ECFR London office: Council members

ECFR has brought together a distinguished Council of over one hundred Members - politicians, decision makers, thinkers and business people from the EU's member states and candidate countries - which meets once a year as a full body. Through geographical and thematic task forces, members provide ECFR staff with advice and feedback on policy ideas and help with ECFR's activities within their own countries. The Council is chaired by Martti Ahtisaari, Joschka Fischer and Mabel van Oranje.

ECFR's British Council Members include:

• Charles Clarke - former Home Secretary
• Robert Cooper - Director General for External and Politico-Military Affairs; Council of the EU 
• Andrew Duff - Member of European Parliament
• Timothy Garton Ash - Professor of European Studies, Oxford University
• Anthony Giddens - Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics
• Heather Grabbe - Director, Open Society Institute - Brussels
• Mary Kaldor - Professor, London School of Economics
• Glenys Kinnock - Member of the House of Lords; former Member of European Parliament
• Adam Lury - CEO, Menemsha Ltd
• David Miliband - former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Chris Patten - Chancellor of Oxford University and co-chair of the International Crisis Group; former EU Commissioner
• Andrew Puddephatt - Director, Global Partners & Associated Ltd
• George Robertson - former Secretary General of NATO
• Rory Stewart – Member of Parliament
• Shirley Williams - Professor Emeritus, Kennedy School of Government and former Leader of the Liberal Democrats