This is a list of people who have addressed both Houses of the - TopicsExpress

Joseph Kiggundu

This is a list of people who have addressed both Houses of the United Kingdom Parliament at the same time. Although Englishand later British monarchs have jointly addressed the House of Commons and theHouse of Lords on several occasions since the 16th century,[1] the first foreign dignitary to do so was French President Albert Lebrun in March 1939. The list excludes the speeches given by (or on behalf of) the Sovereign at theState Opening of Parliament[2] and at the close of each parliamentary session.Only three people besides the reigning monarch at the time have addressed both Houses together on more than one occasion.Nelson Mandela spoke to Members of the Commons and the Lords in 1993 and in 1996 as President of South Africa. Mikhail Gorbachev addressed the Houses as a foreign delegate of the Soviet Union in 1984 and again, in 1993, on behalf of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Shimon Peres spoke to the Houses asPrime Minister of Israel in 1986 and asPresident in 2008.

Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:24:26 +0000

This is a list of people who have addressed both Houses of the - TopicsExpress

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