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Board of Trustees

The IPT is a company limited by guarantee (No 1308583), with no share capital, under Section 30 of the Companies Act 2006.

The IPT is also a registered charity (No 287527). The direction and control of the IPT is determined by the Board of Trustees whose members are also directors of the company. The composition, election and retirement of Trustees are governed by the Articles of Association. The Trustees do not receive remuneration.

The maximum number of Trustees is 18, consisting of:

  • Up to 11 parliamentarians
  • Up to 7 non‑parliamentarians

Meet the IPT Trustees

The two presidents of the IPT are the Speaker of the House of Commons and The Lord Speaker of the House of Lords. Parliamentary and business representatives sit on the Board of Trustees. John Howell OBE MP is the current Chairman.

John Howell OBE MP

Chairman

John has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for Henley since the June 2008 by-election. John was appointed as Chairman of the IPT Board of Trustees in September 2020. Click to read more.

John Howell OBE MP

Chairman

John has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for Henley since the June 2008 by-election. He is a member of various All-Party Groups including Fusion Energy. John became an IPT Trustee in 2010, and has completed a fellowship exploring the justice system and the legal profession. In September 2020 John became the Chairman of the IPT's Board of Trustees. In January 2021, John has been appointed as leader of the UK Delegation to Council of Europe . The British delegation is a cross-party group of MPs, it consists of 18 MPs together with another 18 alternates.

Catherine McKinnell MP

Vice Chairman

Catherine was first elected as the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North in May 2010. Prior to entering Parliament she worked as an employment solicitor. She has served in various Shadow Ministerial roles Click to read more.

Catherine McKinnell MP

Vice Chairman

Catherine was first elected as the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North in May 2010. Prior to entering Parliament she worked as an employment solicitor. She has served in various Shadow Ministerial roles including Shadow Solicitor General (2010-2011); Shadow Minister for Children & Young Families (2011-2012); Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (2012-2015); and Shadow Attorney General (2015-2016). Catherine has served on the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, the Education Select Committee, and the Treasury Select Committee. She is currently the Chair of the Petitions Committee. Catherine is involved with several APPGs including chairing the East Coast Mainline group, Northern Powerhouse, Sustainable Aviation and CAFOD. Her policy interests include regional development and the economy, manufacturing, children and young people, and international development.

The Baroness Prosser OBE

Vice President

Baroness Prosser of Battersea (Margaret Prosser) was raised to the peerage in 2004. Previously Deputy Secretary General of the Transport & General Workers Union, Baroness Prosser acted as National Treasurer of the Labour Party from 1996-2001. Click to read more.

The Baroness Prosser OBE

Vice President

Baroness Prosser of Battersea (Margaret Prosser) was raised to the peerage in 2004. Previously Deputy Secretary General of the Transport & General Workers Union, Baroness Prosser acted as National Treasurer of the Labour Party from 1996-2001. Her political interests are in the world of work, equalities and equal pay and she has been a Member of the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Low Pay Commission. She was the Deputy Chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission from 2006 – 2012 and is currently chair of the Brexpats Living in Continental Europe and European Expats in the UK All-Party Group. Baroness Prosser’s geographical interests include the Middle East and the USA. She was Chair of the IPT's Trustee Board from 2017-2020 before becoming its honorary Vice President.

The Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE

Chris is a former Paralympic swimmer who won nine gold, five silver and one bronze medal across four Games, including a record haul of six golds at Barcelona 1992, Click to read more.

The Lord Holmes of Richmond MBE

Chris is a former Paralympic swimmer who won nine gold, five silver and one bronze medal across four Games, including a record haul of six golds at Barcelona 1992. Chris is also Chair of the Global Disability Innovation Hub, Diversity Adviser to the civil service, non-executive director at Channel 4 and deputy Chancellor at BPP University. In 2013, Chris became a Peer in the House of Lords focusing his time on technology and the digital opportunity, employment, education and skills, media and sport. Chris is co-chair of the Parliamentary Group on Assistive Technology, vice-chair of the Fintech Group and member of the 4th IR and Artificial Intelligence Groups. He has been a member of House of Lords Select Committees on Digital Skills, Social Mobility, Financial Exclusion, Artificial Intelligence and now Democracies and Digital Technologies. Before entering the Lords Chris was Director of Paralympic Integration at the London 2012 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). From 2013-2017 Chris was Disability Commissioner at the Equality and Human Rights Commission and is a qualified lawyer.

