Abass Bundu

Abass Chernor Bundu
Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 April 2018[1]
PresidentJulius Maada Bio
Preceded bySheku Badara Bashiru Dumbuya
Northern Regional Chairman of the Sierra Leone People's Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
2013
Leader of the Progressive People's Party (PPP)
In office
1996–1996
Sierra Leone Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1994–1995
Preceded byKarefa Kargbo
Succeeded byAlusine Fofanah
Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States
In office
1989–1993
Preceded byMomodu Munu
Succeeded byEdouard Benjamin
Personal details
Born
Abass Chernoh Bundu

(1948-06-03) 3 June 1948 (age 76)[1]
Gbinti, British Sierra Leone
Political partySierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)
Residence(s)Freetown, Sierra Leone,
Alma materAustralian National University, University of Cambridge
ProfessionEconomist, attorney

Abass Chernor Bundu (born 1948 in Gbinti, Port Loko District) is a Sierra Leonean politician, diplomat, and the current Speaker of the Sierra Leone House of Parliament, in office since April 25, 2018.[2][3][4] Bundu was elected speaker by receiving 70 votes in Parliament. The main opposition the All People's Congress, which won the most seats in Parliament, boycotted the election process in protest and did not nominate a candidate for speaker.[5][6][7] Bundu is a veteran politician, and a very close ally and personal friend of Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio.

Before being elected speaker, Bundu was the northern regional chairman of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). He is one of the most senior and one of the most influential members of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party [8]

Bundu is the older brother of Ibrahim Bundu, a member of Parliament of the main opposition All People's Congress.[9]

From 1989 to 1993, Bundu was the executive secretary of the Economic Community of West African States. Bundu was the head of several ministries in Sierra Leone, including Foreign Affairs and Agriculture. He was the presidential candidate of the now defunct Progressive People's Party (PPP) in the 1996 Sierra Leone presidential election, where he was defeated in the first round of voting after winning 2.9% of the votes.[4]

Bundu holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Australian National University and both a Master of Laws and a PhD in International Law from the University of Cambridge in England.

  1. ^ a b "Parliament of Sierra Leone > About Us > the Speakership > Speaker > Biography". Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Opposition walks out as Sierra Leone elects speaker of parliament". Africanews. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ^ ""Follow me to SLPP" Dr. Abass Bundu in Sierra Leone". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Our Passports, Dr. Abass Bundu and Frank Yiu | Standard Times Press". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Sierraloaded.net".
  6. ^ "Opposition walks out as Sierra Leone elects speaker of parliament". 25 April 2018.
  7. ^ http://www.voice-of-binkongoh.info/abass-bundu-elected-speaker-as-opposition-boycotts-parliament/ Archived 26 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ [1][permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Abass Bundu cannot turn Gbinti to Green says Hon Ibrahim Bundu a Sierra Leone Parliamentarian: Sierra Leone News". Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.