CELS Webinar: 'Brexit - Lessons Learned from the Parliamentary Process'

Title: 'Brexit - Lessons Learned from the Parliamentary Process'

Speaker: Lord Purvis of Tweed, House of Lords

Biography

Jeremy Purvis was appointed a Liberal Democrat working peer in August 2013, taking the title Lord Purvis of Tweed. He was born in Berwick-upon-Tweed at the mouth of the river and represented its source as Member of the Scottish Parliament for Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale (2003-2011). When elected he was the youngest constituency MSP and when appointed to the House of Lords he was one of the youngest ever Life Peers.

In Parliament he successfully steered the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 through the House of Lords, establishing in law the UK’s annual commitment to reach 0.7% of GNP for overseas development assistance. In the 2015-16 session he introduced a Constitutional Convention Bill to establish a British citizen led constitutional convention to renew British democracy. In 2021 he reintroduced that Bill.

Jeremy is a member of the House of Lords European Affairs Committee and formerly the International Relations Committee. He has served as an Executive Committee member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK) and of the Executive Committee of the British Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union. He is co-chair and office holder of a number of All Party Parliamentary Groups on constitutional reform, the Global Goals, the British Council, human rights, democratic participation and supporting Scottish industries such as textiles and whisky. In 2016 Jeremy was appointed a member of the Independent Commission on Parliamentary Reform by the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. In 2018 Jeremy co-chaired an inquiry into lifting people in the Commonwealth out of poverty and is a member of the Parliamentary Delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit. Jeremy travels extensively to the Middle East and post conflict countries to support restoring governance and representative politics. He chairs the UK board of the peace-building charity, Search for Common Ground.
 
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