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Better Politics and a Brighter World are Possible.
But Change Starts Within.

Change starts within is our guiding philosophy for a better tomorrow.
We all have the potential to be a little bit better and contribute a little bit more to our family,
community, country and the world. We share our optimism for a brighter world in the future.

Our Team

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President, Global Council

Bridget Masango

MP (National Assembly), South Africa

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First Vice-President, Global Council

Dilip Pandey

MLA, Delhi, India

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Second Vice-President, Global Council

Flo Clucas

Councillor, Cheltenham, UK

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Chair, Executive Council

Dr. Vikash Mahatme

Former MP (Rajya Sabha), India

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First Vice-Chair, Executive Council

Baroness Ruth Lister

Member, House of Lords, UK

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Second Vice-Chair, Executive Council

Sam Kawale

MP & Minister of Lands, Malawi

Member, Executive Council

Felix Chung

Former Leader, Liberal Party

Hong Kong, China

Member, Executive Council

Dr. Frank Habineza

MP, Rwanda

Member, Executive Council

Rod Loyola

MLA, Alberta, Canada

Member, Executive Council

Saleem Mandviwalla

Senator, Pakistan

Member, Executive Council

Tshepiso S. Msimanga

Leader, Opposition, Gauteng, South Africa

Member, Executive Council

Tim Mathern

State Senator, North Dakota, USA

Member, Executive Council

Dr. Fabian Mehring

Member, Bavarian Parliament, Germany

Member, Executive Council

Dr. Brad Pettitt

MLC, Western Australia, Australia

Member, Executive Council

Dr. Dewanchandrebhose Sharman

Deputy Speaker, Parliament, Suriname

Member, Executive Council

Jaziri A. Suffian

Senator, Malaysia

Member, Executive Council

Senator, Brazil

Member, Executive Council

Eran Wickramaratne

MP, Sri Lanka

Member, Advisory Council

Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings

MP, Ghana

Member, Advisory Council

Dr. Jon Gerrard

MLA, Manitoba, Canada

Member, Advisory Council

Sanjay Singh

MP (Rajya Sabha), India

Chair, Council for Ethics in Politics

Losaline Ma'asi

Former MP & Minister, Tonga

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First Vice-Chair, Council for Ethics in Politics

Dr. Koldo Martínez Urionabarrenetxea

Senator, Spain

Second Vice-Chair, Council for Ethics in Politics

Vuyolwethu Zungula

MP, South Africa

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Member, Council for Ethics in Politics

Eric Alegria

Council Member, Rancho Palos Verdes, USA

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Member, Council for Ethics in Politics

Bruce Atkinson

MLC, Victoria, Australia

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Member, Council for Ethics in Politics

Solange Ludmila Duncan

MP, Sint Maarten, Netherlands

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Member, Council for Ethics in Politics

Iftikhar Malik

Member, Hamburg Parliament, Germany

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Member, Council for Ethics in Politics

Ian Middleton

Councillor, Oxfordshire, UK

Member, Council for Ethics in Politics

Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo

MP, Kenya

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Member, Council for Ethics in Politics

Juan David Velez

MP, Colombia

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Member, Council for Ethics in Politics

Jesús Lucía Trasviña Waldenrath

Senator, Mexico

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Chair, Council for Education & Research

Prof. Julius Ihonvbere

MP, Nigeria

First Vice-Chair, Member, Council for Education & Research

Prof. Esther del Brío

Senator, Spain

Second Vice-Chair, Council for Education & Research

Dr. Jamus Lim

MP, Singapore

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Member, Council for Education & Research

Denis Anderson da Rocha Bezerra

MP, Brazil

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Member, Council for Education & Research

Prof. Hele Everaus

MP, Estonia

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Member, Council for Education & Research

Chris Hossack

Council Leader, Brentwood, UK

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Member, Council for Education & Research

Faiez Jacobs

MP, South Africa

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Member, Council for Education & Research

