Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 4918, 07876 478160
Fax: 020 7219 6837
bassams@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested (Lab) Brighton Kemptown 1987 general election
Lords career
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office 1999-2001;
Government Spokesperson for:
Home Office 1999-2008,
Cabinet Office 2001-07;
Government Whip 2001-08;
Government Spokesperson for:
Lord Chancellor's Department 2001-04,
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister/Communities and Local Government 2002-04, 2005-07, 2008,
Attorney General's Office 2005-08,
Transport 2007-08,
Culture, Media and Sport 2008;
Government Chief Whip 2008-10;
Deputy Speaker 2008-;
Deputy Chairman of Committees 2008-;
Shadow Chief Whip 2010-
Councils, public bodies
Brighton Borough Council:
Councillor 1983-97,
Leader 1987-96;
Brighton and Hove Council:
Councillor 1996-99,
Leader 1996-99;
Head of Environmental Health and Consumer Issues, Local Government Association 1997-99
Political interests
Local government, housing, home affairs, culture, education, political strategy, environment
Countries of interest
Australia, India, Spain, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Bassam of Brighton, of Brighton in the County of East Sussex 1997
Register of Interests
5: Land and property
Rental income from a property in Eastbourne
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Member, Royal Pavilion and Brighton Museum Trust
Founder Member, Brighton Festival