Working group membership
Chair: Paul Burall
Works as a freelance journalist and lecturer specialising in environmental, planning, design and business issues. Board member of the East of England Development Agency with special responsibilities for sustainability, rural issues and placemaking. Policy Council member, Town & Country Planning Association King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Councillor. Executive Committee member, Green Liberal Democrats, and editor of Challenge magazine.
Phil Bennion
Is a working farmer and advises both Advantage West Midlands and Government Office of the West Midlands on rural issues. He was Charles Kennedy’s advisor on agricultural affairs and now works closely with our MPs and MEPs on agricultural and renewable energy issues.
David Charlesworth
Susan Heinrich
Is a Chartered Town Planner currently working for the East of England Development Agency. She has previously participated in housing and planning policy working groups for the Party.
Susan Juned
Is currently working as Local Government Liaison for a company specialising in resource efficiency and waste management and is a Founder and Chair of Directors of the Warwickshire Energy Advice Centre. She previously spent 10 years as a research scientist in plant genetic diversity, conservation and agricultural crops.
Adam Symons
Is a former head of waste management for Oxfordshire County Council and now works as an independent environmental advisor. He has a background in farming and environmental science.
Paul Medlicott
Is a former Party press officer and now runs the Westminster Consortium, a political consultancy which has dealt with a number of specialised environmental projects, including advising the Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technology. He is also a trustee of the Environment charity Projects in Partnership.
Parliamentarians:
Tim Farron MP
Commons Countryside Spokesperson 2007-8.
Martin Horwood MP
Shadow Environment Minister, member of the Environmental Audit Committee and a Vice-President of Green Liberal Democrats. Formerly worked in the voluntary sector for a number of organisations, including Oxfam, in the UK and India.
Lord Redesdale
Lords DEFRA Team
Baroness Sue Miller
Lords DEFRA Spokesperson 1999-2007
