Lord Browne of Ladyton

Lord Browne of Ladyton's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Browne of Ladyton. His name is Desmond Henry Browne, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.

Registered Interests

Registered Interests for Lord Browne of Ladyton.

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Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

  • Member, Faculty of Advocates (non-practising)
  • Consultant, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)
  • Chair of Advisory Board, This is Gravity Ltd
  • General strategic counsel to GTX Partners Ltd (international business development strategy)

Category 7: Overseas visits

  • Visit to Vienna, Austria, 11– 14 November 2024, to attend Annual Gathering of Younger Generation Leadership Network (YGLN) of European Leadership Network (ELN); flights and accommodation costs met by ELN
  • Visit to Geneva, Switzerland, 4–8 December 2024, to attend debate and roundtable discussion entitled “The challenge of the Nuclear Arms Race in the context of new technology”, flights and accommodation costs met by Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and Strategic Foresight Group (think-tank engaged in crafting new policy concepts that enable decision makers to prepare for a future in uncertain times)
  • Visit to Munich, Germany, 13-16 February 2025, to attend Munich Security Conference; flights and accommodation costs met by Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)

Category 10: Non-financial interests (a)

  • Director and Trustee, The European Leadership Network for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Limited (ELN), a company limited by guarantee and not for profit, which promotes and administers a network of senior European political, military and diplomatic figures, who have come together to advance education in, and to promote greater understanding of multilateral nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation and European security, in particular (but without limitation) by producing and disseminating independent research and analysis on such issues, and providing an independent platform for international dialogue and debate on such issues
  • Director, Clean Growth Leadership Network, London (network to promote sustainable economic growth through innovation and deployment of clean technology) (interest ceased 7 June 2024)
  • Member, International Advisory Council, Afrobarometer (non-partisan, pan-African research institution conducting public attitude surveys on democracy, governance, the economy and society in 30+ countries repeated on a regular cycle)

Category 10: Non-financial interests (b)

  • Fellow Commoner, St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge (remunerated until 5 May 2024)

Category 10: Non-financial interests (d)

  • Member, The Top Level Group for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (an All-Party Parliamentary Group until 7 May 2011; now a group of parliamentarians with restricted membership)

Category 10: Non-financial interests (e)

  • Board Member and Vice-chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Washington DC (US non-profit, reducing the risk of use and spread of weapons of mass destruction)
  • Ambassador, The HALO Trust (charity engaged in mine clearance and conflict prevention)