Lord John Mann currently serves as Her Majesty’s Government Independent Adviser on Antisemitism. John Mann was the elected Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom for Bassetlaw from June 2001 until 2019. In the summer of 2005, he was appointed Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism (APPG). John has commissioned two major All-Party Inquiries into Antisemitism and a further inquiry into Electoral Conduct. In July 2019, John Mann stepped down as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism when he was appointed the Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism in one of Theresa May’s final acts as Prime Minister.
In 2008, John established the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism (ICCA). In 2010, he chaired the Football Association’s Task Force on Antisemitism and Islamophobia in football. John Mann joined the House of Lords in October 2019 as Lord Mann of Holbeck Moor. In May 2009, John received the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC’s) Jan Karski Award in recognition of his commitment and work in fighting antisemitism. Before entering Parliament, he worked for the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AEEU), the TUC and TULO. He is a former Chair of Labour Students and just prior to his election he was involved in running his family’s business. Since his time in student politics, John has been vocal in his condemnation of all forms of racism and intolerance and has worked tirelessly to combat it.
