David Ramsbotham

Biographical Information
"Lord Ramsbotham's distinguished military career included periods as Commander of the UK Field Army, Aide de Camp General to HM the Queen and Adjutant-General. He later served as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales. He received an OBE in 1974 and a life peerage in 2005.

"Lord Ramsbotham sits in the House of Lords as a crossbench peer. He is Vice-Chair of both the All Party Penal Affairs Group and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Learning & Skills in the Criminal Justice System. He is President of UNLOCK, The National Association of Ex-Offenders, and an Ambassador for the charity, the Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT).

"He was elected an honorary fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 2001, and is on the advisory board of the International Centre for Prison Studies at King's College London."

Affiliations

 * Honorary President, Koestler Trust
 * Patron, Longford Trust
 * Patron, Wave Trust
 * Patron, Cyrenians
 * Former Director of International Affairs, Defence Systems Limited
 * Advisory Council, Reform (UK think tank)
 * Member, Balanced Migration