To facilitate mutually beneficial relationships between Africa and the UK by amplifying African perspectives to further understanding of contemporary UK-African relations and pan-African matters within UK parliament. The group also seeks to challenge negative stereotypes pertaining to Africa where they persist.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Engineering , Scientific , Space
International Conservation , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Visual Arts , Wilton Park
Contact Details
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Chi Onwurah MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7114.
Email: chi.onwurah.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Henrietta Bailey-Morgan. Tel: 020 7074 5176
Email: baileyh@parliament.uk
Secretariat:
Royal African Society acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.royalafricansociety.org/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
Show/Hide8 Jan 2024
Royal African Society
Secretariat From : 08/01/2024 To : 07/01/2025
£39,001
8 Jan 2023
Royal African Society
Secretariat From : 08/01/2023 To : 07/01/2024
£39,001
8 Jan 2022
Royal African Society
Secretariat From : 08/01/2022 To : 07/01/2023
£31,501
8 Jan 2021
Royal African Society
Secretariat From : 08/01/2021 To : 07/01/2022
£31,501
8 Jan 2020
Royal African Society
Secretariat From : 08/01/2020 To : 07/01/2021
£24,001
5 Jul 2019
Royal African Society
Secretariat From : 05/07/2019 To : 04/07/2020
£24,001
5 Jul 2018
Royal African Society
Secretariat From : 05/07/2018 To : 04/07/2019
£24,001
1 Jan 2018
Royal African Society
Secretariat From : 01/01/2018 To : 31/12/2018
£16,501
1 Jan 2017
Royal African Society
Secretariat From : 01/01/2017 To : 31/12/2017
£16,501
1 Jan 2016
Royal African Society
Secretariat From : 01/01/2016 To : 31/12/2016
£31,501
1 Jan 2015
Royal African Society
Secretariat From : 01/01/2015 To : 31/12/2015
£30,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Africa APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Taiwo Owatemi
Vice Chair
Labour - Coventry North West
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
Occupational Safety and Health
Baroness Uddin
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
Central Bank and Digital Currency , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Disability , Oman , Saudi Arabia , Women and Work
Baroness Northover
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 24th January 2024
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
Malawi , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , Women, Peace and Security
Kim Johnson
Vice Chair
Labour - Liverpool, Riverside
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th January 2024
Child of the North , Credit Unions , Race and Community , Showing Racism the Red Card , Somaliland , Visual Arts , Yemen
Patrick Grady
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow North
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
CAFOD , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Global Education , Limits to Growth , Malawi , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , West Papua
Harriett Baldwin
Vice Chair
Conservative - West Worcestershire
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 24th January 2024
Lord Boateng
Honorary President
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 24th January 2024
St Kitts and Nevis
Gary Sambrook
Vice Chair
Conservative - Birmingham, Northfield
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 5th April 2023
Damien Moore
Vice Chair
Conservative - Southport
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 30th November 2022
Financial Resilience
Lord St John of Bletso
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 2nd June 2021Departed: 9th February 2022
Lord Chidgey
Co-Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 9th February 2022
Lord Purvis of Tweed
Vie Chair (Northern Africa)
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 21st April 2021
Pauline Latham
Vice Chair (Eastern Africa)
Conservative - Mid Derbyshire
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 21st April 2021
Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies , Global Tuberculosis
Jeremy Lefroy
Vice Chair (Eastern Africa)
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Honorary President
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
Pauline Latham
Vice-Chair (East Africa)
Conservative - Mid Derbyshire
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
Biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies , Global Tuberculosis
Anne McLaughlin
Vice-Chair (West Africa)
Scottish National Party - Glasgow North East
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
Honorary Vice-President
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
Lord Lea of Crondall
Honorary Vice-President
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
Honorary Vice-President
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 12th October 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017