Baroness Coussins

Baroness Coussins

Full title

The Baroness Coussins

Name

Jean Coussins

Party/group

Crossbench

Joined the Lords

23 March 2007

Contact details

House of Lords, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
coussinsj@parliament.uk

Biography

UK Parliament

Committee House Date
EU Sub Committee C - External Affairs Lords 2013-
Information Committee (L) Lords 2007-12

Professional life

Job title Organisation Date
Independent Consultant Jean Coussins Consulting Ltd 2006-
Chief Executive The Portman Group 1996-06
Director Commission for Racial Equality 1988-96
Senior Officer Inner London Education Authority 1983-88
Deputy Director Child Poverty Action Group 1980-83
Women's Rights Officer National Council for Civil Liberties 1975-80
Secretary United Nations Association 1973-75

Public life

Post Organisation Date
Vice-President Chartered Institute of Linguists 2012-
President Money Advice Trust 2010-
Commissioner Better Regulation Commission 2004-07
Non-Executive Director Advertising Standards Authority 2003-09
Member, Advisory Council Advertising Standards Authority 2002-05

Member's focus

Policy
Business, industry and consumers
Crime, civil law, justice and rights
Education
Employment and training
International affairs
UK
London
World
Chile
France
India
Peru
South Africa
Spain
European Union
Latin America

Register of Interests

  • 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

    • Jean Coussins Consulting Ltd (consultancy services to businesses on corporate strategies; current retained clients are Brown Forman, Heineken and Mars Chocolate UK; services provided are explicitly non-parliamentary)
    • Member, Camelot's Advisory Panel for Corporate Responsibility (national lottery)

  • 4: Shareholdings (a)

    • Jean Coussins Consulting Ltd (see category 2)

  • 10: Non-financial interests (d)

    • President, Peru Support Group

  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • President, Money Advice Trust (registered charity)
    • A Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Linguists