Equality and Human Rights Commission - Commissioners

Commissioners

The Commission is made up of 15 commissioners with backgrounds in various fields of equality and human rights. As of May 2010 they are:

  • Trevor Phillips OBE (chair)
  • Baroness Prosser OBE (deputy chair)
  • Stephen Alambritis
  • Ann Beynon OBE
  • Kay Carberry CBE
  • Baroness Greengross OBE
  • Meral Hussein Ece OBE
  • Dr Jean Irvine OBE
  • Kaliani Lyle
  • Angela Mason
  • Baroness Sherlock OBE
  • Michael Smith
  • Simon Woolley
  • Professor Geraldine Van Bueren

Some of the first set of Commissioners resigned towards the end of their first term, while others did not seek a second term. The Commissioners included Morag Alexander, Kay Allen, Baroness Jane Campbell of Surbiton, Jeannie Drake CBE, Joel Edwards, Professor Kay Hampton, Francesca Klug, Sir Bert Massie CBE, Ziauddin Sardar, Ben Summerskill and Dr Neil Wooding. Nicola Brewer, the first chief executive (and ex officio Commissioner), returned to the diplomatic service.

In October 2012, Baroness Onora O'Neill was nominated as the next Chair of the Commission.

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