John Gummer

Chairman, Valpak UK

Professional career
Mr Gummer is currently a member of the UK Parliament and his most recent work as regards to the environment was his appointment in December 2005 as Chairman of the Quality of Life Commission, and subsequent report “Blueprint for a Green Economy”. He is currently Chairman of The Sancroft Group, Chairman of Valpak Ltd., Chairman of the Association of Independent Financial Advisors, and Chairman of Veolia UK Ltd. He is also the Non-Executive Director of Sistema-Hals, a leading real estate development company in Russia.

John Gummer was Chairman of the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher and for 16 years a minister, becoming Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and then Secretary of State for the Environment. Over consecutive years, the BBC unprecedentedly awarded him the title ‘Parliamentarian who did most for the Environment Internationally’, while the NGO community called him ‘the best Environment Secretary we have ever had’.