South Africa APPG
First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 23/02/2026
Note: This APPG was last registered on 23rd February 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 13th April 2026 and may be defunct. Perhaps you are looking for the Africa APPG?
To foster mutually beneficial relationships between the UK and the Republic of South Africa, in particular between the two parliaments, civil society, business and commerce, and arts and culture.
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Former APPG Officers
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Lord St John of Bletso
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 23rd February 2026
No other APPG Memberships
Kieran Mullan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Bexhill and Battle
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 23rd February 2026
Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) , Deep Geothermal , Humanist , Rural Services
No other APPG Memberships
Rachel Taylor
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - North Warwickshire and Bedworth
Joined: 2nd January 2025Departed: 23rd February 2026
Endometriosis , Freight and Logistics , Sport and Physical Activity
No other APPG Memberships
Peter Bottomley
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Worthing West
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Andrew Selous
Chair & Registered Contact
Conservative - Former Member for South West Bedfordshire
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 30th May 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Purvis of Tweed
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Bryant
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Rhondda and Ogmore
Joined: 11th January 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Brown of Silvertown
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Kim Johnson
Vice Chair
Labour - Liverpool Riverside
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
Boxing , Broadcasting, Entertainment and Arts Unions , Cuba , Miscarriages of Justice , Race Equality in Education , Somaliland
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Loder
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for West Dorset
Joined: 9th August 2023Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Northover
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 6th March 2024
Critical Minerals , Indonesia , Mongolia , Polar Regions , Qatar
No other APPG Memberships
Earl of Sandwich
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
No other APPG Memberships
No other APPG Memberships
David Mundell
Vice Chair
Conservative - Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health , Latin America , Nuclear Energy , Nutrition for Development , United Nations Global Goals , War Crimes
No other APPG Memberships
Ruth Cadbury
Vice Chair
Labour - Brentford and Isleworth
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 28th June 2023
Chris Bryant
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Rhondda and Ogmore
Joined: 4th May 2022Departed: 30th November 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Roger Godsiff
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Hall Green
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Chidgey
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Chi Onwurah
Vice Chair
Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Africa , Engineering , Jazz , UK Innovation Startups and SMEs
No other APPG Memberships
Ian Lavery
Vice Chair
Labour - Blyth and Ashington
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Football Supporters , Greyhound , Occupational Safety and Health
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Pritchard
Vice Chair
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Australia, United Kingdom and United States of America (AUKUS) , Thailand
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 21st July 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
Lord Kilclooney
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 21st July 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Hughes of Woodside
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Vice Chair
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Stephens
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Glasgow South West
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Scott of Foscote
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life Peer (judicial)
Joined: 30th July 2015Departed: 15th February 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Contact Details
Show/HideRegistered Contact:
Rachel Taylor MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Email: rachel.taylor.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Tricia Sibbons, Action for Southern Africa. Tel: 07487 511 137
Email: tricia.sibbons@actsa.org
Secretariat:
Action for Southern Africa acts as the group's secretariat. https://actsa.org
Benefits in Kind
Show/Hide29 Oct 2024
Action for Southern Africa
Secretariat From : 29/10/2024 To : 28/10/2025
£1,501
29 Oct 2024
Action for Southern Africa
Secretariat From: 29/10/2024 To: 28/10/2025
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the South Africa APPG