Andrew Harrop has been appointed as the new General Secretary of the Fabian Society and will be taking up the post in September, succeeding Sunder Katwala.
Andrew is currently Director of Policy and Public Affairs for Age UK, where he leads the charity’s policy, public affairs, campaigns and events teams. He has previously worked for Age Concern, the New Policy Institute and Anne Campbell MP. He has been a Labour Party activist since 18 and was a Parliamentary Candidate in the 2005 general election.
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