To develop solutions that promote and support human rights, including religious freedom, humanitarian needs, democracy and challenges to international security posed by the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK). The APPG seeks to build relationships with the North Korean exile community to foster a deeper understanding of the difficulties facing the people of North Korea and to explore meaningful engagements between the parliaments of the UK and the DPRK.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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Iain Duncan Smith
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green
Joined: 20th November 2024Gambling Reform , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation , Taiwan , Uyghurs
6 APPG Memberships
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Beauty and Wellbeing , Blockchain Technologies , Dark Skies , Defence Technology , Ethnic Minority Business Owners
Hong Kong , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Nigeria , Uyghurs , Yazidis
18 APPG Memberships
Afghan Women and Girls , Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Armenia , Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Belarus , British Jews , Faith and Society , Global Education , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Liverpool City Region , Refugees , Republic of Korea , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , United Nations Global Goals , War Crimes , Woods and Trees
Homelessness
5 APPG Memberships
Classics , Council Tax Reform , Football Supporters , Grid Networks , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
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Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 2667; 020 7219 2664.
Email: Iain.duncansmith.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Timothy Cho. Tel: 07474 292199
Email: gookseong@gmail.com
No benefits in kind are on record for the North Korea APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the North Korea APPG
Former APPG Officers
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No other APPG Memberships
Catherine West
Vice Chair
Labour - Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Joined: 8th November 2017Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - North Cotswolds
Joined: 31st January 2018Departed: 30th May 2024
Jeffrey M Donaldson
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Lagan Valley
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord German
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
Fiona Bruce
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Congleton
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 24th January 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 8th April 2020Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Selous
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South West Bedfordshire
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Jeremy Lefroy
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 5th November 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Berridge
Secretary
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 23rd October 2019
Mark Pritchard
Secretary
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 23rd October 2019
David Amess
Secretary
Conservative - Former Member for Southend West
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Clarke of Hampstead
Treasurer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Gary Streeter
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South West Devon
Joined: 2nd January 2019Departed: 23rd October 2019
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
Gary Streeter
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for South West Devon
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 21st November 2018
No other APPG Memberships
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Co-Chair
Conservative - North Cotswolds
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 20th December 2017