All-Party Parliamentary Group on Portugal

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The All-Party Parliamentary Group onPortugal is an all-party parliamentary group of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its primary focus is on increasing awareness among members of both Houses about Portugal, encouraging ongoing political, trade and business relations between the United Kingdom and Portugal. [1]

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History

In 2016 the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in UK was involved in setting up the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Portugal, when it was asked to be the Group's Public Enquiry Point and its acts as the APPG's secretariat and regularly donates money to the APPG. [1] [2] [3]

Current and previous officers

The APPG has four officers in total: One Chair, Two Vice-Chairs and One Treasuer, below is the list of officers since the last Annual general meeting held on 5 November 2024: [1] [3]

Current Officers
MP/LordPartyJoinedRole
Valerie Vaz MP Labour 4 November 2020Chair
Baroness Hooper Conservative 13 February 2019Vice-chair
Christine Jardine MP Liberal Democrats 20 November 2024Vice-chair
Florence Eshalomi MP Labour Co-op 20 November 2024Treasuer

References

  1. 1 2 3 "House of Commons - Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 20 November 2024: Portugal". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  2. ↑ "The All Party Parliamentary Group on Portugal". Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the UK. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  3. 1 2 "Portugal APPG". www.parallelparliament.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
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