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Members of Parliament are entitled to use the post-nominal initials MP. MPs are referred to as "honourable" as a courtesy only during debates in the House of Commons (e.g., "the honourable member for ..."), or if they are the children of peers below the rank of marquess ("the honourable [first name] [surname]").
Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor (19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945. [ a ] [ 1 ] Astor was born in Danville , Virginia and raised in Greenwood , Virginia.
Terei was an appointed member of the Advisory Council. Tessa Fowler and Mary Gilu were the first women elected to the Representative Assembly in 1975. Vatican City – – All members of the Pontifical Commission are cardinals, limiting membership to men. Venezuela: 1946: Mercedes Carvajal de Arocha Nieves de Entrena Mercedes Fermín Carmen ...
In absolute terms two 17th-century members of the English Parliament had 35-year intervals outside the House of Commons: Edward Mainwaring , 35 years and 269 days from serving as MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme in the parliament that closed on 12 August 1625, to returning for the same seat at start of the Cavalier Parliament on 8 May 1661, [ 22 ]
On 22 September 2023, Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian Canadian who fought in the SS Division Galicia of the military wing of the Nazi Party, the Waffen-SS, was invited to the House of Commons of Canada to be recognized by Speaker Anthony Rota, the Member of Parliament for Hunka's district.
Indian media personality Karan Johar will be honored at the British parliament for his contribution to the global entertainment industry. Johar has many avatars, as a film director, as a producer ...
This is the list of United Kingdom MPs by seniority, 2019–2024.The Members of Parliament (MPs), who were elected in the 2019 general election and during the 58th Parliament, are ranked by the beginning of their terms in office in the House of Commons.
The following are lists of members of the House of Lords: List of current members of the House of Lords; List of life peerages; List of excepted hereditary peers; List of former members of the House of Lords (2000–present) List of hereditary peers removed under the House of Lords Act 1999