Valerie Amos
Baroness Valerie Amos (born 13 March 1954, Guyana) was appointed UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator in July 2010.
She is a Labour life peer and was the first black woman to enter Cabinet in 2003 and preside as Leader of the House of Lords.[1]
From 1998 to 2001 Baroness Amos was appointed a Government Whip in the House of Lords. She was also the International Development Spokesperson from 1998 to 2007 and the Minister of State for Africa from 2001 to 2003. In 2003 she was appointed Secretary of State for International Development. Between 2003-2007 Baroness Amos became leader of the House of Lords and Lord President to the Privy Council.[2]
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Affiliations
- Non-executive director,[3] Travant Capital Partners (http://www.travantcapital.com/)
- Non-executive director,[4] Titanium Resources Group (http://titaniumresources.com/)
Publications, Contact, Resources and Notes
Publications
Contact
- Address:
- Phone:
- Email:
- Website:
Resources
- Fawcett Society, Baroness Valerie Amos, accessed 24 November 2008.
- Titanium Resources Group, Board Changes, 10 March 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.
- Travant Capital, The Board, accessed 24 November 2008.
- Ungoed-Thomas, Jon, et al., "Revealed: how minister cashed in on contacts," The Sunday Times, 23 November 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.
Notes and References
- ↑ Fawcett Society, Baroness Valerie Amos, accessed 24 November 2008.
- ↑ Fawcett Society, Baroness Valerie Amos, accessed 24 November 2008.
- ↑ Travant Capital, The Board, accessed 24 November 2008.
- ↑ Titanium Resources Group, Board Changes, 10 March 2008, accessed 24 November 2008.
