Lord Boateng

Lord Boateng

Full title

The Rt Hon. the Lord Boateng

Name

Paul Boateng

Party/group

Labour

Joined the Lords

27 June 2010

Contact details

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
Fax: 020 7219 5979
contactholmember@parliament.uk

Biography

UK Parliament

Post Date
Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2002-05
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) 2001-02
Minister of State (Home Office) 1998-01
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) 1997-98
Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) 1992-97
Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills) 1989-92
Committee House Date
Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) Lords 2011-12
Public Accounts Committee Commons 2001-02
Environment Commons 1987-89
Constituency Date
Brent South 1987-05

Register of Interests

  • 1: Directorships

    • Director, Akyem Law and Advisory Services Limited (company owned 100 per cent by Member and wife (see category 4(a)) which receives payments relating to legal, regulatory, political risk and business intelligence consultancy services provided by Member; personal clients at present: World Property SA)
    • Non-executive Director, YooMee Africa AG (telecoms)

  • 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

    • Barrister and Legal Consultant
    • Interim Chair, Africa Intellectual Property Trust (paid a fee/honorarium for work done to establish this not-for-profit organisation/charity registered in the United States by Light Years Inc of Washington DC)
    • Occasional broadcaster and writer (various media organisations)
    • Member, Health Policy Advisory Board, Gilead Sciences Inc
    • Chair, Advisory Board, Aventa Capital Partners
    • Member, Group Advisory Council, Aegis Group Holdings AG
    • Occasional Consultant on African Governance for MRL Public Sector Consultants Limited

  • 4: Shareholdings (a)

    • Akyem Law and Advisory Services Limited (see category 1)

  • 7: Overseas visits

    • Visit to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 4-7 December 2012, to attend Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation Partners Forum (GAVI Alliance) to chair Parliamentary Drafting Committee; cost of flights and accommodation met by GAVI Alliance

  • 10: Non-financial interests (b)

    • Governor, London School of Economics

  • 10: Non-financial interests (c)

    • Trustee, Museum of London

  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • Trustee, International Youth (Duke of Edinburgh) Award
    • Governor, English Speaking Union
    • Member, Unified Board, Food for the Hungry
    • Trustee, The Planet Earth Institute (registered charity)