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 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, 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 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 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 in 2008.
Lady Gillian Howard de Walden
Lady Gillian, whose brother had Parkinson's, was appointed as a
Vice President in 2001 and is in her second term of office.
Gillian is a trustee of the Royal College of Nursing and President
of our Newbury Branch. She has been an
active supporter of Parkinson's UK for many years.
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