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The Skills Commission comprises over 20 leading figures from across the education, employment and parliamentary communities. 

Barry Sheerman MP

Co-chair, Skills Commission
Barry Sheerman MP is co-chair of the Skills Commission. Labour MP for Huddersfield since 1983 and a former Chair of the House of Commons Education Committee, he was the opposition spokesperson for Education and Employment from 1983-1988, and served as Vice-chairman of the all-party group on universities.
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Peter Mayhew-Smith

Mr. Peter Mayhew-Smith

Peter is the principal of both Carshalton College and Kingston College and is the Chair of the Skills Commission's Spotlight project. 

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Baroness Sue Garden

Baroness Sue Garden was appointed a life peer for the Liberal Democrats in 2007. Since her career as a teacher she has maintained an active involvement with the education sector, first as a Spokesperson in the Lords for Universities and Skills in 2009, then leading for the Government on Higher Education and Skills (BIS) during 2012-2013.
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Lord Lucas

Lord Lucas joined the House of Lords in 1992 as a Conservative peer and has since served on a number of committees, including the Sub-Committee for Higher Education in STEM subjects and the Select Committee for Digital Skills. He has been an Editor for The Good Schools Guide since 2000.
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Mr. Ian Ferguson CBE

Chairman of Trustees, Metaswitch Networks Ltd
Ian Ferguson is Chairman of Trustees at Metaswitch Networks, a highly successful technology company he founded some thirty years ago.
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