Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8661
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Richmond, Surrey (Liberal) 1974 and 1979 and Richmond and Barnes (Liberal/Alliance) 1983 and 1987 general elections
Lords career
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for:
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Europe) 2000-01, 2002-05,
Universities 2007-09
Party groups
President, Cambridge University Liberal Club 1961-;
Chair, Liberal Party Parliamentary Association 1982-84;
Member, Liberal Party National Executive 1982-86;
President, Liberal Party 1984-85
International bodies
Member, executive board, UNICEF 1985-92;
Chair, British-German Association 1992-2000;
Vice-chair, European Movement 1995-2001;
Chair, English Speaking Union 2000-06;
President, British-German Association 2000-;
Member, High Level EU-Romania Group 2000-02;
Chair:
UK Steering Committee of Koenigswinter Conference 2003-,
Emeritus English-speaking Union International Council,
Council of Commonwealth Societies 2005-
Political interests
Worldwide use of English, EU enlargement, transatlantic relationship
Countries of interest
Germany, Romania, Russia, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Watson of Richmond, of Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 1999
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Chairman, CTN Communications
Chairman, Raisin Social Ltd
Chairman, Havas Media UK
Chairman, Nexus Publishing
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Non-executive Chairman, ICOMP and consultant to Microsoft
Consultant, BP plc
Consultant, BAE Systems
3: Clients
Tesco
10: Non-financial interests (b)
High Steward (Deputy Chancellor), Cambridge University
Chairman, Cambridge University Chemistry Advisory Board
Trustee, Richmond Museum
10: Non-financial interests (d)
Chairman, European Atlantic Movement
Chairman, Father Thames Trust
Council Member, Prince of Wales' International Business Leaders' Forum
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Chairman, The Cambridge Foundation
Chairman, Council of Commonwealth Societies
International Chairman Emeritus, English Speaking Union
President, British-German Association
Academic Governor, Richmond - the American International University in London
Trustee, Great Britain Study Centre, Humboldt University of Berlin