Lord Janner of Braunstone

Greville Janner

Greville Janner

Party

Labour

Address as

Lord Janner

Contact details

Westminster

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8988

Biography

Electoral history

Contested Wimbledon 1955 general election. MP (Labour) for Leicester North-West 1970-74, for Leicester West 1974-97

Party groups

Chairman, Cambridge University Labour Club 1950; International Secretary, National Association of Labour Students 1952; Labour Friends of: Israel, India

Political interests

Employment law, industrial relations, Jewish causes, inter community relations, human rights, consumer protection, Commonwealth

Countries of interest

India, Middle East

Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baron Janner of Braunstone, of Leicester in the County of Leicestershire 1997

Register of Interests

6: Sponsorship

The World Jewish Congress, The Commonwealth Jewish Trust (a charity), and the World Jewish Affairs Fund contribute or have contributed towards office, secretarial, staffing and other expenses connected with Jewish communal work; and the World Jewish Affairs Fund contributes to Lord Janner's work in assisting Jewish communities

7: Overseas visits

Visit to Gibraltar, 21-23 March 2012, to receive the Freedom of Gibraltar, as guest of the Gibraltar Government; cost of hotels and all transport including flights paid for by Gibraltar Government

Visit to Delhi and Mumbai, India, 25 December 2012 - 3 January 2013; all costs paid by the World Jewish Affairs Fund

10: Non-financial interests (e)

Founder President, Commonwealth Jewish Council

Vice President, World Jewish Congress

Joint President, Coexistence Trust

Trustee, Elsie and Barnett Janner Charitable Trust