The Rt Hon. The Baroness Kramer

Baroness Kramer of Richmond Park (Susan Kramer) joined the House of Lords in 2011 as a Liberal Democrat Peer. She is Treasury Spokesperson in the Lords for the Liberal Democrats and currently serves on the Economic Affairs Committee of the Lords. Click to read more.

The Rt Hon. The Baroness Kramer

Baroness Kramer of Richmond Park (Susan Kramer) joined the House of Lords in 2011 as a Liberal Democrat Peer. She is Treasury Spokesperson in the Lords for the Liberal Democrats and currently serves on the Economic Affairs Committee of the Lords. She served during the Coalition as Minister of State for Transport (2012-2015) and has been a member of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (2011-2013), the SME Exports Committee and the Finance Sub-Committee of the EAC. She is a Board Member of the Institute for Government and on the Advisory Board of the Social Market Foundation. From 2005-2010 Susan was the MP for Richmond Park. For various periods she served on the Treasury Select Committee and was Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for DFID, Trade & Industry, Transport, the Duchy of Lancaster and Heathrow. From 2000-2005 she was a founding non-executive director of Transport for London. Before her involvement in politics, Susan was a commercial banker with Continental Bank (1982-1988) and a VP of Citibank (1988-1992) both in the USA. With colleagues she set up a financial advisory firm Infrastructure Capital Partners in the UK focussed on infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe (1992-2005) which supported the first mobile phone system in Romania, a toll road scheme in Poland and a sewage water cleansing project in Hungary. She is currently Chair of the Grant Supervisory Board of MarketFinance Ltd.

Pauline Latham OBE MP

Pauline Latham OBE MP has been Member of Parliament for Mid-Derbyshire since the formation of the constituency in 2010. She joined the IPT Trustee Board in February 2019. Click to read more.

Pauline Latham OBE MP

Pauline Latham OBE MP has been Member of Parliament for Mid-Derbyshire since the formation of the constituency in 2010. She joined the IPT Trustee Board in February 2019. Pauline has lived in Derbyshire for almost fifty years and has been actively involved in the community for much of this time. Pauline was first elected as a Conservative Councillor on Derbyshire County Council in 1987 and was later a Derby City Council, where she held the position of Mayor of Derby in 2007/2008. Pauline was also a Governor at Ecclesbourne School. In Parliament, Pauline sits on the International Development Select Committee, and the Administration Committee. Pauline was previously a Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Foreign Office to the Minister of State, Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP. She was also appointed the Trade Envoy to Kenya in 2018, and the Parliamentary Ambassador for the Performing Arts. Pauline is currently working on a number of campaigns including: supporting her Constituent, Jacci Woodcock’s ‘Dying to Work’ campaign to promote the rights of terminally ill workers; advocating a change in UK Law to see an increase in the marriage age from 16 to 18 and campaigning for the Ukrainian Holdomor (1932-33) to be recognised as a genocide.

Dr Adam Marshall CBE

Adam Marshall was appointed Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce in October 2016 until March 2021, he has remained at the BCC in as a Non-Executive Director in Business Advisor role Click to read more.

Dr Adam Marshall CBE

Adam Marshall was appointed Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce in October 2016 until March 2021, he has remained at the BCC in as a Non-Executive Director in Business Advisor role. His principal role is to represent and champion the interests of accredited Chambers of Commerce and their tens of thousands of business members – covering every size and sector of business, and employing over five million people in the UK. Previously, Adam served as the BCC’s Executive Director for Policy and External Affairs (July 2009 – March 2016), and as Acting Director General (March – October 2016). Prior to joining BCC, Adam helped start up the Centre for Cities, built commercial links between industry and universities, and worked in the broadcast media. He holds a BA from Yale University and MPhil and PhD degrees from the University of Cambridge. Adam is a national of the United Kingdom and the USA.

Edward McMullan

Edward is Chairman of Dawnay Holdings PLC and the founder of the Chiltern group of companies. After Cambridge University and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Edward worked in the city in Corporate Finance, Click to read more.

