Alevis APPG
First Registered: 23/12/2015 • Last updated on: 23/02/2026
Note: This APPG was last registered on 23rd February 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 13th April 2026 and may be defunct.
To recognise the important contribution that the Alevi community makes to British society.
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Former APPG Officers
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Dan Aldridge
Officer
Labour - Weston-super-Mare
Joined: 28th March 2025Departed: 23rd February 2026
Cyber Innovation , Digital Inclusion , Digital Markets and Digital Money , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Hospitality and Tourism , Theatre
No other APPG Memberships
Bambos Charalambous
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Southgate and Wood Green
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 23rd February 2026
Cyprus , Future Generations , Global Education , Music Education , Opera
No other APPG Memberships
Alec Shelbrooke
Officer
Conservative - Wetherby and Easingwold
Joined: 28th March 2025Departed: 1st December 2025
Classical Music , Endometriosis , First Do No Harm - Mesh, Primodos, Valproate
No other APPG Memberships
Ruth Jones
Officer
Labour - Newport West and Islwyn
Joined: 28th March 2025Departed: 1st December 2025
Dog Advisory Welfare , Intellectual Property , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Key Cities , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Semiconductors
No other APPG Memberships
Rachel Hopkins
Officer
Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Joined: 24th January 2024Departed: 6th March 2024
Bees, Pollinators, and Invertebrates , Climate, Nature and Security , International Conservation , National Parks and National Landscapes , Sustainable Finance
No other APPG Memberships
Catherine West
Secretary
Labour - Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Joined: 23rd December 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
Burma , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Mongolia , Swimming
No other APPG Memberships
Bob Blackman
Vice Chair
Conservative - Harrow East
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 6th March 2024
British Hindus , Fire Safety and Rescue , Homelessness , Israel , Smoking and Health
No other APPG Memberships
Kate Osamor
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
Joined: 23rd December 2015Departed: 6th March 2024
Africa , Global Tuberculosis , Haiti , Nigeria , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System
No other APPG Memberships
Feryal Clark
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Enfield North
Joined: 4th November 2020Departed: 6th March 2024
British Jews , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Digital Creators
No other APPG Memberships
Paula Barker
Officer
Labour - Liverpool Wavertree
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 13th December 2023
Peter Bone
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Wellingborough
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Bob Stewart
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Beckenham
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 13th December 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Jessica Morden
Vice Chair
Labour - Newport East
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 13th December 2023
Armenia , Georgia , Hospitality, Events, Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales
No other APPG Memberships
Jim Shannon
Vice Chair
Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 29th December 2021
Bahá'í Faith , Healthy Homes and Buildings , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Pakistani Minorities , Respiratory Health , Vascular and Venous Disease
No other APPG Memberships
Meg Hillier
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Hackney South and Shoreditch
Joined: 25th August 2021Departed: 29th December 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 29th December 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Meg Hillier
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Hackney South and Shoreditch
Joined: 23rd December 2015Departed: 14th July 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Mike Gapes
Vice Chair
The Independent Group for Change - Former Member for Ilford South
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Joan Ryan
Chair & Registered Contact
The Independent Group for Change - Former Member for Enfield North
Joined: 23rd December 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Steve Reed
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Streatham and Croydon North
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Leslie
Vice Chair
The Independent Group for Change - Former Member for Nottingham East
Joined: 21st November 2018Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Hussain
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
Dame Rosie Winterton
Vice Chair
Joined: 6th January 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Built Environment , Genetic, Rare and Undiagnosed Conditions , Northern Culture , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Tigray
No other APPG Memberships
David Burrowes
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Enfield, Southgate
Joined: 23rd December 2015Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Gareth Thomas
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West
Joined: 23rd December 2015Departed: 24th November 2016
Community Development Finance Institutions , Fair Banking , Mutuals , Romania
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Bambos Charalambous MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 3460.
Email: bambos.charalambous.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Eda Ozdemir, British Alevi Federation
Email: britanyaalevifederasyonu@gmail.com
Secretariat:
British Alevi Federation acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.alevinet.org/
No benefits in kind are on record for the Alevis APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Alevis APPG