International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who

Former President, Inter-American Development Bank; born: 1953, Philadelphia, USA; languages: Spanish; education: Florida Int. Univ., Bachelor in Business Admin. and Economics, 1971-75; Thunderbird Univ., Phoenix, Arizona, MBA, American Graduate Sch. of Int. Management, 1976-77; Harvard Univ. Neiman Fellow, 1990-91; political career: Minister of Economic Development, 1992-94; Campaign Manager of Andres Pastran, 1994; professional career: Division Man., Praco, Colombia, 1977-82; Exec. Producer of nationwide nightly news program, and other entertainm…

Former President, Ecuador; born: 1953; party: Alianza Pais; political career: Vice Pres., Ecuador, 2007-13; President, 2017-2021.

Mexican, Former Executive Secretary, Inter-American Commission on Women; professional career: Diplomat; Mexican Ambassador to Costa Rica & Guatemala; Perm. Rep. of Mexcio to the OAS; Eminent Amb., 1994; Dir., UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW, now part of UN-Women), 2003-09; Exec. Sec., Inter-American Commission on Women, 2009-19.

Former British Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, British Embassy; education: Trinity College, Cambridge; professional career: joined Dept. of Trade and Industry, 1985; First Sec., British Emb., Tokyo, 1991-96, Counsellor Trade Policy and Dir., 2002-06; Dir. of Trade & Investment for China, British Emb., Beijing, 2007-10; Consul-General, British Consulate-General 18.

Member, House of Lords; born: 1934, Wood Green; languages: French, Welsh; education: Univ. Coll. Sch., London, 1944-52; Oriel Coll., Oxford, 1952-58; M.A., D.Phil. (Oxon), 1958; D.Litt. (Oxon), 1985; Hon. Fellow, The Queen's Coll., Oxford, 1992 and Oriel Coll., Oxford 2003; Hon LL.D, Wales; Hon LL.D, Glamorgan; party: Labour Party; political career: mem., House of Lords, 2000-; interests: education, constitutional reform, devolution, Europe; memberships: Fellow of British Academy, 1983; professional career: Lecturer, Univ. Coll. Swansea, 1958-66; Fellow, The Quee…

Member, House of Lords; education: Oxford Univ.; party: Conservative; political career: MP for Loughborough, May 2010-2019; PPS, 2010-12; Assist. Gov. Whip, 2012-13; Economic Secretary to the Treasury, 2013-14; Minister for Women, 2014; Education Secretary, July 2014-July 2016; Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, July 2019-Feb. 2020; Member of House of Lords, Jan. 2020-; professional career: Solicitor; committees: Business, Innovation and Skills, 2010; Public Accounts, 2013-14; Treasury, 2017-19; office address: House of Lords, London, SW1A 0P…

Member, House of Lords; born: 1961; education: BSc., Bedford Coll., Univ. Coll. London, (Physiology), 1986; party: Labour, -2011; Crossbench, 2011-; political career: mem., House of Lords, 2003-; Gov. Whip, Jan. 2007; Lords spokesperson for the Dept. of Works and Pensions, Dept. for Communities and Local Gov., Scotland and Wales; Parly. Under Sec., Dept. for Children, Schools and Families, 2008-10; Opposition Spokesperson for Education, 2010-11; interests: science, health, women, children, voluntary sector, Wales; memberships: Chair, Childcare Umbrella 1989-92; NHS …

Member, House of Lords; born: 1967, Cardiff, Wales; languages: French, Spanish, Welsh; education: Atlantic Coll.; Univ. of Hull; party: Labour Party; Socialist Group in the European Parl.; political career: Labour MEP for Mid and West Wales 1994-99, re-elected, MEP for Wales, 1999-2009; Mem., House of Lords, 2011-; Shadow Spokesperson, Wales, 2013-16, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 2014-16; Opposition Whip, 2015-16; Shadow Spokesperson, Wales, 2016-17; Member, National Assembly of Wales, 2016-; interests: devolution, tourism, minority languages, business; membership…

Member, House of Lords; education: Belvedere Girl's Sch., Liverpool; Durham Univ.; party: Labour Party; political career: Mem., House of Lords, 2001-; Dir., Govt. Relations, Prime Minister's Office; professional career: Board mem., Olympic Delivery Authority, 2006-12; Chair, Ambition Institute, 2008-; Chair, Ofsted, 2011-14; Chair, Ambition School Leadership, 2019; Vice Chair, King's College London, 2013-2019; Master elect, Fitzwilliam College Cambridge, 2019-; committees: Public Service and Demographic Change, 2012-13; Personal Service Companies, 2012-…

