Anġlu Farrugia, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Parliament of Malta, has been re-appointed as Member of the Standing Committee of the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC). He will be representing the British Isles and Mediterranean Region (BIMR) for the period 2016-2018.
The election took place during the 23rd Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth, which is being held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. The Standing Committee of the CSPOC consists of a Chairperson and of 13 Members who represent the nine regions of the Commonwealth.
During the said Conference, the Standing Committee decided that its meeting scheduled for 2019 will be held in Malta.