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The Arthur McDougall Fund

Who We Are: The Board

 

Keith Best

Chair

Keith Best TD, MA, MinstF, FRSA, Cert in Public Management Services has been Chief Executive of IAS since 1993. A barrister and former Member of Parliament he was named in the Society Guardian on 10 September 2003 as one of the 100 most influential people in public services in the UK.

He was awarded the Territorial Decoration after serving in airborne and commando forces leaving with the rank of major. He was formerly Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Wales and Director of Prisoners Abroad (national charity).

He is currently Chairman of the Executive Committee of the World Federalist Movement/Institute for Global Policy that seeks improved international structures on federalist principles with observer status at the UN and Chairman of the Association of Registered Immigration Advisers.

He was the Chairman of the Electronic Immigration Network [national charity] for ten years (still a Trustee); formerly Chairman of the Electoral Reform Society (and still on the Council). He is a Freeman of the City of London. He is the author of several books and articles and has delivered keynote speeches both in the UK and abroad. He speaks French and Welsh and is married with two daughters.

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Keith Best