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Catherine Meyer, Baroness Meyer

January 01, 1970

Catherine Irene Jacqueline Meyer, Baroness Meyer,[1] CBE (née Laylle; born 26 January 1953), is a British politician and businesswoman. She is the widow of Sir Christopher Meyer, the British former Ambassador to the United States. In 1999, she founded the charity PACT, now Action Against Abduction. In October 2020, she was appointed as the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Ukraine.[2]

The Right Honourable
The Baroness Meyer
CBE
Meyer in 2020
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
19 June 2018
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born26 January 1953
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
SpouseChristopher Meyer
Children2

Background edit

Meyer was privately educated at the French Lycée in London, the School of Slavonic and East European Studies and the London School of Economics. She began her career in financial services and became a licensed commodity broker in 1979, working for Merrill Lynch, Dean Witter and E.F. Hutton.

Biography and child advocacy edit

Despite her having custody of the children, her German ex-husband refused to return them to London after a summer holiday visit in 1994.[3] This led to her almost decade-long legal battle in the German and English courts to gain access to her sons.[4] Her account of these events is found in her two books.

In October 1997, she married Christopher Meyer on the eve of his departure to Washington to become British Ambassador to the United States. During their five and a half years in America, she campaigned against international parental child abduction alongside a number of American parents in a similar situation with Germany.[5]

In 1998, she co-founded with Ernie Allen the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC),.[6] In 2000, she established her own organisation PACT, renamed Action Against Abduction (AAA) in 2015, affiliated to NCMEC and ICMEC.

During her time in Washington D.C., Meyer co-chaired with Ernie Allen two international conferences on improving the effectiveness of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction[7] and gave evidence to committees of the United States House of Representatives and the US Senate[8] which led to several concurrent resolutions urging better compliance by certain signatory states, including Germany,[9] with the Hague Convention 1996; and persuaded both Presidents Clinton and Bush to raise with the German Chancellor cases of parental child abduction to Germany, including her own.[10]

She has also taken her campaign against international parental child abduction to Europe, giving evidence before the Belgian Senate;[11] successfully lobbying the EU to tighten its rules against parental child abduction;[12] and, together with ICMEC, persuading the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Convention to produce a good practice guide to the implementation of the Convention.[13]

In the UK, Meyer instigated adjournment debates in the House of Commons on her case and the issue of parental child abduction in general across frontiers. In 2005, the Parliamentary Ombudsman upheld her complaint of maladministration against the then Lord Chancellor's Department with regard to the handling of her case.[14]

Since 2003 and her return to the UK from America, she has broadened AAA's mission to embrace children who go missing for any reason. This has led to close co-operation with the Home Office, the police, CEOP and other charities. She was a member of the Home Secretary's Strategic Oversight Group on missing people, created in 2006 by David Blunkett. Her campaigns have focussed on the difficulties of measuring exactly how many children go missing every year;[15] the adoption by police forces of the Missingkids Website;[16] and the Child Rescue Alert.[17] On 25 May 2011, International Missing Children's Day, the Home Office announced major changes to child protection services in the UK, in particular the passing of responsibility for missing, abducted and exploited children to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection agency (CEOP). This was the culmination of a ten-year lobbying campaign. Meyer's role was recognised in the Home Office press release.[18]

Reunited with her sons edit

When Alexander and Constantin reached adulthood, they made contact with Meyer. She commented in interviews that they would have turned out differently if she raised them, but she is extremely proud of them. Both sons still live in Germany.

Politics edit

In 2003, Meyer was co-chair of Vote 2004,[19] which campaigned for a referendum on the still-born European Constitution.[20] She was a National Treasurer of the Conservative Party between 2010 and 2015.

Directorships edit

From 2003 to 2007 she was a non-executive director of LIFFE (London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange).[21]

From 2013 to 2014 she was a trustee of the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences.[22]

Awards edit

In 1999, Meyer received the Adam Walsh Rainbow Award[23] for outstanding contribution to children's causes and was named by British Airways Business Life magazine for her campaigning on behalf of abducted children.

Meyer was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to children and families.[24]

Meyer was created a Life Peer on 19 June 2018 taking the title Baroness Meyer, of Nine Elms in the London Borough of Wandsworth.[25]

Meyer delivered her maiden speech on 11 September 2018.[26]

