Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5904
adonisa@parliament.uk
Biography
Lords career
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Government Spokesperson for Department for Education and Skills/Children, Schools and Families (Schools and Learners) 2005-08;
Department for Transport 2008-10:
Minister of State and Government Spokesperson 2008-09,
Secretary of State 2009-10;
Opposition Spokesperson for Treasury 2012-
Party groups
Adviser to Policy Review on Industrial Strategy, Labour Party 2012-
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Oxford City Council 1987-91
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Adonis, of Camden Town in the London Borough of Camden 2005
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Non-executive Director, Dods (Group) plc (public affairs and policy communications)
Non-executive Director, RM plc (education service company)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Education consultant, Boston Consulting Group and GEMS Education (international only; no advice to UK clients or government)
Member of Advisory Board, TSL Education Ltd
Occasional speaker, JLA Speaker Bureau (specialist agency for keynote and after-dinner speakers)
Speaking engagement, 1 May 2012, Office Depot Ltd, Strategic Thinking Forum
Speaking engagement, 9 May 2012, Independent Schools' Bursars Association Annual Conference
Speaking engagement, 11 June 2012, Institute of Travel and Tourism Annual Conference
Speaking engagement, 27 Feb 2013, Deloittes public services conference
Royalties are received as author of various books
10: Non-financial interests (d)
Chair, Progress
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Non-executive Director, Baker Dearing Educational Trust
Non-executive Director, Edge Foundation (vocational education charity)
Trustee, Teach First (teacher recruitment charity)