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    Executive Committee

    Executive Committee Members

    The Association's Executive Committee meets every two months.

    All-Member Meetings are held three times a year.

    Members of the Executive are self-nominated and elected by postal ballot held as soon as possible after a General Election on a first past the post system, serving for the length of the Parliament. The 7 candidates with the most votes are elected. Further names from the list are then co-opted, and co-options can be made with the aim of providing as balanced a committee as possible between:

    • Retired/defeated MPs
    • Gender
    • Party
    • Region
    • Specialist Experience

      The present Executive has 16 members

    Chairman
    Sir Graham Bright
    Conservative MP for Luton East 1979-1983 and Luton South 1983-1997

    Vice-Chairman
    Rt Hon Lord Graham of Edmonton PC
    Labour MP for Enfield and Edmonton 1974-1983

    Vice-Chairman
    Elizabeth Peacock JP DL
    Conservative MP for Batley & Spen 1983-1997

    Treasurer
    Bowen Wells
    Conservative MP for Hertford & Stevenage 1979-1983
    and Hertford & Bishops Stortford 1983-1997

    Member
    Joe Ashton OBE
    Labour MP for Bassetlaw 1968-2001

    Member
    Alf Bates
    Labour MP for Bebington & Ellesmere Port 1974-1979

    Member
    Cllr David Bellotti
    Liberal Democrat MP for Eastbourne 1990-1992

    Member
    George Cunningham
    Labour/SDP MP for Islington S.W. 1970-1974 and Islington S and Finsbury 1974-1983

    Member
    Professor Eric Moonman OBE
    Labour MP for Billericay 1966-1970 and Basildon 1974-1979

    Member
    Sir James Spicer
    Conservative MP for Dorset West 1974-1997

    Member
    Richard Tracey JP AM
    Conservative MP for Surbiton 1983-1997

    Member
    Councillor Keith Mans
    Conservative MP for Wyre 1987 - 1997

    Member
    Eric Martlew
    Labour MP for Carlisle 1987 - 2010

    Member
    Linda Perham
    Labour MP for Ilford North 1997 -2005

    Member
    Syd Rapson
    Labour MP for Portsmouth North 1997 - 2005

    Member
    John Austin
    Labour MP for Erith & Thamesmead 1992- 2010

    Executive Officer
    Lady Grocott

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