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| − | Baroness Whitaker | + | '''Baroness Whitaker''' is a member of the UK [[House of Lords]]. |
| − | : | + | ==Affiliations== |
| + | Council member of [[Friends Provident]]. [http://www.friendsprovident.co.uk/doclib/st1d1200.pdf Stewardship Trust] She is a member designate of the proposed [[Joint Parliamentary Human Rights Committee]], a member of the [[European Union Select Committee on Social Affairs]] and International Development Liason Peer. | ||
| + | She is vice-president of the [[British Humanist Association]], vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party Civil Rights and International Development Committees and vice-chair of the [[All Party Group on Ethiopia]]. She is a member of [[Transparency International]] (UK)'s Advisory Council and of the Council of the [[Overseas Development Institute]]. Baroness Whitaker is also council member of [[SOS Sahel]], vice-president of [[One World Trust]], a patron of the [[Runnymede Trust]] and a member of [[Population Concern]]. She is currently the Labour Party International Development Liaison Peer, Advisory Board of the British Institute of Human Rights. She is a trustee of [[UNICEF UK]], a member of the [[UNA-UK]] Advisory Panel. | ||
| − | + | Whitaker is an Associate of [[Opportunity International UK]] which is "motivated by Jesus Christ’s call to serve the poor and we work with all people to transform their lives through microfinance."<ref>Ref needed</ref> | |
| − | Whitaker | + | :"Baroness Whitaker: My Lords, the International Crisis Group report suggests that Commonwealth member countries in southern Africa should help to mediate a political settlement for a post-Mugabe Zimbabwe. Is my noble friend seeking to detect and support currents of opinion in the [[African Union]] which are going in that direction?" |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| + | [[Category:House of Lords]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:05, 26 August 2015
Baroness Whitaker is a member of the UK House of Lords.
Affiliations
Council member of Friends Provident. Stewardship Trust She is a member designate of the proposed Joint Parliamentary Human Rights Committee, a member of the European Union Select Committee on Social Affairs and International Development Liason Peer. She is vice-president of the British Humanist Association, vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party Civil Rights and International Development Committees and vice-chair of the All Party Group on Ethiopia. She is a member of Transparency International (UK)'s Advisory Council and of the Council of the Overseas Development Institute. Baroness Whitaker is also council member of SOS Sahel, vice-president of One World Trust, a patron of the Runnymede Trust and a member of Population Concern. She is currently the Labour Party International Development Liaison Peer, Advisory Board of the British Institute of Human Rights. She is a trustee of UNICEF UK, a member of the UNA-UK Advisory Panel.
Whitaker is an Associate of Opportunity International UK which is "motivated by Jesus Christ’s call to serve the poor and we work with all people to transform their lives through microfinance."[1]
- "Baroness Whitaker: My Lords, the International Crisis Group report suggests that Commonwealth member countries in southern Africa should help to mediate a political settlement for a post-Mugabe Zimbabwe. Is my noble friend seeking to detect and support currents of opinion in the African Union which are going in that direction?"
Notes
- ↑ Ref needed
