Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5837
Biography
Lords career
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1997-99;
Minister of State for:
Defence Procurement, Ministry of Defence 1999-2001,
International Trade and Investment, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department of Trade and Industry 2001-03;
Government Spokesperson for:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2001-05,
Trade and Industry 2001-05;
Deputy Leader of the Lords 2001-05;
Minister of State for Middle East, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2003-05;
Opposition Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2010-11
Party groups
Member, Parliamentary Labour Party Parliamentary Committee 2001-10
Councils, public bodies
Member, Employment Appeal Tribunal 1995-97
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, of Vernham Dean in the County of Hampshire 1996
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Chairman, Arab British Chamber of Commerce (registered company)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
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)
International Consultant, DLA Piper (lawyers)
International Consultant, CCC UK (construction)
International Consultant, Rio Tinto (mining)
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, Azerbaijan-British Business Council
Chairman, Saudi British Joint Business Council
Chairman, British Egyptian Society
Member of Board, British Egyptian Business Council
Member of Council, British Tunisian Business Council