Martin Chungong
Martin Chungong made history by becoming the first African and non-European elected secretary-general of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in 2014. He previously served as deputy secretary-general and director of programmes. He spent 14 years in the Cameroonian Parliament before joining the IPU. He is also on the steering committee of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation and the board of the Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health, and chairs the Global Board of the International Gender Champions.
