Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5066
Fax: 020 7219 5787
desaim@parliament.uk
Biography
Lords career
Opposition Whip 1991-94;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Health 1991-93,
Treasury and Economic Affairs 1992-93;
Contested Lord Speaker election 2011
International bodies
Member:
Executive Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Union British Group 1995-2003,
Marshall Aid Commission 1998-2002
Political interests
Economic policy, education, development
Countries of interest
Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Malaysia, Mauritius, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sri Lanka, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Desai, of St Clement Danes in the City of Westminster 1991
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Chairman, Cape Claims Services Limited, London (asbestos damage claims)
Non-executive Director, Elara Capital Limited, London (investment advice relating mainly to India)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Board of Advisers, Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)
10: Non-financial interests (b)
International Advisory Board, Board of Investment of Mauritius