Democratic Republic of Congo APPG
First Registered: 23/03/2022 • Last updated on: 12/01/2026
Note: This APPG was last registered on 12th January 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 23rd February 2026 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Republic of Korea APPG?
To promote bilateral trade and diplomatic relations and interests between the United Kingdom and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Former APPG Officers
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Adam Jogee
Officer
Labour - Newcastle-under-Lyme
Joined: 20th November 2024Departed: 12th January 2026
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Commonwealth , Foreign Affairs , International Trade and Investment , Ireland and the Irish in Britain
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Verma
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 20th November 2024Departed: 12th January 2026
Afrikan Reparations , Black Maternal Health , Children , Digital Inclusion , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics , Equitable Governance , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , India , Indian Traditional Sciences , Kurds , Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
No other APPG Memberships
Gordon McKee
Vice Chair
Labour - Glasgow South
Joined: 20th November 2024Departed: 12th January 2026
Gavin Williamson
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 12th January 2026
Defibrillators , Iraq , Snooker , Somaliland , Sri Lanka
No other APPG Memberships
Patrick Grady
Secretary
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Alun Cairns
Treasurer
Conservative - Former Member for Vale of Glamorgan
Joined: 13th May 2024Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Daniel Kawczynski
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Shrewsbury and Atcham
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Laurence Robertson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Tewkesbury
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Paul Holmes
Vice Chair
Conservative - Hamble Valley
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Central South , Hospice and End of Life Care , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , South East , South Western Railway
No other APPG Memberships
Gagan Mohindra
Vice Chair
Conservative - South West Hertfordshire
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 9th August 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Mancroft
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
Lord Purvis of Tweed
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Northover
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
Conflict Prevention, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding , United Nations Global Goals , Women, Peace and Security
No other APPG Memberships
Kim Johnson
Vice Chair
Labour - Liverpool Riverside
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
Boxing , Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions , Cuba , Miscarriages of Justice , Race Equality in Education , Somaliland
No other APPG Memberships
Alexander Stafford
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Rother Valley
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Pauline Latham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Mid Derbyshire
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Brown of Silvertown
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
Justin Madders
Vice Chair
Labour - Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
Football Club , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Motor
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Fletcher
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Bolsover
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Hoey
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 19th October 2022
Lord Sheikh
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 23rd March 2022Departed: 7th September 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Sir Gavin Williamson MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 4519.
Email: gavin.williamson.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Martha Bevan, Office of Sir Gavin Williamson MP. Tel: 020 7219 4519
Email: martha.bevan@parliament.uk
No benefits in kind are on record for the Democratic Republic of Congo APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Democratic Republic of Congo APPG