Lisa Krasner

State Representative, Nevada, USA

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Member, Council for Education & Research

Dr. Mariam Lashkhi

MP, Georgia

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Member, Council for Education & Research

George Lyngdoh

MLA, Meghalaya, India

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Member, Council for Education & Research

Dr. Gamariel Mbonimana

MP, Rwanda

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Chair, Council for Human Rights & Relief

Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe

MP & Minister for Justice, Sri Lanka

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First Vice-Chair, Council for Human Rights & Relief

Onofiok Luke

MP, Nigeria

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Second Vice-Chair, Council for Human Rights & Relief

Petra Bayr

MP, Austria

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Member, Council for Human Rights & Relief

James Beckles

Councillor, Newham, UK

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Member, Council for Human Rights & Relief

Geeta Chandan-Edmond

MP, Guyana

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Member, Council for Human Rights & Relief

Regina Esparon

MP, Seychelles

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Member, Council for Human Rights & Relief

Dushimimana Lambert

Senator, Rwanda

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Member, Council for Human Rights & Relief

Nicolae Pascaru

Former MP, Moldova

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Member, Council for Human Rights & Relief

Richard Riordan

MLC, Victoria, Australia

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Member, Council for Human Rights & Relief

Orlando Aponte Rosario

Representative, Puerto Rico, USA

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Member, Council for Human Rights & Relief

Michael Shackleton

Former MP, South Africa

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Chair, Council for Environment & Equitable Development

Sarah Wescot-Williams

MP (Former Prime Minister), Sint Maarten, Netherlands

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First Vice-Chair, Council for Environment & Equitable Development

Prof. John Cortes

MP & Minister for the Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change, Heritage and Culture, Gibraltar, UK

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Second Vice-Chair, Council for Environment & Equitable Development

Steven Choong Shiau Yoon

MP, Malaysia

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Member, Council for Environment & Equitable Development

Mervyn Cirota

MPL, Gauteng, South Africa

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Member, Council for Environment & Equitable Development

Jean Lambert

Former MEP, UK

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Member, Council for Environment & Equitable Development

Josep Rufà Gràcia

Senator, Spain

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Member, Council for Environment & Equitable Development

María Carla Piccolomini

Former MP, Argentina

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Member, Council for Environment & Equitable Development

Predrag Sekulic

Former MP, Montenegro

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Member, Council for Environment & Equitable Development

Waven William

MP, Seychelles

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Chair, Council for Global Peace

Dr. Karen Cummings

MP (Former Foreign Minister), Guyena

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First Vice-Chair, Council for Global Peace

Sébastien Nadot

Former MP, France

Member, Council for Environment & Equitable Development

Yadamini Gunawardena

MP, Sri Lanka

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Member, Council for Environment & Equitable Development

Tabitha Sarabo-Halley

MP, Guyana

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Second Vice-Chair, Council for Global Peace

Shameem Thakur-Rajbanshi

MPL, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Member, Council for Global Peace

Fatou Cham

MP, Gambia

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Member, Council for Global Peace

Jennifer Keintz

State Rep. South Dakota, USA

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Member, Council for Global Peace

John King

Senator, Barbados

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Member, Council for Global Peace

Semsudin Mehmedovic

MP, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Member, Council for Global Peace

Uchral Nyam-Osor

MP, Mongolia

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Member, Council for Global Peace

Dr. Muhammad Ismaël Rawoo

MP, Mouritious

Secretary-General

Prof. Furio Honsell

Member, Regional Council, Italy

Member, ACLC

Dr. Vincenzo Bollettino

Harvard University, USA

Member, ACLC

Prof. (Emeritus) Suleman Dangor

University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Member, ACLC

Prof. Rut Diamint

Torcuato Di Tella University, Argentina

Member, ACLC

Prof. Bonny Ibhawoh

McMaster University, Canada

Member, ACLC

Prof. Christoph Lumer

University of Siena, Italy

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