PNND Alumni Council Members

Lyn Allison

PNND Alumni Council Member
Australia – Federal Parliament - Senate

Ui Hwa Chung

PNND Council Member
South Korea – National Assembly

Ui-Hwa Chung has served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea since June 2014. Prior to that he was Chair of the Parliamentary Commission on Reunification. He has co-hosted events in the parliament on denuclearization in NE Asia including the proposal for a NE Asia NWFZ. He also serves as Honorary President of the World Scout Parliamentary Union.

Alena Gajdůšková

PNND Alumni Council Member
Czech Republic – Senate

Alena Gajdůšková has served as the First Vice-President of the Senate of the Czech Republic, and a vice-president of the Czech Social Democratic Party. She is currently an adviser to the Prime Minister. Her work is focused on the issues of science and research, healthcare and human rights. She is a proponent of cooperative security and highlights the key role of the European Union in keeping peace and stability in the region. She was a supporter of the campaign against the deployment of the US National Missile Defence system components in the Czech Republic. She is Vice-President of the Czech Association of Patients, and a member of the Czech Red Cross.

Edine Von Herold

PNND Alumni Council Member
Costa Rica – Legislative Assembly

Edine von Herold was a legislator in the Costa Rican Assembly. She is a doctor of medicine, during her tenure, she submitted a number of bills which were adopted by the Costa Rican legislature including making the assembly a smoke-free environment and prohibiting the manufacture of depleted uranium weapons in her country. She also originated the Costa Rican Assembly's unanimous support of a nuclear weapons convention.

Tõnis Kõiv

PNND Council Member
Estonia – Riigikogu

Tõnis Kõiv has been the Chairman of the Environment Committee and the Audit Committee of the state budget. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union International), and Chairman of the Estonia-Czech parliamentary group. Prior to entering parliament he served as a Mayor of Paide and Chair of the Järvamaa Local Government Association. He received the Järvamaa Order of Merit in 2003

Issam Makhoul

PNND Alumni Council Member
Israel – Knesset

Issam Makhoul is an Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Hadash between 1999 and 2006.

Tolegen Mukhamejanov

PNND Alumni Council Member
Kazakhstan – Senate

Maryan Street

PNND Council Member
New Zealand – House of Representatives