Executive Committee Members

The Association's Executive Committee meets every two months. There are 13 places with one vacancy at present due to a Liberal Democrat resignation.

(All-Member Meetings are held three times a year)

Members are self-nominated and elected by postal ballot held as soon as possible after a general election, on a first past the post system, serving for the length of the parliament. The 7 candidates with the most votes are automatically elected. 6 further names from the list are then co-opted, with the aim of providing as balanced a committee as possible between:

Retired/defeated MPs
Gender
Party
Region
Specialist Experience

Chairman Joe Ashton OBE Labour MP for Bassetlaw 1968-2001
Vice-Chairman Rt Hon Lord Graham of Edmonton PC Labour MP for Enfield and Edmonton 1974-1983	Vice-Chairman Elizabeth Peacock JP DL Conservative MP for Batley & Spen 1983-1997
Treasurer Sir Graham Bright Conservative MP for Luton East 1979-1983 and Luton South 1983-1997	Membership Secretary Sir James Spicer Conservative MP for Dorset West 1974-1997
Member Alf Bates Labour MP for Bebington & Ellesmere Port 1974-1979	Member Maureen Colquhoun Labour MP for Northampton North 1974-1979
Member George Cunningham Labour/SDP MP for Islington S.W. 1970-1974 and Islington S and Finsbury 1974-1983	Member Gwilym Jones Conservative MP for Cardiff North 1983-1997
Member Professor Eric Moonman OBE Labour MP for Billericay 1966-1970 and Basildon 1974-1979	Member Richard Tracey JP AM Conservative MP for Surbiton 1983-1997
Member Bowen Wells Conservative MP for Hertford & Stevenage 1979-1983 and Hertford & Bishops Stortford 1983-1997
SITTING MP LIAISON Rt Hon James Arbuthnot Conservative MP for Wanstead & Woodford 1987-97 and for Hampshire North East 1997 to date	SITTING MP LIAISON Eric Martlew Labour MP for Carlisle 1987 to date
Executive Officer Lady Grocott