Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5203, 020 7219 1608
Fax: 020 7219 3423
dholakian@parliament.uk
Biography
Lords career
Liberal Democrat:
Spokesperson for Home Affairs 1998-2007,
Deputy Chief Whip 1998-2002;
Member, House of Lords Appointments Commission 2000-10;
Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrat Peers 2004-;
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Communities 2007-10
Party groups
Chair:
Brighton Young Liberals 1959-62,
Brighton Liberal Association 1962-64;
Secretary, Race and Community Relations Panel, Liberal Party 1969-74;
Member:
Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee 1996-97,
Federal Executive Committee;
President:
Liberal Democrat Party 2000-04,
Liberal Democrat Federal Conference Committee 2001-
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, County Borough of Brighton 1961-64;
Member:
Lord Hunt's Committee on Immigration and Youth Service 1967-69,
Board of Visitors, HM Prison Lewes 1978-95;
JP, Mid Sussex 1978;
Member:
Home Office Inter-departmental Committee on Racial Attacks and Harassment 1987-92,
Sussex Police Authority 1991-94,
Ethnic Minority Advisory Committee of Judicial Studies Board 1992-96;
DL, West Sussex 1999-;
Member:
Lord Carlisle's Committee on Parole Systems Review,
Home Secretary's Race Forum 1999-;
Vice-chair, Policy Research Institute on Aging and Ethnicity;
Member, Governing Body, Commonwealth Institute 1999-;
Trustee, Police Foundation 2004-;
Member, Prime Minister's Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
International bodies
Member, Executive Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Union, British Group
Political interests
Home affairs
Countries of interest
East Africa, south east Asia, India
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Dholakia, of Waltham Brooks in the County of West Sussex 1997
Register of Interests
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Member, Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
7: Overseas visits
Visit to Jordan, 8-14 April 2012, with the All-Party Parliamentary Jordan Group; all costs met by Government of Jordan
Visit to Atlanta, USA, 2-7 May 2012, for a speaking engagement at the American Asian Hotel Owners Association Annual Convention & Trade Show; travel and hotel costs met by AAHOA
Visit to Taiwan, 17-20 May 2102, to attend the Inauguration for a second term of the President of the Republic of China; travel and hotel expenses met by Government of Taiwan
Visit to Tanzania and South Sudan, 18-23 February 2013, on behalf of All Party Group on Abolition of the Death Penalty; travel costs met by the group, accommodation supplied by Her Majesty's Government
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Adviser & Patron, 'Faith Matters' - involvement limited to providing key contacts in interfaith and community cohesion work; providing advice and strategic governance as appropriate; providing support in promoting the organisation at public events
President & Trustee, National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders
10: Non-financial interests (d)
Trustee, Policy Research Institute on Ageing and Ethnicity
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Trustee, Loomba Memorial Trust
Trustee, Police Foundation
President, Friends Circle International