Chris Mullin - Author, journalist and politician

Chairman, Heritage Lottery Fund North East, 2011-17

A judge of the 2011 Man Booker Prize

Published works include three widely acclaimed volumes of diaries --  "A Walk-On Part",  "A View from the Foothills" and "Decline & Fall".    A fourth volume (2010-2022) will be published in April.

Author of four novels, including the classic political thriller, "A Very British Coup" , the television version of which won BAFTA and Emmy awards and was shown in more than 30 countries.   A sequel, 'The Friends of Harry Perkins' was published in 2019.

Also, "Error of Judgement - the truth about the Birmingham Bombings" which led to the correction of one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British legal history; made into a drama documentary by Granada Television in which Chris Mullin was played by John Hurt.    An updated version will be published by Octopus in 2024 to mark the 50th anniversary of the bombings

Member of Parliament for Sunderland South
(1987-2010)

A minister in three departments - Environment, Transport & Regions
(1999-2001) Responsibilities included: aviation, recycling and countryside issues.

International Development:
(February to May 2001)

The Foreign Office
(2003-2005)
Africa Minister

Chairman, Home Affairs Select Committee
1997-1999 and 2001-2003
Member of the committee since 1992

Member, Standards and Privileges Committee
(2006-2010)

A board member of the Prison Reform Trust
(2006-2010)

Honorary degrees from the universities of Essex, Hull, Newcastle, Sunderland and City University (London)

Council Member, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 2012-2020

Trustee, Cultura Trust (previously the North of England Civic Trust) 2012-2021

Visiting lecturer, politics department University of Newcastle 2011-2019 

Honorary  Fellow, School of Government & International Affairs, University of Durham.

Associate -- University of Edinburgh Business School

Patron, The Joe Homan Charity  2010-2020

Member, Northumberland National Park Authority, 2017 --

Trustee; Chillingham Wild Cattle Association 2014-

Born: December, 1947.
Marital status: Married with two daughters.
Educated: St Joseph's College, Ipswich and the University of Hull.