Arminka Helic
The Baroness Helic | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2019 | |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 18 September 2014 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Arminka Helić 20 April 1968 Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina,SFR Yugoslavia |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Arminka Helic, Baroness Helic(Bosnian:Helić;born 20 April 1968),[1]is a BritishConservativepolitician andlife peerfromBosnia and Herzegovinawho served as aspecial adviserto Foreign SecretaryWilliam Hague.[2][3]
Helic was nominated to theHouse of LordsbyDavid Cameronand was created alife peeron 18 September 2014 asBaroness Helic, ofMillbankin theCity of Westminster.[4]She wasintroduced to the House of Lordson 24 November 2014.[5]
Early life
[edit]Helic was born inGračanica, SFR Yugoslavia.[6]
Foreign policy adviser
[edit]Helic is aBosnia and Herzegovinaforeign policy expert who became aConservative Partyadviser after fleeing theYugoslav warsin the 1990s.[7]She has advised numerous Conservatives in opposition and government from 1998 onwards, and was described byMatthew D'Anconaas "one of the most impressive foreign policy experts in the Government".[8]Known for her discretion,[9]there is little in the public domain on her personal views, although she is pro-American. According to a leaked dispatch from Richard LeBaron, Deputy Head of the US Mission in London, she sharesWilliam Hague's pronounced pro-U.S. views and described the United States as "the essential country."[10]
Global Sexual Violence Initiative
[edit]Helic is credited with persuading UKForeign SecretaryWilliam Hague to launch the UK's GlobalSexual ViolenceInitiative.[11]Hague worked withAngelina Jolieto draw attention to the issue at a four-day summit in 2014.[12]In October 2017, Helic was named as one of London's most influential figures for her refugee work.[13]
Trust Fund for Victims
[edit]In November 2015, Helic was elected to the Board of the Trust Fund for Victims as the representative of Western European Countries and Other States. The Trust, established under the auspices of theRome Statute of the International Criminal Court,encourages restorative justice through the provision of assistance to victims of crimes that fall within the Court's jurisdiction.
Parliamentary work
[edit]In May 2016, Helic was appointed to the House of Lords International Relations Committee.[14]
References
[edit]- ^"Biography for Baroness Helic".MyParliament.Archivedfrom the original on 26 September 2016.Retrieved29 September2016.
- ^Department of Information Services, "Parliamentary Information List",accessed 07.09.10
- ^"Special Advisers in Posts 30 November 2014"(PDF).Government of United Kingdom.Retrieved29 September2016.
- ^"No. 60997".The London Gazette.24 September 2014. p. 18554.
- ^BBC Democracy Live "Introductions: Baroness Helic"
- ^"Biography for Baroness Helic".MyParliament.Archivedfrom the original on 26 September 2016.Retrieved29 September2016.
- ^David Charter, "Ashdown backed for EU Balkans job",02.06.10, accessed 08.09.10
- ^d'Ancona, Matthew (30 September 2013).In It Together: The Inside Story of the Coalition Government.Penguin Books Limited.ISBN9780670919949.Retrieved29 September2016– via Google Books.
- ^"Arminka Helic, Profile".BBC Radio 4. 30 November 2014.Retrieved29 September2016.
- ^David Leigh, "WikiLeaks cables: Conservatives promised to run 'pro-American regime'",12.03.10, accessed 01.26.11
- ^"Sexual violence in conflict - GOV.UK".www.gov.uk.Retrieved29 September2016.
- ^Borger, Julian (31 March 2014)."Jolie to seek end to sexual violence as war weapon at London summit".The Guardian.Retrieved29 September2016.
- ^"The Progress 1000: London's most influential people 2017 - Social Pillars: Crusaders".30 October 2017.
- ^"International Relations Committee - membership".parliament.uk.Retrieved29 September2016.
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Muslims
- British special advisers
- Conservative Party (UK) officials
- Conservative Party (UK) life peers
- British Muslims
- Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to England
- Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
- Life peers created by Elizabeth II
- Life peeresses created by Elizabeth II
- Bosnia and Herzegovina women in politics
- 21st-century British politicians
- 21st-century British women politicians
- Yugoslav Wars refugees