Governance

The Scheme is governed in the interest of Members and Sponsor by a Board of Trustees appointed in accordance with Section 18 of Parliamentary Pensions Act.

Composition of Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is composed of 8 members consisting of.

  1. The Minister responsible for finance or his or her representative.
  2. Two back bench Members of Parliament elected from different political parties or organisations.
  3. One elected backbench Commissioner.
  4. One member of staff elected by the members of staff of the Parliamentary Commission; and two pensioners elected by the pensioners, one of whom is a former staff of the Parliamentary.
  5. Commission and the other a former Member of Parliament.
  6. The Clerk to Parliament (Secretary to the Board).

A Trustee may serve for a period of five years but eligible to serve one other term.