Edward McMullan

Edward is Chairman of Dawnay Holdings PLC and the founder of the Chiltern group of companies. After Cambridge University and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Edward worked in the city in Corporate Finance. The past twenty years have been spent setting up, financing and advising small businesses.

Amy Peters

Amy Peters is the Senior Director of Government Affairs and Policy for Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare company. Click to read more.

Amy Peters

Amy Peters is the Senior Director of Government Affairs and Policy for Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare company. Amy’s role finds her engaging with the UK Central and Local Governments, Parliaments and NHS national institutions related to key MedTech, innovative medicines, J&J Innovation and enterprise priorities, including advocating for sustainable healthcare system reform, driving data policies to ensure access and usability of data, and to ensure the environment in the UK further enables world-class science and businesses to grow. Amy brings with her an outstanding 29-year career which spans across clinical and R&D work, product management, NHS clinical work and disease awareness, and strategy development which ultimately culminated in her position at Johnson and Johnson as Director for Government Affairs and Policy. Known for putting the needs of patients first, Amy is passionate about strengthening Johnson & Johnson’s position in the UK and shaping sustainable solutions that positively impact the health of the millions of people we serve.

James Rowlands

James is Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Nationwide Building Society, where he leads on external engagement and campaigning on housing issues. Click to read more.

James Rowlands

James is Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Nationwide Building Society, where he leads on external engagement and campaigning on housing issues. Prior to joining Nationwide, he worked for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors supporting their policy development and external engagement in the UK, Hong Kong and India and as a researcher for the Crossbench group in the House of Lords. James is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Public Affairs Group and ESG Expert Panel and Chair of the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Excellence (CaCHE) Knowledge Exchange Hub. He is also the Vice-Chair of the IPT’s Executive Committee.

Carol Monaghan MP

Carol was first elected as the Scottish National Party MP for Glasgow North West in 2015, serving as an MP continuously since then. Prior to her parliamentary career Carol gained an undergraduate degree in Laser Physics and Optoelectronics, latterly entering the teaching profession. Click to read more.

Carol Monaghan MP

Carol was first elected as the Scottish National Party MP for Glasgow North West in 2015, serving as an MP continuously since then. Prior to her parliamentary career Carol gained an undergraduate degree in Laser Physics and Optoelectronics, latterly entering the teaching profession and becoming Head of Physics and Head of Science at a Secondary School in Glasgow. Carol also spent two years as a lecturer at Glasgow University, as well as being an SQA consultant responsible for developing physics qualifications at a national level. Carol is the only Scottish MP on the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, and serves as Chair of the APPG on Photogenics and Vice-Chair of the APPG on Surgical Mesh Implants. She is currently the SNP’s Westminster Spokesperson for Education, Science, Innovation and Technology and has been instrumental in leading the campaign to change attitudes towards Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME).

Derek Thomas MP

Derek is the Conservative Member of Parliament for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (St Ives). Before his election in 2015 Derek ran a small building company and specialised in the restoration and renewal of traditional stone-built cottages. He has also worked in the voluntary sector supporting people with learning difficulties. Click to read more.

Derek Thomas MP

Derek is the Conservative Member of Parliament for West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (St Ives). Before his election in 2015 Derek ran a small building company and specialised in the restoration and renewal of traditional stone-built cottages. He has also worked in the voluntary sector supporting people with learning difficulties. He served on his local district council as chair of overview and scrutiny and enjoys a healthy working relationship with all tiers of local government in West Cornwall and on Scilly. He chairs the Rural Services All Party Parliamentary Group and prioritises his time working to increase skilled and well-paid jobs, and support businesses. Derek also focusses intently on all things housing to seek to ease many of the pressures in relation to health, costs of living and community cohesion. In Parliament, Derek also chairs the Brain Tumour APPG and Diabetes APPG. He takes a keen interest in working to accelerate efforts to reduce harmful emissions and promote nature recovery, recognising that the opportunities to improve homes, increase careers opportunities and produce the best quality food make Cornwall and Scilly a healthier, more prosperous, and greener place to live. Derek grew up in the constituency and lives close to Penzance with his wife and their 3 children.

