House of Lords Appointments Commission - New Non-Party-Political Peers
Two new non-party-political peers recommended by the House of Lords
Appointments Commission were announced today. They will sit on the
crossbenches in the Upper House.
Haleh Afshar currently teaches Politics and Women’s
Studies at the University of York. She is also the Visiting Professor of
Islamic Law at the International Faculty of Comparative Law, University of
Strasbourg. Professor Afshar is the founder and Chair of the Muslim Women’s
Network, and she is an advisor to the Government on public policy relating
to Muslim women and Islamic law.
Nicholas Stern is the IG Patel Professor of Economics and
Government at the London School of Economics and is an internationally
distinguished economist. Previously he was the Head of the Government
Economic Service and adviser to Her Majesty’s Government on the economics
of climate change and development. He led the Stern Review of the
Economics of Climate Change, which focussed on the likely economic
consequences of climate change for current and future generations.
Notes to Editors
1. Media enquiries about the work of the House of Lords Appointments
Commission should go to Maggie O'Boyle on 07880 740627.
2. Further information on the Appointments Commission can be obtained from
www.lordsappointments.gov.uk
3. The Appointments Commission is a non-statutory advisory body set up by
the Prime Minister to make recommendations for non-party-political
peerages. The Commission’s remit is to find people of distinction who will
bring authority and expertise to the House of Lords. The Commission
recommends individuals on merit and their ability to contribute effectively
to the work of the House.
4. The House of Lords Appointments Commission has now recommended a total
of 44 non-party-political peerages to the Prime Minister.
