| 17th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Australia |
| Dates | 2–5 March 2002 |
| Cities | Coolum Beach, Queensland, Australia |
| Participants | 51 (of 54 members) |
| Heads of State or Government | 35 |
| Chair | John Howard (Prime Minister) |
| Follows | 1999 |
| Precedes | 2003 |
| Key points | |
The 2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the 17th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Coolum, Queensland, Australia, between 2 and 5 March 2002, and hosted by the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard.
Planned to have been hosted in Brisbane on 6 October 2001, the CHOGM was postponed only nine days before it was due to be held, on account of the 11 September terrorist attacks on the United States.[1] When the meeting was finally held, three issues loomed large on the agenda: security, the future of the Commonwealth, and (most prominently) Zimbabwe's upcoming presidential election.[2]
The meeting was attended by representatives of 51 countries out of the Commonwealth's 54 members (suspended member Pakistan was not invited, whilst Antigua and Barbuda and Grenada sent no representatives).[2] Of those, 35 were represented by their head of state or head of government.[2]
- ^ Ingram, Derek (January 2002). "Brisbane Notebook". The Round Table. 91 (363): 37–39. doi:10.1080/00358530220118516. S2CID 219629137.
- ^ a b c "The Commonwealth at and immediately after the Coolum CHOGM". The Round Table. 91 (364): 125–9. April 2002. doi:10.1080/00358530220144139. S2CID 219624218.