David Alton

David Alton is a cross-bench peer in the House of Lords.

"David Alton of Liverpool is an independent member of the British House of Lords having served for 18 years in the House of Commons. He is Professor of Citizenship at Liverpool John Moores University and his publications include Citizen 21: Citizenship in the New Millennium (HarperCollins, 2001). He is one of the founders of the human rights organization, The Jubilee Campaign (www.jubileecampaign.co.uk). He is a member of the Multi-Faith Board of Advisors of the Council on Faith & International Affairs and contributed a feature article entitled "Roman Catholic Responses to Religious Persecution" to the winter 2005 issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs."

He is a member of the following groups:


 * Multi-Faith Advisory Board, Council on Faith and International Affairs
 * Advisory Board, Institute on Religion and Public Policy
 * Board of Reference, Transformational Business Network
 * Pro-Life Group APPG
 * Friends of CAFOD APPG
 * North Korea APPG
 * Centre for Bioethics and Public Policy
 * Launched Jubilee Campaign UK in 1987
 * Patron, Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust
 * Patron, Habitat for Humanity GB

Before he joined the Lords he was a Liberal Democrat member of parliament in Liverpool.