Lord Redesdale

Rupert Mitford

Rupert Mitford

Party

Liberal Democrat

Address as

Lord Redesdale

Contact details

Westminster

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 4342
redesdaler@parliament.uk

Biography

Lords career

First entered House of Lords 1991; Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for: Overseas Development 1994-99, Northern Ireland 1999, Tourism 2000, International Development 2000-01, Defence 2001-05, Energy 2005-09; Agriculture 2006-09; Contested Lord Speaker elections 2006, 2011

Political interests

Environment, archaeology

Countries of interest

Qatar

Name, style and title

Created a life peer as Baron Mitford, of Redesdale in the County of Northumberland 2000

Register of Interests

1: Directorships

Chairman, Carbon Management Association

Chairman, Energy Managers Association

Chairman, WECUK

Chairman, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association

Non-executive Director, Watertight International

2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

Member of Advisory Council, Qatar Computing Research Institute

Chairman, Carbon Management Association

Chairman, 67 Pall Mall Limited (fine wines)

City of London College

3: Clients

As Chairman, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association, I advise members of the Association on government policy on anaerobic digestion

5: Land and property

Redesdale Estate, Northumberland, including farmland and commercial and residential property

7: Overseas visits

Visit to Qatar, 19-23 May 2012, to visit the Doha Conference; accommodation and hospitality supplied by Qatar government

10: Non-financial interests (a)

Director, BestBarNone Ltd (alcohol-related disorder charity)

10: Non-financial interests (c)

Board Member, York Archaeological Trust

10: Non-financial interests (d)

Chair, Red Squirrel Protection Partnership