Stephen Hale
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Stephen Hale OBE
is Deputy and Advocacy Campaigns director of Oxfam International, and head of the Geneva office of Oxfam International.
From 2006 - April 2010 he was the director of Green Alliance
, an independent charity and green think tank working on environment policy in the United Kingdom
. He was a trustee of Christian Aid from 2007 - 10.
He worked previously at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
, as special adviser to secretary of state Rt Hon Margaret Beckett
MP from 2003-06 and, before that, as adviser to environment minister Rt Hon Michael Meacher
MP from 2002-03. Formerly, he was a senior consultant at ERM
, an international environmental consultancy. He was also active in SERA
(the environmental group affiliated to the Labour Party
), serving as chair in 2001-02 and as vice-chair from 1999-2001.
He is the author of The new commandments of climate change strategy and The new politics of climate change (2008) and is currently the third sector chair of the ministerial task force on climate change, the environment and sustainable development.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the environment.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
is Deputy and Advocacy Campaigns director of Oxfam International, and head of the Geneva office of Oxfam International.
From 2006 - April 2010 he was the director of Green Alliance
Green Alliance
Green Alliance is a charity and an independent think tank focused ambitious leadership for the environment in the United Kingdom . We have a track record of over 30 years, working with the most influential leaders from the NGO, business, and political communities...
, an independent charity and green think tank working on environment policy in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. He was a trustee of Christian Aid from 2007 - 10.
He worked previously at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom...
, as special adviser to secretary of state Rt Hon Margaret Beckett
Margaret Beckett
Margaret Mary Beckett is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Derby South since 1983, rising to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party under John Smith, from 18 July 1992 to 12 May 1994, and briefly serving as Leader of the Party following Smith's death...
MP from 2003-06 and, before that, as adviser to environment minister Rt Hon Michael Meacher
Michael Meacher
Michael Hugh Meacher is a British Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton since 1997. Previously he had been the MP for Oldham West, first elected in 1970. On 22 February 2007 he declared that he would be standing for the Labour Leadership, challenging...
MP from 2002-03. Formerly, he was a senior consultant at ERM
ERM
ERM may refer to: In systems and processes:* European Exchange Rate Mechanism* European Reference Materials* Enterprise relationship management* Enterprise risk management* Entity-relationship model...
, an international environmental consultancy. He was also active in SERA
Socialist Environment and Resources Association
The Socialist Environment and Resources Association , founded in 1973, is an independent environmental association affiliated to the UK Labour Party as a socialist society. More recently it has used the name 'SERA - the Labour Environment Campaign', rather than its full name.SERA campaigns to...
(the environmental group affiliated to the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
), serving as chair in 2001-02 and as vice-chair from 1999-2001.
He is the author of The new commandments of climate change strategy and The new politics of climate change (2008) and is currently the third sector chair of the ministerial task force on climate change, the environment and sustainable development.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the environment.