Biographies of the Review Team

>Right Honourable Sir John Chilcot GCB
>Right Honourable Ann Taylor MP
>Right Honourable The Lord Butler of Brockwell KG GCB CVO (Chair)
>Right Honourable Michael Mates MP
>Right Honourable Field Marshal The Lord Inge KG GCB DL


Rt Hon Michael Mates Esq, MP

ELECTORAL NOTES
Member for Petersfield October 1974-83, East Hampshire since June 1983

PARLIAMENTARY CAREER
Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office 1992-93

CURRENT POSTS
Member, Committee on Intelligence and Security 1994-;
UK Delegate NATO Parliamentary Assembly;
Chair Select Committee on Northern Ireland Affairs 2001-;
Member Select Committee on Liaison 2001-;
Vice-chair All-Party:
Irish in Britain Group 2001-,
Theatre Group 2002-;
Treasurer All-Party Caribbean Group 2002-

SELECT COMMITTEES
Chair: Defence 1987-92
Member: Liaison 2001-
Chair: Northern Ireland Affairs 2001-

BACKBENCH COMMITTEES
Secretary, Conservative Northern Ireland Committee 1974-79, Vice-Chair 1979-81;
Vice-Chair, Conservative Home Affairs Committee 1979-87, Chair 1987-88;
Secretary, 1922 Committee 1987-88, Joint Secretary 1997-20
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ALL PARTY GROUPS: OFFICE HOLDERS
Vice-chair:
Irish in Britain Group 2001-,
Theatre Group 2002-;
Treasurer Caribbean Group 2002-

INTERNATIONAL BODIES
UK Delegate, NATO Parliamentary Assembly

SPECIAL INTERESTS
Defence, Northern Ireland, Home Affairs

REGION (GNN)
South East

CURRENT SELECT COMMITTEES
Liaison
Northern Ireland Affairs

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