IPT Presidents and Board of Trustees

The Rt Hon John Bercow MP
Speaker of the House of Commons

The Rt Hon Baroness D'Souza CMG
Lord Speaker

The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Baroness Harris took over the Chair at the AGM on 7 July 2010. She is an IPT Fellow, having completed a Fellowship with Six Continents Plc in 2003. A magistrate for 16 years, she was also a non-executive Director of an NHS Trust from 1990-1997. She chaired North Yorkshire’s County Council and was the first woman to chair their Police Authority from 1994-2001.  She speaks on policing matters and Northern Ireland in the House of Lords.

David Amess has been a Conservative MP since 1983. He represented Basildon from 1983-1997 and has been the MP for Southend West since 1997. He is currently Chair of the Conservative Party Backbench Committee for Health. He became a Fellow of the IPT in 1994 after spending time with Esso.

Rosemary Brook is a Director of Kaizo, an independent public relations and digital communications consultancy, which is a member of the IPT. She has been actively involved with the IPT throughout her career in industry, advertising and public relations, completing her Corporate Fellowship in 1992. Rosemary became an IPT Trustee in March 2006 and Chairman of the Executive Committee in January 2007, having served as a member for ten years. She is a senior adviser to a number of Kaizo’s national and international clients and has played an active part in her own profession.  She was President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations in 1996 and Master of the City of London Guild of Public Relations Practitioners in 2004.

Brian has been a Labour MP since 1992, representing Cunninghame South until its expansion in 2005 when it became Central Ayrshire. He became a Fellow with the IPT in 1995 having spent time with Unilever UK Ltd and successfully completed a further programme with Aggregate Industries in 2001. He became an IPT Trustee in 2010.  

Sir David Edward was the British judge at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg 1992-2004. During these years he welcomed the delegates on IPT's European Study Programme for Industry (ESPI) at the Court of Justice. He became an IPT Trustee in 1995 and is Chairman of the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.

Paul Evans is the Principal Clerk of the Table Office in the House of Commons. Paul has been a clerk in the House of Commons since 1981 and has written extensively on parliamentary procedure. He became a fellow of the IPT in 1988 with ICI followed by an attachment to Kelly packaging and became an IPT Trustee in 2010.

Lady Hooper was raised to the peerage in 1985. She is a solicitor and corporate lawyer by background and was an elected MEP. She became a Fellow of the IPT in 1983 with Reed Elsevier plc (then Reed International PLC). She has been a Non-Executive Director on a number of Boards and is currently a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords and a member of the Parliamentary Delegation to the Council of Europe.

John has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for Henley since the June 2008 by-election and is currently PPS to Greg Clark as Minister of State for Decentralisation and to Sir George Young as Leader of the House of Commons and Lordy Privy Seal.

Brendan has been a Clerk in the House of Lords since 1973, holding numerous posts within the House of Lords Administration. He has held the post of Registrar of Lords’ Interests since 2002. Brendan completed his IPT Clerk Fellowship with Reynolds Broughton (Devon) Ltd and Laporte in 1985.

Jim was the Chief Executive of Waste Recycling Group Ltd and served as Chairman of the IPT's Executive Committee until 2007.

Barry is a Corporate Fellow of the IPT, having completed the Parliamentary Study Programme for Industry (PSPI) in 1995. He was a member of the Executive Committee from 1995 to 2003, including four years as Chairman. He has been a Trustee since 1999 and now chairs the Audit Committee. Barry retired as Chairman of BASF plc at the end of 2004 and now holds a number of positions in both the public and private sectors.

John was elected as a Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, the northernmost seat in mainland Britain in 2001. John is currently a member of the House of Commons Commission and the Treasury and Liaison Select Committees, as well as being the Chairman of the Finance and Services Select Committee.