Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

The Rt Hon. the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Elizabeth Symons

Labour

7 October 1996

Contact details

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 0207 219 5353
Fax: 0207 219 5979
contactholmember@parliament.uk

Post	Date
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)	2010-11
Minister of State (Middle East)	2003-05
Minister for Trade and Investment and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (also Department of Trade and Industry)	2001-03
Minister of State (Trade and Investment) Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (also FCO)	2001-03

Committee	House	Date
Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee)	Lords	2011-12
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)	Lords	2010-10
EU Sub-Committee D - Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment	Lords	2009-10
European Union Committee (L)	Lords	2006-10
Conventions (Joint Committee)	Lords	2006-06
EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy	Lords	2005-09
Procedure Committee (L)	Lords	2001-05
House of Lords Offices Committee	Lords	2001-02

1: Directorships
- Chairman, Arab British Chamber of Commerce (registered company)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- International Consultant, DLA Piper (lawyers)
- International Consultant, CCC UK (construction)
- International Consultant, Rio Tinto (mining)
- International Consultant, Blenheim Capital Services Limited (consulting, advisory and transaction services to governments and corporations)
- Member, Advisory Board of PGI Protection Group International (executive protection, surveillance and risk consulting)
6: Sponsorship
- Secretarial support is provided by DLA Piper and the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce
10: Non-financial interests (d)
- Member of Advisory Board, Middle East Association
- Member of Board, British Expertise
10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Chairman, Saudi British Joint Business Council
- Chairman, British Egyptian Society
- Member of Board, British Egyptian Business Council
- Member of Council, British Tunisian Business Council
- Chairman, Azerbaijan-British Business Council