Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 6942
germanm@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Cardiff North 1974, and Cardiff Central 1979, 1983 and 1987 general elections
Party groups
Member:
Liberal Party/Welsh Liberal Democrats 1974-,
Federal Executive Committee 1989-91;
General election director, Welsh Liberal Democrats 1992-97;
Leader, Welsh Liberal Democrats in the National Assembly 1998-2008;
Member, Liberal Democrat Federal Executive Committee 2001-03;
Leader, Welsh Liberal Democrats 2007-08;
Member, Federal Policy Committee 2010-
Councils, public bodies
Cardiff City Council:
Councillor 1983-96,
Group Leader 1983-96,
Joint Leader 1987-91
International bodies
Executive member, Wales branch, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 2004-10;
Member, British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly 2004-10
Political interests
Small businesses, education and skills, governance and constitutional affairs
Countries of interest
European Union, Moldova, Sub-Saharan Africa
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron German, of Llanfrechfa in the County Borough of Torfaen 2010
Register of Interests
5: Land and property
House in Cardiff from which rental income is received
House in Newport from which rental income is received
7: Overseas visits
Visit to Seoul, South Korea, 10-15 January 2012, as Chair of the Parliament Choir All Party Parliamentary Group, to participate in a concert with the Choir of the National Assembly of Korea; cost of one economy class return fare and a portion of accommodation and subsistence costs whilst in Korea met by Choir of the National Assembly of Korea
Visit to Baku, Azerbaijan, 24-29 May 2012, as part of a Cross-party delegation to examine cultural issues; travel and accommodation funded by European Azerbaijan Society
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Director and Executive Member, Cymru Yfory (Tomorrow's Wales)