Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5563
tongej@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Richmond and Barnes 1992 general election. MP (Liberal Democrat) for Richmond Park 1997-2005
Parliamentary career
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for International Development 1997-2003
Lords career
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Health 2007-10
Party groups
Chair, Richmond and Barnes Liberal Party 1978-80;
Resigned the Liberal Democrat Whip February 2012;
Now sits as an Independent Liberal Democrat
Councils, public bodies
London Borough of Richmond-on-Thames:
Councillor 1981-90,
Chair, Social Services 1983-87
International bodies
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe:
Parliamentary Assembly:
Delegate 1998-2000,
Deputy 2000-05;
Vice-chair, European Parliamentary Forum 2009-
Political interests
Health, environment, international development
Countries of interest
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Colombia, Iraq, Palestine, Rwanda, Sudan
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Tonge, of Kew in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames 2005
Register of Interests
5: Land and property
Flat in London SW1 from which rental income is received
7: Overseas visits
Visit to Cairo and Gaza, 20-25 November 2011; travel expenses and accommodation paid by Council for European Palestinian Relations (based in Brussels)
Visit to Qatar, 8-10 January 2012, for discussions with Crown Prince; cost of accommodation and travel met by Council for European/Palestine Relations (based in Brussels)
Visit to Brussels, 9 February 2012, to attend European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF) Executive Committee meeting; cost of flight, other travel and per diem paid by EPF
Visit to Qatar, 25-27 February 2012, to attend conference; costs of accommodation and travel met by Emir of Qatar
Visit to Istanbul, 23-25 May 2012, to participate in the European Parliamentary Forum (EPF) council meeting (23 May 2012) and International Parliamentary Conference on the Implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (IPCI ICPD PoA) (24–25 May 2012); cost of return flight London-Istanbul, 4 nights' hotel and per diem allowance met by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (with important contributions from Japan, Denmark and Switzerland)
Visit to Brussels, 5 November 2012, to visit office of European Parliamentary Forum on Population, Development and Reproductive Health (EPF) as their Treasurer; cost of Eurostar and other travel met by EPF
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Board Member, British Institute of Technology and E-commerce (expenses paid)
10: Non-financial interests (d)
Vice President, Family Planning Association
President, HACAN (Heathrow Association against aircraft noise)
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Trustee, Richmond Park Trust
Treasurer, European Parliamentary Forum on Population, Development and Reproductive Health (EPF)
Board Member, Welfare Association UK