On October 9, Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar will sit down for a one-on-one interview with Stephen Twigg, MP, Chairman of the UK Parliament's International Development Committee. This conversation will delve into the state of development — including progress on the SDGs, the future of British aid, and all things Brexit.
Raj Kumar leads a global team of over 100 Devexers and serves a community of 1 million global development professionals. His personal experience in over 50 countries, including a childhood partly spent in rural India, informs his work.
Stephen was born in 1966 in Enfield where he attended the local comprehensive school, Southgate. He went on to study Politics & Economics at Oxford University. In 1990 Stephen became the president of the National Union of Students. On leaving the NUS, Stephen was elected as a Councillor in the London borough of Islington. In 1997 he defeated the then Defence Secretary Michael Portillo to win the constituency of Enfield Southgate. He subsequently served as the Labour MP for Enfield Southgate for 8 years and was a Government Minister for 4 years between 2001-2005. He served as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (2001-2) and as an Education Minister (2002-5).