Chair: Kit Malthouse MP

Kit became the MP for NW Hampshire at the 2015 General Election and has held the seat ever since. He came to Parliament with extensive experience in local government both on Westminster Council, the London Assembly and in the Mayor of London's Office as Deputy Mayor for Policing.

He has held a number of Ministerial posts starting in January 2018 when he was appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance at the DWP. In July 2018 he was promoted to Minister of State for Housing and Planning at the Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government, leading the government’s chief priority: to build more homes across the country. In the reshuffle of July 2019, following the leadership election, he was further promoted to Minister of State at the Home Office with responsibility for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service, leading on the Prime Minister’s first priority, fighting crime. In 2022 Kit was made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster running the Cabinet Office and then Secretary of State for Education until Oct 2022.

Admiral the Rt Hon Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC PC ADC DUniv

After serving as First Sea Lord, Lord West became Minister for national security and counter-terrorism as well as cyber and Olympic security in 2007.

He produced the United Kingdom’s and world’s first National Cyber Security strategy. He left government in May 2010.

Lord Sharpe of Epsom OBE

Lord Sharpe of Epsom OBE was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Home Office between 20 September 2022 and 5 July 2024.

Andrew was previously a Government Whip (Lord in Waiting) between 8 October 2021 and 20 September 2022.

The following are the Parliamentary Members of the APPG:

Colum Eastwood MP            Social Democratic and Labour Party

MP for Foyle since 2019. Formerly a Derry City Councillor from 2005 until 2011, and in 2010 and at the age of 27 Colum was appointed Derry's youngest ever Mayor. Colum is also the party's spokesperson for A New Ireland.

The Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate            Non-aligned

Lord Mackenzie is a Labour peer, appointed in 1998. He has sat on the EU Sub Committee - Home Affairs, Health and Education May 2012 - Jul 2013 and the EU Sub-Committee F - Home Affairs Nov 2009 - May 2012. Prior to entering Parliament, he served in the Durham Constabulary from 1963 to 1998 reaching the rank of Chief Superintendent. He is also a Graduate of the FBI National Academy (1985). He is also the Patron of the Association of Security Consultants (ASC).

Deputy Chair: The Baroness Uddin            Non-aligned

Lady Uddin was raised to the peerage as Baroness Uddin, of Bethnal Green in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in 1998. She is not affiliated with any group or party. She was the youngest woman on the benches and the only Muslim and Asian woman to be appointed to the House of Lords. She was invited to the House of Lords for her contribution to the advancement of women and disability rights.

Lady Uddin was born in 1959 and came over from Bangladesh in 1973. She was educated in the University of North London, where she earned her diplomacy in social work. Uddin started her professional career by creating and leading community working groups. In 1980, she started working as a Youth and Community worker with the YWCA, and then a Liaison Officer for Tower Hamlets Social Services, and Manager of Tower Hamlets Women's Health Project. In 1990, she was elected a Labour Councillor in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets; the first Bangladeshi Woman to hold such an office of a local authority in the UK. Since entering the House of Lords, Baroness Uddin continues to champion a range of initiatives and organizations which promote women's participation in civil society, violence against women and human rights, in the UK and internationally with a number of governments in the Muslim world. She is a passionate promoter of diplomacy and conflict resolution, having travelled extensively to a number of Middle East and European countries on bridge-building missions.

The Rt Hon. the Baroness Neville-Jones            Conservative

Baroness Neville-Jones is a Conservative Peer, appointed in 2007. She sits on the Science and Technology Committee (Lords) and was Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) May 2010 – Sep 2011. Prior to entering Parliament she was a civil servant in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and then became a Governor of the BBC from 1998 – 2004. Before entering Parliament she was non-executive Chairman of Qinetiq and Chairman of the Information Assurance Advisory Council until 2007.

The Baroness Neville-Rolfe            Conservative

Baroness Neville Rolfe is a Conservative peer, appointed in 2013. She sits on the European Union Committee and the EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee. Prior to this she was Commercial Secretary (Minister of State) (HM Treasury) Dec 2016 - Jun 2017, Minister of State (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) Jul 2016 - Dec 2016, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) May 2015 - Jul 2016 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Intellectual Property) Jul 2014 - Jul 2016. Before entering Parliament she was a Main Board Director of Tescos.

Baroness Pidding            Conservative

Baroness Fulbrook            Conservative

The Lord Taylor of Warwick            Non-aligned

John David Beckett Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick, is a member of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From humble beginnings, he is the son of Jamaican immigrants. John Taylor was brought up in the industrial heartland of Birmingham, England. In 1996 he became the only black peer amongst 1,700 Dukes, Duchesses, Earls, Viscounts, Bishops, Barons and Law Lords. He took the title The Right Honorable Lord Taylor of Warwick. At the time of his appointment he was the only black Lord and one of the youngest in the upper house. Lord Taylor was the First Black Government Special Advisor in Britain, advising the Home Secretary and Ministers of State. He went on to become the First Black conservative Peer. Lord John Taylor introduced and carried through the Criminal Evidence Amendment Act 1997, which established Britain’s first ever DNA Database. Baron Taylor was a district councillor, called to the bar as a Barrister-at-Law, and appointed by the Lord Chancellor as a judge. He established an International Leadership Academy, the Warwick Leadership Academy (formerly WLF) in 1997, mentoring future world business and political leaders from over 50 nations worldwide. He is listed as one of the 100 Great Black Britons and was the first Black Baron to have his portrait in the London National Portrait Gallery.

Lord Alderdice            Lib Dems

The Rt Hon Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom            Conservative

Lord (James) Arbuthnot has a long history of involvement at the top of UK defence and political life, having been a Conservative MP for 28 years, Minister of State for Defence Procurement (1995-7), Conservative Chief Whip (1997-2001), and Chairman of the Defence Select Committee (2005-2014). He now advises SC Strategy Ltd, Thales UK and other companies and is a Senior Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute.

Paul Holmes MP            Conservative

Alex Brewer MP            LibDem

Lord Reid of Cardowan            Labour

Mark Garnier MP            Conservative

Lord Hogan-Howe            Cross Bench

Daniel Aldridge MP            Labour

Dave Robertson MP            Labour

Alison Griffiths MP            Conservative

Andrew Henderson, Wychwood Consulting Ltd.

Andrew Henderson runs the Secretariat of the APPG. He has been an associate of the ISG since 2009 and has many years in the Smart card and encryption technology sectors. Andrew advises clients on cyber security issues and also advises clients on political engagement and strategies.

Secretariat:
Professor Konstantinos Markantonakis, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway University of London.

The Information Security Group (ISG), Royal Holloway University of London, acts as the group's secretariat via Wychwood Consulting Ltd.

Professor Konstantinos Markantonakis B.Sc. M.Sc. Ph.D. MBA, joined the Information Security Group (ISG) in 2002 and he is currently a Professor of Information Security with active research, teaching and managerial responsibilities. His research has attracted national and international funding and he has published more than 200 information security articles in international conferences and journals. He is the Director of the Smart card and IoT Security Centre (SCC) and the Director of the Transformative Digital Technologies, Security and Society Catalyst, at Royal Holloway University of London. He is the chair of IFIP WG 11.2 Pervasive Systems Security. He has experience in commercialisation of cyber security ideas and products, and he has acted as experienced consultant for several key technology companies.