Lord Ramsbotham

Lord Ramsbotham

Full title

The Lord Ramsbotham GCB CBE

Name

David Ramsbotham

Party/group

Crossbench

Joined the Lords

17 May 2005

Contact details

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8752
Fax: 020 7219 5979
ramsbothamd@parliament.uk

Biography

UK Parliament

Committee House Date
Soft Power Committee Lords 2013-
Committee on Regulators Lords 2006-07

Professional life

Job title Organisation Date
HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales Home Office 1995-01
Director International Affairs Defence Systems Limited 1994-97
Adjutant General Army 1990-93
ADC General to HM the Queen Army 1990-93
Various Army 1957-93

Public life

Post Organisation Date
President Arts Alliance 2007-
President UNLOCK 2001-
Chairman Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust 1994-95

Member's focus

Policy
Asylum, immigration and nationality
Crime, civil law, justice and rights
Defence
Health services and medicine
International affairs
UK
North East
World
East Africa
Middle East
South East Asia
Turkey
USA

Register of Interests

  • 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

    • Adviser, Helen Hamlyn Trust (youth justice)

  • 10: Non-financial interests (b)

    • Senior Governor, Haileybury College

  • 10: Non-financial interests (e)

    • Vice President, the Centre for Mental Health (mental health in prisons)
    • Vice Chairman and Trustee, Natural Justice
    • President, UNLOCK, National Association of ex-Prisoners
    • Vice President, National Association of Prison Visitors
    • Trustee, International Centre for Prison Studies