Lord John Alderdice appointed as UK’s trade envoy to Azerbaijan and Central Asia

Lord John Alderdice, Member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament, has been appointed as the United Kingdom's trade envoy to Azerbaijan and Central Asia.

The Secretary of State appointed 32 Parliamentarians covering 79 markets to the United Kingdom’s Trade Envoy programme.

The United Kingdom’s Trade Envoys will play an integral role in the Government’s growth mission and delivering our Plan for Change by helping to create opportunities for UK business to compete abroad, break into new markets and attract greater inward investment from their markets.

They will play a crucial role in supporting my Department’s growth priorities, in particular through helping deliver the industrial and trade strategies and attracting foreign direct investment to every region in the UK.

Lord Alderdice is a Northern Irish politician who has held various prestigious positions. He served as the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1998 to 2004.

Ayten Abbasli

AZERTAC Special correspondent