Derek Bennett is a lifelong resident of Lewisporte.

A graduate of the Community Recreation Leadership Program at the College of Trades and Technology, Derek worked as the Director of Recreation and Tourism with the Town of Lewisporte for 25 years. In his role as director, Derek oversaw major community enhancement projects and has served on numerous local, regional and provincial boards including President of Recreation Newfoundland and Labrador. Derek was first elected in 2015, re-elected in 2019 and 2021.

Since his election Derek has served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, Deputy Speaker, Secretariat to the 2025 Canada Summer Games, Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Municipalities and Minister Responsible for the Multi-Material Stewardship Board and Registrar General. Derek was elected by his colleagues to the position of Speaker of the House of Assembly on April 12, 2021.

Derek and his wife Tina have two children, Catherine and Jonathan, a daughter-in-law Robyn and two grandchildren Andy & Sadie who all reside within our Province.

Sashi Kiran Charan is a Fijian politician, social entrepreneur and activist, who since December 2022 has served as the Assistant Minister of Woman, Children and Poverty Alleviation. She is a member of the National Federation Party. She is the founder and former director of a non-profit community organisation known as Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and Development (FRIEND) in Fiji.

Kiran has worked with the Commonwealth Foundation on a regional report on citizens and good governance and served on the executive council of international NGO CIVICUS as well as Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education. In 2017 she served on the Commonwealth Elections Observer Team for the 2017 elections in Papua New Guinea. She served as the Chair of advisory board for USP Lautoka Campus till end of 2022. She is the chair of Pacific Organic Ethical Trade Community – POETCOM. She also serves on Regional advisory committee of Global Network of CSOs for Disaster Risk Reduction. Sashi also serves on the University of Exeter Global Community Food and Health Project Advisory Committee.

In November 2022, Kiran resigned from FRIEND to stand in the 2022 Fijian General Election as a candidate for the National Federation Party. On 24 December 2022 she was appointed Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation in the coalition government of Hon. Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka.

Born in Jersey, Lisa studied Art and Design at university in UK before working for 9 years as an Employment Adviser at the Social Security Department in Jersey. She joined the States Greffe in 2000 as a Committee Clerk and served a variety of Committees including Housing, Education, Policy and Resources and the first ever Council of Ministers in 2005. She was appointed as Assistant Greffier in 2008 and amongst her responsibilities she initiated public engagement projects including weekly primary school debates in the States Chamber and also became heavily involved in work relating to the election process in Jersey. Lisa became Deputy Greffier in May 2014 and during her time in that role worked closely with the Privileges and Procedures Committee to bring forward changes to the Island’s electoral system and update its associated legislation. In May 2022 she took over the role as Greffier of the States (Clerk). She is also a member of the Jersey Electoral Authority, serves as Executive Officer to the States of Jersey Complaints Panel and is Secretary for the Jersey Women’s Refuge.

Simon Ross read art history at London University, theology at Stephen's House Oxford and law at Nottingham Law School and the Universite de Caen. He was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 2007. He became second Deputy Clerk of the States Assembly in 2000, Clerk Assistant in 2011 and Clerk (States' Greffier) in 2020. He has been associated with the CPA for nearly quarter of a century, going on his first regional conference in 2000 and his first plenary (Dhaka) in 2003. He likes to relax by drawing, sailing, swimming and going to the races.