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Tributes paid to Sir David Amess MP by BGIPU Executive Committee colleagues

The high regard in which Sir David Amess MP was held and remembered fondly by international counterparts was reflected in condolence messages received by the BGIPU Chair from a wide variety of countries
The high regard in which Sir David Amess MP was held and remembered fondly by international counterparts was reflected in condolence messages received by the BGIPU Chair from a wide variety of countries

Meeting on 21 October 2021 in its first physical gathering in the IPU Room for 19 months, the BGIPU Executive Committee, chaired by Harriett Baldwin MP, paused for a minute’s silence to remember the significant contribution of their colleague Sir David Amess MP who was tragically killed in a terrorist attack on 15 October.

The Chair recalled Sir David’s participation in BGIPU delegations and IPU Assemblies dating back to 1996, culminating in him being elected to the Executive Committee in March 2020.  The high regard in which Sir David was held and remembered fondly by international counterparts was reflected in condolence messages received by the BGIPU Chair from a wide variety of countries and in other private messages of tribute and remembrance passed to members and Secretariat staff since last Friday.

BGIPU members have been grateful for these messages of support and solidarity from the global inter-parliamentary community, including the IPU President, Duarte Pacheco and IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong.

Highlights of the Contribution of Sir David Amess MP to BGIPU’s delegations and activities

1996: Member of the BGIPU Delegation to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

1997: Member of the BGIPU Delegation to the 98th IPU Assembly in Cairo, Egypt

2010: Member of the BGIPU Delegation to the Federative Republic of Brazil

2012: Member of the BGIPU Delegation to the Kingdom of Morocco

2014: Member of the BGIPU-funded APPG visit to the Kingdom of Thailand

2016: Leader of the BGIPU Delegation to the Republic of the Philippines

2016: Member of the  BGIPU Delegation to the Dominican Republic

2017: Hosted event for the visiting parliamentary delegation of Republic of the Philippines

2017: Member of the BGIPU delegation to Republic of Madagascar

2019: Member of the BGIPU-funded APPG visit the the Kingdom of Thailand

March 2020: Elected to the BGIPU Executive Committee

December 2020: Re-elected to the BGIPU Executive Committee

 

 

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The high regard in which Sir David Amess MP was held and remembered fondly by international counterparts was reflected in condolence messages received by the BGIPU Chair from a wide variety of countries
The high regard in which Sir David Amess MP was held and remembered fondly by international counterparts was reflected in condolence messages received by the BGIPU Chair from a wide variety of countries
 

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