Liz Twist MP

Liz was first elected as Member of Parliament for Blaydon Constituency in June 2017, having previously worked for the trade union UNISON and latterly as a cabinet member on Gateshead Council. She currently serves as a senior opposition whip and chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Suicide and Self-Harm prevention, Rare Diseases, Water, and Parks and Green Spaces. Click to read more.

Liz Twist MP

Liz was first elected as Member of Parliament for Blaydon Constituency in June 2017, having previously worked for the trade union UNISON and latterly as a cabinet member on Gateshead Council. She currently serves as a senior opposition whip and chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Suicide and Self-Harm prevention, Rare Diseases, Water, and Parks and Green Spaces. She is also involved with the Net Zero All Party Parliamentary Group, having previously served as one of its vice-chair from early 2020 until earlier this year. Liz is currently undertaking a Fellowship programme with the IPT with a focus on mental health in the workplace.

Jake Vaughan

Jake is the Reading Clerk and Head of Inter-Parliamentary Relations at the House of Lords. Previous roles at the Lords have included Director of Corporate Services, Clerk of Legislation, Principal Clerk of Select Committees, and Principal Private Secretary to the Leader and Chief Whip of the House of Lords. Click to read more.

Jake Vaughan

Jake is the Reading Clerk and Head of Inter-Parliamentary Relations at the House of Lords. Previous roles at the Lords have included Director of Corporate Services (with responsibility, amongst other things, for business and strategic planning; risk; and change leadership), Clerk of Legislation, Principal Clerk of Select Committees, and (on secondment to the Cabinet Office) Principal Private Secretary to the Leader and Chief Whip of the House of Lords. From 2008 to 2010 Jake undertook an MBA at Ashridge Business School.

The Lord Young of Norwood Green

Lord Young was appointed as a Labour Peer to the House of Lords in June 2004. Prior to his peerage, he served as General Secretary of the National Communications Union (1989–95), then joint General Secretary (1995–98), then Senior Deputy General Secretary (1998–2002) of the Communication Workers Union. Click to read more.

The Lord Young of Norwood Green

Lord Young was appointed as a Labour Peer to the House of Lords in June 2004. Prior to his peerage, he served as General Secretary of the National Communications Union (1989–95), then joint General Secretary (1995–98), then Senior Deputy General Secretary (1998–2002) of the Communication Workers Union. In October 2008 he was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills and Apprenticeships in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, being moved to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when it was created in the June 2009 reshuffle, continuing as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, but with responsibility for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs until 11 May 2010. He is an IPT Fellow, having completed a programme in Skills and Apprenticeships.

Daniel Zeichner MP

Daniel entered Parliament at the 2015 General Election, unseating Lib Dem Julian Huppert, was appointed Shadow Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries in 2020. Click to read more.

Daniel Zeichner MP

Daniel entered Parliament at the 2015 General Election, unseating Lib Dem Julian Huppert, was appointed Shadow Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries in 2020. He was Shadow Transport Minister from 2015 to 2017. The former Chair of Cambridge Labour Party, he was a councillor between 1995 and 2003, leading a small Labour Group in an area then dominated by Liberal Democrats. He worked as a Parliamentary researcher (1992-97) and for a member of the European Parliament (1994-99). He has represented Cambridge on Labour's National Policy Forum since it was established by John Smith. He first came to Cambridge to read History at King’s. He had a successful career in IT, in both public and private sectors, starting his working life at Shire Hall in the IT department, later employed at Philips on the old Simoco site in East Chesterton and then at Perkins Engines in Peterborough, before moving to Norfolk working at Norwich Union. From 2002 to 2015 he worked as national political officer for the trade union UNISON, promoting the interests of low-paid women working in public services. He worked closely with Labour Ministers on changes to housing policy to secure more affordable homes. He has run an Anti-Apartheid group and chaired a school governing body for seven years. He was a trustee of Cambridge Crossroads for Carers for four years until the organisation merged with Cambridgeshire Crossroads. He is an active member of Labour’s environmental group (SERA), on their National Executive, helping them work with trade unions, and making the case for a shift to a greener tax policy. Outside of politics he is a keen sportsman, he enjoys cycling and walking and was a promising middle-distance runner in his youth. He is a Crystal Palace supporter, although now watches the Cambridge United results equally closely!