one of its three Vice-Chairs. Before his election to parliament he was an elected councillor in the London Borough of Haringey (1974-1983).
	Senator Michelle Demessine, France Senator Demessine is the current Secretary of the French Senate represents the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. She is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces. She has been a fierce promoter of women's rights and is also committed to the dignity and citizenship of people with disabilities. Michelle Demessine was first elected Senator in 1992. She left the office after having been appointed Minister of Tourism from 1997 to 2001. In March 2001 she was elected Deputy Mayor of Lille, and returned to the Senate. She is a member of the French Groupe Communiste Républicain et Citoyen .
	Senator Jean Desessard, France Senator Desessard is a member of the Greens related to the Socialist Senate Group of France. He was elected to the Senate in 2004. Previously, he had been an elected advisor of the 13th district of Paris, he has also been a member of the Committee on Finance Council of Paris.
	Senator Rosario Green, Mexico Senator Rosario Green is the Chairperson of Foreign Affairs in the Mexican Senate. She is also the President of Mexico’s delegation as an Observer in the Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe. From 1994-2000, she was Mexico’s first female Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Senator Green has been a faculty member of UNAM, Colegio de México and the Universidad Iberoamericana and director of the Matías Romero Institute of Diplomatic Studies at the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs as well as president of Fundación Colosio. She has been an Ambassador to East Germany, Ambassador to Argentina, executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, and sub-secretary for Political Affairs of the United Nations.
	Dov Khenin, Israel Dov Khenin is a member of the Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee and the Committee on the Rights of the Child. He is chairman of the Chairman, Social-Environmental Lobby and the Civil Rights Lobby and a member of the Lobby for Jewish-Arab Coexistence.
	Sergei Kolesnikov, Russia Sergei Kolesnikov is a renowned specialist in the field of human embryogeny, he is a member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. In 1999 he was elected to the RF State Duma of the RF Federal Assembly and re-elected for another term in 2003. Currently he is the Deputy Chairman of the RF State Duma Committee for Science and Education. He is the Laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize for Scince in 1984, he was awarded with the Order of Peoples Friendship (1985) and Order of Honor (1996). In 1994 he was elected as IPPNW Co-President, re-elected in 1996. Since 1998 he has been the IPPNW Vice-President for CIS countries. He is also the President of the Russian national affiliate of IPPNW.
	Taro Kono, Japan Taro Kono is a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Senior Vice Minister for Justice.
	Young-ghil Kwon MP, Republic of Korea He has a bachelor's degree in sericulture from Seoul National University (1969). Before turning to politics, he led several labour organizations including Korean Federation of Press Unions and Korean Confederation of Trade Unions. He was the President of the Democratic Labour Party, and is currently a member of the National Assembly. Kwon is a Roman Catholic.
	Hallgeir Langeland MP, Norway Hallgeir Langeland, Member of the Norwegian Parliament. Deputy Head of the Norwegian delegation to the Assembly of Western European Union. Member of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications.
	Baroness Sue Miller, United Kingdom Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer is the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Home Affairs, and has also served as spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2001-07), and Agriculture and Rural Affairs (1999-2001). She is a member of several all-party groups, including the Chairperson of the Street Children Group, Vice-chair of the Mexico Group, the Local Environmental Quality Group, Conservation and Wildlife Group and others. She is a member of the LibDem Federal Policy Committee and the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
	Marit Nybakk MP, Norway Marit Nybakk has been Chairperson of the Standing COmmittee on Defense of the Norweian Parliament since 2001. She was a member of the Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee from 1997 to 2001. She is also currently a member of the Norwegian Delegation to the European Union. Ms Nybakk has been a member of the Storting for Oslo on behalf of the Labour Party since 1987, and has been re-elected on four occasions. She previously served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1985-1989.
	Rep. Christopher Shays, United States Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) has been in public service for over three decades. He is a senior member of the Government Reform Committee, Ranking Member of its Subcommittee on National Security and a member of the Homeland Security and Financial Services Committees. He is Co-Chair of the Congressional Arts Caucus, the Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus and the Nonproliferation Task Force.
	Yoshinori Suematsu, Japan (Deputy Council Member) Yoshinori Suematsu is a graduate of Hitotsubashi and Princeton Universities. He is currently the Acting Section Chief of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
	Senator Patrik Vankrunkelsven, Belgium Senator Vankrunkelsven is Co-Chair of PNND Belgian Section, a member of the Senate Commission on International Affairs, the mayor of Laakdal and a member of Mayors for Peace. He has been active for many years in nuclear disarmament issues, including actions against nuclear weapons bases in Belgium.

Council Members ex-officio

Jonathan Granoff (GSI Representative)

Jonathan Granoff has for more than 20 years contributed his legal expertise, developed as a successful private attorney, to the movement to eliminate nuclear weapons. Mr. Granoff was elected President of the Global Security Institute after the death of the Institute's founding president, Senator Alan Cranston (1914-2000).

Senator Emeritus Douglas Roche (MPI Representative)

Author, parliamentarian and diplomat, Douglas Roche was appointed to the Senate of Canada on September 17th, 1998. Previously, he was elected to the Canadian Parliament four times, serving from 1972 to 1984 and specializing in development and disarmament.

Alyn Ware, PNND Global Coordinator

Alyn Ware is the Global Coodinator of the Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament. Previously, he served as Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy and the UN Coordinator for the World Court Project, which led the effort to achieve a ruling from the International Court of Justice on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons. In addition to his numerous leadership positions within the peace and security field, he is co-author with Merav Datan of "Security and Survival: The Case for a Nuclear Weapons Convention", and with Annie Doherty of "Our Planet in Every Classroom", and has written numerous articles.

Alumni Council Members

Lyn Allison, Australia

Lyn Allison was an administrator, teacher and Director of the Employment and Economic Development Corporation before moving into local, and then national politics. She has been an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate since July 1996 representing the state of Victoria.

She is the Leader of the Australian Democrats.

Francesco Martone, Italy

Francesco Martone has worked for Greenpeace International and was the president of Greenpeace Italy. He founded and coordinated the Campaign for the Reform of the World Bank. He has been a senator since 2001.