Sudan and South Sudan APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • 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.

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To influence the UK government's policy and practice by promoting the cause of peace, human rights, justice and development for all the people of Sudan and South Sudan across the political spectrum in Westminster and Whitehall.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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Former Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Officers
Baroness Anelay of St Johns Portrait
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 23rd February 2026
4 APPG Officer Positions
Bahá'í Faith , United Nations , Women's Health , Yemen

No other APPG Memberships

Monica Harding Portrait
Monica Harding
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Esher and Walton
Joined: 9th September 2025
Departed: 23rd February 2026
4 APPG Officer Positions
British Council and Soft Power , CAFOD , Japan , Nutrition for Development

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Gethins Portrait
Stephen Gethins
Officer
Scottish National Party - Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
Joined: 20th November 2024
Departed: 23rd February 2026
4 APPG Officer Positions
Bosnia and Herzegovina , Russia and Democracy , Syria , University

No other APPG Memberships

Anneliese Dodds Portrait
Anneliese Dodds
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour (Co-op) - Oxford East
Joined: 9th September 2025
Departed: 23rd February 2026
1 APPG Officer Position
West Papua

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Curry of Kirkharle Portrait
Lord Curry of Kirkharle
Treasurer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 31st July 2025
1 APPG Officer Position
Christians in Parliament

No other APPG Memberships

Rachael Maskell Portrait
Rachael Maskell
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour (Co-op) - York Central
Joined: 20th November 2024
Departed: 31st July 2025
5 APPG Officer Positions
Ageing and Older People , Archaeology , Child of the North , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Dying Well

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Alton of Liverpool Portrait
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Secretary
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 30th May 2024
7 APPG Officer Positions
Hong Kong , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Nigeria , North Korea , Pakistani Minorities , Tibet , Uyghurs

No other APPG Memberships

Vicky Ford Portrait
Vicky Ford
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for Chelmsford
Joined: 22nd February 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Brown of Silvertown Portrait
Baroness Brown of Silvertown
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 30th May 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Disability , Equitable Governance

No other APPG Memberships

Brendan O'Hara Portrait
Brendan O'Hara
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 6th March 2024
4 APPG Officer Positions
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Genocide Prevention , Greenland , International Law, Justice and Accountability

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Bishop of Leeds Portrait
Lord Bishop of Leeds
Vice Chair
Bishops - Bishops
Joined: 31st January 2018
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Ben Lake Portrait
Ben Lake
Vice Chair
Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Forestry and Timber Security , France , Industrial Hemp , Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services , Netherlands

No other APPG Memberships

Alexander Stafford Portrait
Alexander Stafford
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Rother Valley
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Earl of Sandwich Portrait
Earl of Sandwich
Treasurer
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Cox Portrait
Baroness Cox
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

None Portrait
Baroness Goudie
Vice Chair
 Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 22nd February 2023
6 APPG Officer Positions
Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Built Environment , Genetic, Rare and Undiagnosed Conditions , Northern Culture , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Tigray

No other APPG Memberships

Harriett Baldwin Portrait
Harriett Baldwin
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - West Worcestershire
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 11th January 2023
5 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Central Asia , Eating Disorders , Nigeria , Responsible Business

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Chidgey Portrait
Lord Chidgey
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 9th February 2022
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Viscount Waverley Portrait
Viscount Waverley
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 21st April 2021
Departed: 29th December 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Flick Drummond Portrait
Flick Drummond
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Meon Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Doughty Portrait
Stephen Doughty
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Kate Osamor Portrait
Kate Osamor
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
5 APPG Officer Positions
Africa , Global Tuberculosis , Haiti , Nigeria , Women affected by the Criminal Justice System

No other APPG Memberships

Philip Hollobone Portrait
Philip Hollobone
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Kettering
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Fleur Anderson Portrait
Fleur Anderson
Vice Chair
Labour - Putney
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
2 APPG Officer Positions
Environment , Explosive Weapons and their Impact

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Pritchard Portrait
Mark Pritchard
Vice Chair
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 10th March 2021
4 APPG Officer Positions
Egypt , Georgia , India , Türkiye

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Bishop of Salisbury Portrait
Lord Bishop of Salisbury
Vice Chair
Bishops - Bishops
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Theo Clarke Portrait
Theo Clarke
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 24th February 2020
Departed: 24th February 2020
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Nicholas Dakin Portrait
Nicholas Dakin
Vice-Chair
Labour - Scunthorpe
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

David Drew Portrait
David Drew
Vice-Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Stroud
Joined: 31st January 2018
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Patrick Grady Portrait
Patrick Grady
Vice-Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow North
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Bellingham Portrait
Lord Bellingham
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 21st July 2016
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Mark Durkan Portrait
Mark Durkan
Chair & Registered Contact
Social Democratic & Labour Party - Former Member for Foyle
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Earl of Sandwich Portrait
Earl of Sandwich
Treasurer
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead Portrait
Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
Co-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Anneliese Dodds MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 2705.

Email: anneliese.dodds.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Glen Promnitz. Tel: 07456 192552

Email: grpromnitz@gmaiil.com

No benefits in kind are on record for the Sudan and South Sudan APPG

Financial Benefits Received
Date
24 Jan 2025
Source
Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Value
£5,000
Date
28 Apr 2023
Source
CAFOD
Value
£2,500
Date
21 Apr 2023
Source
Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Value
£5,000
Date
29 Mar 2023
Source
Diocese of Salisbury
Value
£5,000
Date
1 Aug 2022
Source
Diocese of Salisbury
Value
£3,000
Date
15 Dec 2021
Source
CAFOD
Value
£2,500
Date
19 May 2021
Source
Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Value
£4,000
Date
6 May 2021
Source
Christian Aid
Value
£2,500
Date
19 Mar 2021
Source
Bishop of Salisbury
Value
£3,000
Date
14 May 2020
Source
Diocese of Salisbury
Value
£3,500
Date
21 Feb 2020
Source
Tearfund
Value
£2,000
Date
8 Jan 2020
Source
Christian Aid
Value
£5,000
Date
11 Oct 2019
Source
CAFOD
Value
£3,000
Date
5 Apr 2019
Source
Oxfam
Value
£2,000
Date
15 Mar 2019
Source
Tearfund
Value
£2,000
Date
1 Nov 2018
Source
Christian Aid
Value
£5,000
Date
27 Jul 2018
Source
CAFOD
Value
£3,000
Date
27 Apr 2018
Source
Tearfund
Value
£3,000
Date
2 Feb 2018
Source
Oxfam
Value
£2,000
Date
27 Mar 2017
Source
Tearfund
Value
£2,500
Date
16 Mar 2017
Source
Christian Aid
Value
£2,500
Date
6 Mar 2017
Source
CAFOD
Value
£3,000
Date
24 Mar 2016
Source
Christian Aid
Value
£5,000
Date
16 Mar 2016
Source
CAFOD
Value
£3,000
Date
18 Jan 2016
Source
CARE International
Value
£2,000
Date
1 Apr 2015
Source
Cafod
Value
£2,500
Date
20 Mar 2015
Source
Christian Aid
Value
£5,000