Vice Presidents

Our Vice Presidents are high profile supporters of the charity, involving themselves in activities from campaigning and research to fundraising and publicity.

Lord Ashley of Stoke

Lord Ashley was appointed as a Vice President in 2007 and has Parkinson's. He served as a Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South until 1992 when he was made Life Baron.

Lord Ashley is former president of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and later founded Deafness Research. He joined the All Party Parliamentary Group for Parkinson's disease in 2008.

Jeremy Browne MP

Jeremy was appointed as a Vice President in 2007. In 2008 he joined the All Party Parliamentary Group for Parkinson's disease, where he holds the position of treasurer. He is the President of our Taunton and Mid Somerset Branch and is very active in his local community.

Jeremy, Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton, has been active on the campaigning front, raising issues such as nursing with the government.

Jeremy's father has Parkinson's.

Lord Walton of Detchant TD

Lord Walton was appointed as a Vice President in 2007. His interest in neurology, in particular muscular dystrophy, led to his involvement with us. He is President of Neurology and Dean of Medicine at Newcastle University and Life President of the Muscular Dystrophy Group of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Lord Walton was given a life peerage in 1989 and is a crossbench peer. He has written several publications including 'Essentials of Neurology' and 'Brain's Disease of the Nervous System'. He joined the All Party Parliamentary Group for Parkinson's disease in 2008.

Dr Thomas Stuttaford MB

Dr Thomas Stuttaford was appointed as a Vice President in May 2008. Thomas has been a Medical Columnist for The Times for over 25 years and an author of many health books.

In early 2008 he included in his medical column articles on the symptoms of sleep in Parkinson's and diagnosis and treatment of dementia. 

Geraldine Peacock CBE

Geraldine was appointed as a Vice President in 2007 and has Parkinson's. She has much experience in the voluntary sector holding positions as Chief Executive of the National Autistic Society and Chief Executive of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.

Geraldine later went on to become a Charity Commissioner and in July 2004 was appointed to Chair of the Charity Commission. Since then, she has retired and has been involved in many of our activities.

Lord Harrison

Lord Harrison was appointed as a Vice President in 2007 and is in his first term of office. He is President of our Chester Branch and is very active in his local community.

Lord Harrison served as Secretary to the European Parliamentary Labour Party until 1994. He joined the All Party Parliamentary Group for Parkinson's disease in 2008.