Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith is MP for Chingford and Woodford Green and was leader of the Conservative Party from September 2001 to October 2003. Expand Iain Duncan Smith was leader of the Conservative Party from September 2001 to October 2003. He was first elected to parliament at the 1992 general election as the MP for Chingford and has represented its successor constituency of Chingford and Woodford Green since the 1997 general election. Iain is the founder of the Centre for Social Justice and worked with WAVE Trust to produce the report Early Intervention: Good Parents, Great Kids, Better Citizens. Related content: Early Intervention - Good Parents, Great Kids, Better Citizens (2008)
Baroness Joan Margaret Walmsley Baroness Joan Margaret Walmsley is a member of the House of Lords. She is Co-Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Peers. Expand Baroness Walmsley was raised to the peerage as Baroness Walmsley of West Derby in the County of Merseyside in 2000, whereupon she took the Liberal Democrat Whip. She was the party's spokesperson in the House of Lords on Education & Skills (2001–2003); Home Affairs (2003–2004); and again for Education & Skills from 2004 onwards. Her recreations include music, the theatre, gardening, rowing and "good company". She is a member of the Parliamentary Choir and was its Chairman from 2004 to 2006.
Baroness of Hill Top Hilary Armstrong Baroness of Hill Top Hilary Armstrong is a member of the House of Lords. Expand Hilary trained as a social worker, and worked in the North-East of England. She moved into community work, then taught on the Community and Youth Work course at Sunderland Polytechnic. She became the MP for North West Durham in 1987, and became Minister for Local Government and Housing in 1997. Hilary was instrumental in the early programme of the Social Exclusion Unit and in the cross departmental SureStart ministerial committee. She was the Minister responsible for reducing rough sleeping in England by more than two-thirds in two years. After five years as Government Chief Whip, Hilary returned to her commitment to tackling social exclusion when she was appointed as the first Cabinet Minister to have responsibility for Social Exclusion in 2006. She persuaded colleagues to support effective early intervention programmes and was instrumental in bringing the Nurse-Family Partnership to England, where a pilot covering 10 areas was established. She resigned from government in 2007 and from Parliament in 2010. She was appointed to the House of Lords in July 2010, and has continued her interest in early intervention and prevention.
Lord Chris Fox Lord Chris Fox is a member of the House of Lords and Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Expand Lord Fox has had a long career in technology businesses and has been a supporter and adviser to WAVE Trust for several years. He accepted the role of WAVE patron in 2017. Since June 2017, Lord Fox has been Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson for Business and Industrial Strategy and is a member of the Lords Science and Technology Committee.
Derrick Anderson CBE Derrick served as a trustee for 10 years but had to stand down due to his many commitments. He is delighted to become a patron. Expand Derrick served as a trustee for 10 years but had to stand down due to his many commitments. He is delighted to become a patron. Derrick Anderson was Chief Executive at Lambeth Council for 10 years until he retired in 2015. Prior to that he was CEO of Wolverhampton Council for 10 years. Derrick, who was born in London, has 25 years' senior management experience in local government and more than 30 years in the public sector. He was awarded a CBE for services to local government in 2003 and voted Public Leader of the Year in the Guardian Public Services Awards 2012. He holds honorary doctorates from Staffordshire University for work on social inclusion and cultural policy from the University of Birmingham. He has a keen interest in sports and the arts, as well as working with aid and development organisations in Southern Africa and the Caribbean.