Society for the Protection of Unborn Children
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Who's who 2010-11

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NATIONAL OFFICERS

Patrons: Dr Francis Balmer, Ms Alison Davis, J Alan Smith, Chris Walsh, Dr Margaret White, MB, ChB, DRCOG

Chairman: Robin M Haig, LLB

Vice-Chairman: Michael Hill

I was born, raised, and educated in Leeds. My career was in the sign making industry, eventually becoming Projects Manager and Executive Director. I have been pro-life my whole life, and became invovled with SPUC in my 40's, as my wife was a local branch secretary. I was also an active member of Amnesty International for many years, until they adopted a pro-abortion policy. I helped coordinate the 2005 UK campaign agaisnt this, eventually speaking at the national conference. The pro-abortion policy was passed, and I resigned in protest. I am currently SPUC Executive Committee Chairman and National Vice-Chairman. I'm nearly 40 years married to Sally. We have 3 grown-up children, 1 dog, and an inordinate number of cats.

Treasurer: Robert J H Edwards, FCA. I have had a long and varied career as a charterd account, and served as Secretary of the British Red Cross (76-83) and National Director of the Christian Children's Fund Great Britain (84-2001). I am also a church historian, and sat on the governing bodies of various church of England bodies and the General Synod before my conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1985. I have been involved with SPUC since it's inception in 1966. I'm married, with 5 children and 13 grandchildren.

DIRECTORS

National Director: John Smeaton, MA (Oxon)

I graduated from the University of Oxford and qualified as a teacher. I joined SPUC in 1974 and founded a local branch in South London. I became SPUC General Secretary in 1978, and National Director in 1996. I am married to Josephine and have a grown-up family. You can read a fuller biography and my blog here.

 

 

General Secretary: Paul Tully

 

 

 

 

 

Scottish Director: Donna Nicholson

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (NEC)

The National Executive Committee comprises ex officio the directors and the other officers listed above, except the patrons and the following:

Aaron Doherty, Mrs Lucy Dooley, Mrs Anne Fearon, John Henry, Hon. William Jolliffe, Mrs Marysia Kobylarska, Miss Teresa Lynch, Richard Marsden, Mrs Lelia O'Flaherty, Dr Tom Rogers, J Alan Smith, Mrs Jean Wallace

SPUC Northern Ireland: Liam Gibson.

I graduated from the University of Ulster (Belfast) in 1987 with a degree in three dimensional design. I then worked as an artist before obtaining a qualification in newspaper journalism in 2002 from Belfast Metropolitan College. An active member of the Society since the early 1980s, I took up the post of SPUC’s Northern Ireland development officer in 2005.

 

 

SPUC Scotland: Donna Nicholson, Joe Lee (Development), Leonora Blackhall (Education). SPUC Scotland website

SPUC at the United Nations: Patrick Buckley: Your can read Pat's biography here. Peter Smith: You can read a biography about Peter here.

SPUC London HQ

Parliamentary and Research Team: Paul Tully, Katherine Hampton, Fiorella Nash, Daniel Blackman. Communiations: Anthony Ozimic  Finance: Operations: Membership department: Processing and Dispatch:

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