Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, of Vernham Dean in the County of Hampshire 1996

Lords career

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1997-99;
Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Ministry of Defence 1999-2001;
Minister of State for International Trade and Investment, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department of Trade and Industry 2001-03;
Government Spokesperson for:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2001-05,
Trade and Industry 2001-05;
Deputy Leader of the Lords 2001-05;
Minister of State for Middle East, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2003-05

Lords Select Committees

Member:
European Union Sub-committee C (Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy):
Co-opted member 2005-06,
Member 2006-;
Member:
Conventions Joint Committee 2006,
European Union 2006-

All-party groups (office-holding)

Chair Qatar Group 2005-;
Vice-chair:
Kazakhstan Group 2009-,
Tajikistan Group 2009-

Party posts

Member Parliamentary Labour Party Parliamentary Committee 2001-

House of Lords

Rt Hon the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
House of Lords
London
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