Syria APPG

First Registered: 30/07/2015 • Last updated on: 29/06/2026

Note: This APPG was last registered on 29th June 2026. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 1st September 2026 and may be defunct.

To promote interest in and knowledge of Syria.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.

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Former Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

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Former APPG Officers

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Alistair Carmichael

Chair & Registered Contact

Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland

Joined: 2nd January 2025
Departed: 29th June 2026

5 APPG Officer Positions
Bahá'í Faith , Fisheries , Jordan , Marine Energy , Space

No other APPG Memberships

Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

Vice Chair

Conservative - Life peer

Joined: 2nd January 2025
Departed: 29th June 2026

2 APPG Officer Positions
Armenia , Tibet

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Blackstone

Vice Chair

Labour - Life peer

Joined: 2nd January 2025
Departed: 29th June 2026

No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Stephen Gethins

Vice Chair

Joined: 2nd January 2025
Departed: 29th June 2026

9 APPG Officer Positions
Assistive and Accessible Technology , Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Bus and Coach , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Christianity in the Holy Land , Heritage Rail , Northern Culture , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , West Papua

No other APPG Memberships

Roger Godsiff

Chair & Registered Contact

Labour - Former Member for Birmingham, Hall Green

Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019

No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Balfe

Vice-Chair

Conservative - Life peer

Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019

13 APPG Officer Positions
Bangladesh , Care-Experienced Children and Young People , Children who need Palliative Care , Citizens' Rights , Cuba , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Fair Elections , Households in Temporary Accommodation , Intergenerational Inquiry , Micromobility , Occupational Safety and Health , Single-Parent Families , Social, Cooperative, and Community Economy

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Uddin

Vice-Chair

Non-affiliated - Life peer

Joined: 30th July 2015
Departed: 5th November 2019

9 APPG Officer Positions
Children’s Parliament , Commonwealth , Cyber Security and Business Resilience , Data and Emerging Technologies , Digital Identity , Kuwait , Saudi Arabia , Türkiye , Yemen

No other APPG Memberships