Our people

 

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
 

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