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Parliamentary Co-Chairs

Our Parliamentary Co-Chairs provide the overall strategic direction for the Group. They are drawn from across all three main political parties and both Houses of Parliament, ensuring that we remain truly politically neutral. Each Co-Chair is an expert in the policy issues surrounding sustainable resource management and they all play an active role in the activity of the Group.


Barry Sheerman MP Labour MP for Huddersfield since 1979 Founder member of the APSRG		Dan Rogerson MP Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall since 2005 Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee
Dr Alan Whitehead MP Labour MP for Southampton Test since 1997 Member, Energy and Climate Change and Environmental Audit Select Committees		Mark Spencer MP Conservative MP for Sherwood since 2010 Member, Environmental Audit Select Committee
Prof. Lord Lewis of Newnham Member of the House of Lords since 1989 Chairman, Veolia Environmental Trust since 2001		Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE Stepping down following appointment to Government
Advisory Board Our Advisory Board builds on the excellent strategic support provided by the Co-Chairs to ensure that the Group remains at the forefront of the policy discussion. The Board comprises our Parliamentary Co-Chairs plus expert representatives from central and local government, the private sector, and independent experts.
Neil Thornton Director, Waste, Sustainable Consumption, Production, and Delivery Transformation, Defra		Cllr Clare Whelan Member, Local Government Association Environment Board Non-Executive Director, WRAP
Peter Jones OBE Independent consultant on waste and carbon management Previously a Director at Biffa		Dr Gev Eduljee Board Member, Environmental Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Network Director External Affairs, SITA UK
Kerry Vitalis Head of Waste Policy at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills		Prof. Chris Coggins Academic and independent Consultant across the waste sector