Iraq APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 07/05/2025

To develop friendship and understanding between Iraq and the UK, and to promote mutually beneficial economic, social and political aims.

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4 Current APPG Officers
Sadik Al-Hassan Portrait
Sadik Al-Hassan
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - North Somerset
Joined: 7th May 2025
Gavin Williamson Portrait
Gavin Williamson
Vice Chair
Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Joined: 7th May 2025
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Portrait
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 7th May 2025
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Glasman Portrait
Lord Glasman
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 7th May 2025
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Sadik Al-Hassan MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: sadik.alhassan.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Ms Shayan Talabany

Email: shtalabany@gmail.com

Secretariat:

The Bridge Consultation Limited acts as the group's secretariat.

No benefits in kind are on record for the Iraq APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Iraq APPG

Former APPG Officers
Lord McInnes of Kilwinning Portrait
Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 30th May 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Armenia , Syria
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Portrait
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
Co-Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
Khalid Mahmood Portrait
Khalid Mahmood
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Perry Barr
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Balfe Portrait
Lord Balfe
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
Baroness Morris of Bolton Portrait
Baroness Morris of Bolton
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Boateng Portrait
Lord Boateng
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
2 APPG Memberships
Black Health , Ghana
Bob Seely Portrait
Bob Seely
Officer
Conservative - Former Member for Isle of Wight
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Tahir Ali Portrait
Tahir Ali
Officer
Labour - Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Jordan , Kashmir , Kuwait , Turkey , Yemen
Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait
Lord Maude of Horsham
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Mobarik Portrait
Baroness Mobarik
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Boxing , Foreign Affairs , Jordan , Kashmir , Pakistan
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen Portrait
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th November 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Kilclooney Portrait
Lord Kilclooney
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
John Baron Portrait
John Baron
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Basildon and Billericay
Joined: 13th February 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Afzal Khan Portrait
Afzal Khan
Vice Chair
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
Joined: 13th February 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
Mike Gapes Portrait
Mike Gapes
Vice Chair
The Independent Group for Change - Former Member for Ilford South
Joined: 13th February 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Pat McFadden Portrait
Pat McFadden
Vice Chair
Labour - Wolverhampton South East
Joined: 24th November 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Ann Clwyd Portrait
Ann Clwyd
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Cynon Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Jason McCartney Portrait
Jason McCartney
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Colne Valley
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Nadhim Zahawi Portrait
Nadhim Zahawi
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Stratford-on-Avon
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 12th October 2016
No other APPG Memberships