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Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Awards - Find out more
The Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Awards aim to recognise and highlight inspirational and active Parliamentarians for excelling in their field.
The awards are open to nominees who are current Parliamentarians across the Commonwealth. There are four award categories:
- Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award:
This award recognises an outstanding Parliamentarian who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, dedication and commitment to advancing parliamentary democracy and good governance across the Commonwealth. - Parliamentary Equality and Diversity Award:
This award honours a Parliamentarian who has shown significant leadership in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion within their legislature and broader community. - New Parliamentarian Award:
This award is presented to a Commonwealth Parliamentarian in their first term who has demonstrated an impressive record of achievement in their first years as a Parliamentarian and has promoted democracy and good governance within their jurisdiction - Parliamentarian Lifetime Achievement Award:
This award is given to a long-serving Parliamentarian who has made a lasting and significant contribution to parliamentary democracy, demonstrating sustained commitment, leadership and integrity over the course of their career.
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Awards.
Nominations will close on 7 August 2025, and any nominations received after this date will not be accepted. Click here to nominate for this year's awards.
The winners of the Awards will be announced at the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference due to be held in Barbados in October 2025.
Should you have any remaining questions after reading this page, please do not hesitate to contact Tom Marino (tom.marino@cpahq.org) at the CPA Headquarters.
Hear from previous winners in episodes of our CPA Podcast 'Parliamentary Conversations in the Commonwealth'
Hon. Kate Doust and Hon. Khurram Ijaz Chattha, overall winners of the Parliamentarian of the Year Award in 2022 and 2024
Media mentions
Mentions of the Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Awards in International media
- News Source Guyana: Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference honours Minister Gail Teixeira with Lifetime Achievement Award.
- News Room Guyana: ‘Nothing short of exceptional’ – President congratulates Minister Teixeira on prestigious Commonwealth award.
- BBC Jersey: Jersey deputy wins award at global conference.
- Isle of Man Today: MLC awarded parliamentarian award by CPA.
- Lusaka Times: Speaker Nelly Mutti Receives Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year 2023 Award.
- Ghana News Agency: Speaker of Zambian Parliament wins Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year 2023 Award.
- CPA Australia: Parliamentarian from New South Wales recognised at Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year 2024 Awards
- Parliament of Western Australia: Hon Kate Doust Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year 2022.
Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Awards
2023 Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Hon. Nelly Mutti with 2022 winner Hon. Kate Doust and former CPA Chairperson Ian Liddell-Grainger.
Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Awards
Speaker of the House of Keys, Juan Watterson SHK with New Parliamentarian of the Year Tanya August-Hanson MLC.
Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Awards
Hon. Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan accepting the 2024 Parliamentarian of the Year Award on behalf of Hon. Khurram Ijaz Chattha in 2024.
Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Awards
Hon. Nelly Mutti, winner of the 2023 Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Award.
Commonwealth Parliamentarian of the Year Awards
New Parliamentarian of the Year Hon. Raluca Kovacs, Jersey.
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