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Ms Elay Ershad MP
Country:
Afghanistan
Parliament:
National Assembly of Afghanistan (Wolesi Jirga)
Party:
Rights and Justice
Last Election:
2010
Upcoming Election:
2015
Member of the following:
- Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Higher Education, Cultural Affairs and Religious Affairs
- Member of the Co-ordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Previous other affiliations:
Gender Advisor and Executive Assistant to the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Education in Afghanistan
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Bio:
Elay Ershad is currently serving as the Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Higher Education, Cultural Affairs and Religious Affairs. Prior to becoming a parliamentarian, Elay Ershad worked as the Gender Advisor and Executive Assistant to the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Education in Afghanistan. She has also worked in the legal arena, as a Translator and Afghan Representative for Moscovitch Advocate Holland, and as an Assistant Lecturer in the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Kabul University.
Elay Ershad holds a Bachelors Degree from the Faculty of Law and Political Science in the Department of Diplomacy from the Kabul University. She is fluent in Pashto, Dari, English, and Dutch.
