# Lord Kamall confirmed as new minister for civil society

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/09/23/lord-kamall-confirmed-as-new-minister-for-civil-society/
- Published: 2022-09-23T09:00:00+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Lord Syed Kamall has been appointed minister for civil society, taking over from
Nigel Huddleston who was moved during Truss’s recent cabinet reshuffle after less
than a year in the role.**

Kamall was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State earlier this month, 
with the civil society role confirmed by DCMS this week.

A Professor of Politics and International Relations at St Mary’s University, Twickenham,
Kamall has also taught and researched on international trade and international business
and worked as a strategy, public affairs and diversity consultant.

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In his political life, Kamall was a Conservative MEP for London from 2005 to 2019
and in the European Parliament led the European Conservatives and Reformists political
group of MEPs from 19 countries. As the most senior elected British MEP, he acted
as an interlocutor between UK and EU negotiators.

According to [his website](https://syedkamall.co.uk/), prior to the Covid lockdown
he was part of a group working to set up a microfinance project to offer online 
loans to entrepreneurs from poorer communities. The site also says he has been in
discussions to set up a local charities network to help inspire and incubate more
neighbourhood non-state projects. He is also a trustee at Kitchen Table Charities
Trust.