Parliamentarian

Alternative titles: Parliament official / Parliament secretary

Specialisations: Cabinet Minister, Government Minister, President, Deputy President, Chief Whip, State Secretary, Speaker (Parliament), Member of Cabinet

• Attending community functions and meetings to provide service to the community, understand public opinion and provide information on government plans
• Presiding over or participating in the proceedings of legislative bodies and administrative councils of national, state, regional or local governments or legislative assemblies
• As members of the government, directing senior administrators and officials of government departments and agencies in the interpretation and implementation of government policies
• Serving on government administrative boards or official committees
• Investigating matters of concern to the public and promoting the interests of the constituencies which they represent
• Negotiating with other legislators and representatives of interest groups in order to reconcile differing interests, and to create policies and agreements
• Determining, formulating, and directing policies of national, state, regional or local governments
• Making, ratifying, amending or repealing laws, public rules and regulations within a statutory or constitutional framework