Countryside Alliance - love the countryside

Baroness Mallalieu QC has been President of the Countryside Alliance since 1998 and is pictured addressing the Hyde Park Rally in July 1997.

Countryside Alliance Board

Kate Hoey, MP for Vauxhall, is Chairman of the Countryside Alliance. Ms Hoey became Chairman in the summer of 2005 and is a long standing supporter of the Countryside Alliance.

Lord Mancroft is Deputy Chairman and one of the countryside's greatest champions in the House of Lords.

Simon Hart MP is the outgoing Chief Executive following his success in the 2010 General Election. He now represents his home seat of Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire. Simon became Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance in September 2003 having previously been Director of the Campaign for Hunting. Simon has long been one of the leading voices in the promotion of hunting and the rural way of life. The new Chief Executive will be announced in due course.

Board Members Charlie Wilson, Nick Bannister, Stephen Lambert, Nicky Sadler and David Reynolds are not pictured, but the other members of the board are:

Johnnie Arkwright

Baroness Golding

Sally Merison

Bill Tyrwhitt-Drake

David Seymour

Edward Leigh-Pemberton

Rosie Vestey