To promote understanding of and support for Somaliland’s achievements in building peace, democratic governance and a sovereign state in the Horn of Africa.
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4 Current APPG Officers
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Gavin Williamson
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Joined: 15th June 2022
Contact Details
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Sir Gavin Williamson MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7245.
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 Somaliland APPG
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Somaliland APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Clive Betts
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Sheffield South East
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 30th May 2024
City Regions Transport , Football , Local Government , Netherlands , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies
Paul Blomfield
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Sheffield Central
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
Kerry McCarthy
Vice Chair
Labour - Bristol East
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 24th January 2024
Gareth Thomas
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
Alison Thewliss
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow Central
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
Liz Saville Roberts
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Joined: 5th April 2023Departed: 24th January 2024
Stephen Doughty
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 22nd February 2023
Richard Holden
Vice Chair
Conservative - Basildon and Billericay
Joined: 15th June 2022Departed: 22nd February 2023
Freedom of Speech , Freight and Logistics , Media , Poland , Self-Driving Vehicles
Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 4th May 2022
Matthew Offord
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Hendon
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 4th May 2022
Baroness Debbonaire
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 24th November 2016Departed: 23rd October 2019