Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath
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Andrew Stone, Baron Stone of Blackheath is a Labour
member of the House of Lords
. He joined Marks and Spencer plc as a trainee in 1966 and retired his position as joint managing director of the company in 1999. He received a life peer
age as Baron Stone of Blackheath in 1997. He is currently a director of several non-government organisations, a retail company and is involved in several charities. He also chairs the charity DIPEx that helps patients gain information on their condition and their options.
He was the non-executive Chairman of Deal Group Media plc until 2007, when he resigned from this position. He is an Advisory Board Member of The Next Century Foundation
.
He has voted strongly for the introduction of a smoking ban and for gay rights. He is a working Labour Peer and does not usually rebel against his party. But he has voted against the party repeatedly on House of Lords reform as well as on the Prevention of Terrorism Bill and the Hunting Bill.
He is the host and convenor of the annual awards of the International Media Council (now part of the International Council for Press and Broadcasting
) based in London. He lists his political interests as: conflict resolution, art and science, health, ecology.
N Brown Group plc.
Chairman of Sindicatum Climate Change Foundation.
Chairman of The DIPEx Charity
- a charitable health organisation
He is a Governor of the:
Weizmann Institute of Science)and Hon. Vice President of the Reform Synagogues of Great Britain
He is a Patron of:
Institute for Jewish Policy Research
The Gauchers Association
The New Israel Fund
The Jewish Chernobyl Children
The Orphaids charity
The Forgiveness Project (28/4/04)
LEAD Nepal – Development for the future of Nepalese Youth
He is a Trustee of:
Prism
The Olive Tree Foundation
He is a member of:
The Israel Britain Business Council
The Anglo Ecuadorian Society
The Labour Friends of Israel
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. He joined Marks and Spencer plc as a trainee in 1966 and retired his position as joint managing director of the company in 1999. He received a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
age as Baron Stone of Blackheath in 1997. He is currently a director of several non-government organisations, a retail company and is involved in several charities. He also chairs the charity DIPEx that helps patients gain information on their condition and their options.
He was the non-executive Chairman of Deal Group Media plc until 2007, when he resigned from this position. He is an Advisory Board Member of The Next Century Foundation
Next Century Foundation
The Next Century Foundation is an elite organisation that operates in various conflict zones across the globe. Originally established in 1990 to provide a forum for off-the-record discussions between Palestinians and Israelis, in addition to maintaining its original focus on the Middle East Peace...
.
He has voted strongly for the introduction of a smoking ban and for gay rights. He is a working Labour Peer and does not usually rebel against his party. But he has voted against the party repeatedly on House of Lords reform as well as on the Prevention of Terrorism Bill and the Hunting Bill.
He is the host and convenor of the annual awards of the International Media Council (now part of the International Council for Press and Broadcasting
International Council for Press and Broadcasting
The council is a subsidiary body of the Next Century Foundation, an organisation which deals primarily with conflict resolution issues and holds an annual International Media Awards in London...
) based in London. He lists his political interests as: conflict resolution, art and science, health, ecology.
List of other positions held
He is currently a Director of:N Brown Group plc.
Chairman of Sindicatum Climate Change Foundation.
Chairman of The DIPEx Charity
The DIPEx Charity
The DIPEx Charity is an Oxford-based health charity that works closely with the Health Experiences Research Group at the University of Oxford to disseminate research into personal experiences of health and illness. The charity publishes two websites called Healthtalkonline and Youthhealthtalk...
- a charitable health organisation
He is a Governor of the:
Weizmann Institute of Science)and Hon. Vice President of the Reform Synagogues of Great Britain
He is a Patron of:
Institute for Jewish Policy Research
The Gauchers Association
The New Israel Fund
The Jewish Chernobyl Children
The Orphaids charity
The Forgiveness Project (28/4/04)
LEAD Nepal – Development for the future of Nepalese Youth
He is a Trustee of:
Prism
The Olive Tree Foundation
He is a member of:
The Israel Britain Business Council
The Anglo Ecuadorian Society
The Labour Friends of Israel