British, Former Ambassador, British Embassy in El Salvador; born: 1944, Scotland; professional career: Bd. of Trade, 1963; Commonwealth Relations Office, 1964; FCO, 1965; British Embassy, Bonn, 1967; British Embassy, Kuwait, 1969; on loan to the Department of Trade and Industry, 1972; Commercial Attaché, British Embassy, La Paz, 1972; FCO, 1975; 2nd Sec., British Embassy, Washington DC, 1979; 1st Sec., British Embassy, Jakarta 1983; FCO, 1987; Ambassador, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1992-95; Dep. Head of Mission…

Former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland; professional career: called to the Bar, 1976, took Silk, 1993; Senior Crown Counsel for Northern Ireland, 2002-04; High Court Judge, 2004; appointed to the Family Division, 2007; Chairman, Law Reform Advisory Cttee. for Northern Ireland, 2004; Chair., Northern Ireland Law Commission, 2007; Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, 2009-2021.

Leader, Les Centristes; born: 17 August 1961; party: Nouveau Centre; political career: MP, 1998-; Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Defence, 1993; Minister of Defence, Gov. of France, 2007-10; Pres., Normandy Region, 2017-; office address: Les Centristes, 88 rue de Varenne, 75007 Paris, France; phone: +30 (0)1 44 39 28 00; URL: http://www.les-centristes.fr/.

Former Permanent Representative of Argentina, United Nations; professional career: various roles, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, incl. Southern and Border Affairs; Foreign Policy; Foreign Affairs; Special Representative for Terrorism Affairs; Director of Federal and Electoral Affairs; Dep. Dir., Directorate of Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico; Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations, 2016-2021.

Al Mamlaka al MaghribiyahKingdom of Morocco Morocco: Western Sahara.General Profile Capital: Rabat (Population estimate, 2018: 1.7 million) Head of State:HM Mohammed VI (King) National Flag: Red, charged with a green five-pointed star composed of interlaced trianglesConstitution and Government ConstitutionMorocco is an independent Arab Kingdom. Previously a French and Spanish Protectorate, it gained its independence in March 1956. Tangier lost its status as a free money market and free trade zone in 1960.A Constitutional Council of 78 members was appointed towards …

Former Minister of Justice and Public Security, Government of Brazil; political career: Minister of Justice, 2019-20; professional career: Adjunct Prof. of Criminal Procedural Law, Federal Univ. of Parana; Federal Judge, 13th Federal Criminal Court of Curitiba; Judge Instructor, Federal Supreme Court, 2012.

MP for Newton Abbot, House of Commons; party: Conservative; political career: Councillor, West Sussex County Council, 2005-07; MP for Newton Abbot, May 2010-; professional career: Lawyer; committees: Work and Pensions Cttee., 2012-15; Public Accounts, 2016-17; European Scrutiny, 2020-; office address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom; phone: +44 (0)20 7219 3000; e-mail: [email protected].

MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, House of Commons; party: Conservative; political career: MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, May 2010-; committees: Science and Technology Select Cttee., 2010-14; Administration, 2012-14; Political & Constitutional Reform, 2014-15; Public Administration and Constituional Affairs, 2017-19; office address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom; phone: +44 (0)20 7219 7234; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: http://www.davidmorris.org.uk.

Member of Parliament, House of Commons; party: Labour; political career: Councillor, Easington District Council, 1987-2003; MP for Easington, May 2010-; PPS, 2010-16; Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention, June-Oct. 2016; committees: Health Select Cttee., 2010-15; Consolidation Bills (Jt. Cttee.), 2015-17; Transport, 2020-; Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill, 2022-; office address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom; phone: +44 (0)20 7219 1283; e-mail: grahame.morris.mp@parlia…

MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis, House of Commons; education: BA, Univ. of Birmingham; Postgraduate research, Oxford Univ.; MBA, Cranfield School of Management; party: Conservative; political career: MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis, May 2010-; Vice Commissioner, HM Treasury, 2019-2021; Vice Chamberlain, HM Household, 2021-July 2022; Parly. Under Sec., Dept. of Health and Social Care, July 2022-; professional career: Small businessman in computer software; chief executive of think tank; committees: Communities and Local Government, 2010-14; office address: House of C…

Member of House of Lords; political career: mem., House of Lords, 2004-; Dep. Speaker, 2010-; Dep. Chmn. of Cttees, 2010-; committees: Most recently: European Union, 2016; Services Cttee., 2017-2022; office address: House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW, United Kingdom; phone: +44 (0)20 7219 3107; fax: +44 (0)20 7219 0620.