ASEAN LAW ASSOCIATION: Office Holders

The Secretary-General is the head of the Secretariat. He has custody of the seal and records of the Association. He attends and keeps minutes of all sessions and meetings of the Assembly and the Council.

The Secretary General may appoint such employees and agents of the Association as he deems desirable and prescribe their duties, such employees and agents to hold office at the pleasure of the Council; and may have such other functions and discharge such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Council or the President.

The Secretary-General is a member of the Council ex-officio but does not have any voting right.

The Secretariat is the principal office of the Association. It is established and maintained at Jakarta or at any principal city in the ASEAN member countries as the Governing Council may designate.

The Honourable Ms Le Thi Kim Thanh was elected Secretary-General of the ALA on 17 October 2009 at the 10th ALA General Assembly held in Hanoi, Vietnam. Ms Le Thi Kim Thanh is the Vice General Secretary of the Vietnam Lawyers Association, having responsibility for managing foreign-aided projects and the Association’s legal aid centres as well as organising training for jurists in Vietnam. She has a Masters degree in law from Sydney University in Australia, and is pursing a degree in politics in the Ho Chi Minh National Political Academy in Vietnam.