Books edit

  • Catherine Laylle (1997), Two Children Behind a Wall, Arrow Books Ltd. (ISBN 0-099-25504-9)
  • Catherine Meyer (1999), These are My Children, Too, PublicAffairs, US (ISBN 1-891-62015-0)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Contact information for Baroness Meyer - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament".
  2. ^ "Prime Minister's Trade Envoy Programme - Monday 5 October 2020 - Hansard - UK Parliament".
  3. ^ "Catherine Laylle (Hansard, 5 July 1995)".
  4. ^ "CATHERINE MEYER AND THE ABDUCTION OF HER CHILDREN - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament".
  5. ^ "Catherine Meyer fought a bitter 10-year battle to see her children. Now she 's striving to save other families from the same fate INTERVIEW". HeraldScotland. 4 November 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Responding to tragedy". International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. ^ ["Forum Conclusions"] (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) April 1999.
  8. ^ "- UNITED STATES RESPONSES TO INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL ABDUCTION". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Germany Bows to U.S. On Custody Disputes".
  10. ^ . Independent.co.uk. 19 January 2010. Archived from the original on 19 January 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Seminar on the Application of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction" 29 March 2000.
  12. ^ "Parental responsibility". European Judicial Network. Retrieved 27 June 2006.
  13. ^ "Guide of Good Practice"
  14. ^ ["Parliamentary Ombudsman"] (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), 25 May 2011
  15. ^ . Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  16. ^ "Missingkids website"
  17. ^ . Archived from the original on 29 July 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  18. ^ "UK's child protection centre to lead national response on missing children". GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Washington's darling wants her say on Europe". www.telegraph.co.uk. 7 June 2003. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  20. ^ "We should all worry about the Euro-constitution". www.telegraph.co.uk. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  21. ^ "Debretts"
  22. ^ . Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  23. ^ . Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  24. ^ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 8.
  25. ^ "No. 62333". The London Gazette. 25 June 2018. p. 11196.
  26. ^ "Trade Bill - Tuesday 11 September 2018 - Hansard - UK Parliament".

External links edit

  • Action Against Abduction
  • International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children
  • Appearances on C-SPAN
  • Catherine Meyer, Baroness Meyer on Charlie Rose
  • London School of Slavonic and East European Studies
  • UK’s child protection centre to lead national response on missing children, Home Office, 25 May 2011

January 01, 1970
catherine, meyer, baroness, meyer, catherine, irene, jacqueline, meyer, baroness, meyer, née, laylle, born, january, 1953, british, politician, businesswoman, widow, christopher, meyer, british, former, ambassador, united, states, 1999, founded, charity, pact,. Catherine Irene Jacqueline Meyer Baroness Meyer 1 CBE nee Laylle born 26 January 1953 is a British politician and businesswoman She is the widow of Sir Christopher Meyer the British former Ambassador to the United States In 1999 she founded the charity PACT now Action Against Abduction In October 2020 she was appointed as the Prime Minister s Trade Envoy to Ukraine 2 The Right HonourableThe Baroness MeyerCBEMeyer in 2020Member of the House of LordsLord TemporalIncumbentAssumed office 19 June 2018Life PeeragePersonal detailsBorn26 January 1953NationalityBritishPolitical partyConservativeSpouseChristopher MeyerChildren2 Contents 1 Background 2 Biography and child advocacy 3 Reunited with her sons 4 Politics 5 Directorships 6 Awards 7 Books 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksBackground editMeyer was privately educated at the French Lycee in London the School of Slavonic and East European Studies and the London School of Economics She began her career in financial services and became a licensed commodity broker in 1979 working for Merrill Lynch Dean Witter and E F Hutton Biography and child advocacy editDespite her having custody of the children her German ex husband refused to return them to London after a summer holiday visit in 1994 3 This led to her almost decade long legal battle in the German and English courts to gain access to her sons 4 Her account of these events is found in her two books In October 1997 she married Christopher Meyer on the eve of his departure to Washington to become British Ambassador to the United States During their five and a half years in America she campaigned against international parental child abduction alongside a number of American parents in a similar situation with Germany 5 In 1998 she co founded with Ernie Allen the International Centre for Missing amp Exploited Children ICMEC 6 In 2000 she established her own organisation PACT renamed Action Against Abduction AAA in 2015 affiliated to NCMEC and ICMEC During her time in Washington D C Meyer co chaired with Ernie Allen two international conferences on improving the effectiveness of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 7 and gave evidence to committees of the United States House of Representatives and the US Senate 8 which led to several concurrent resolutions urging better compliance by certain signatory states including Germany 9 with the Hague Convention 1996 and persuaded both Presidents Clinton and Bush to raise with the German Chancellor cases of parental child abduction to Germany including her own 10 She has also taken her campaign against international parental child abduction to Europe giving evidence before the Belgian Senate 11 successfully lobbying the EU to tighten its rules against parental child abduction 12 and together with ICMEC persuading the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Convention to produce a good practice guide to the implementation of the Convention 13 In the UK Meyer instigated adjournment debates in the House of Commons on her case and the issue of parental child abduction in general across frontiers In 2005 the Parliamentary Ombudsman upheld her complaint of maladministration against the then Lord Chancellor s Department with regard to the handling of her case 14 Since 2003 and her return to the UK from America she has broadened AAA s mission to embrace children who go missing for any reason This has led to close co operation with the Home Office the police CEOP and other charities She was a member of the Home Secretary s Strategic Oversight Group on missing people created in 2006 by David Blunkett Her campaigns have focussed on the difficulties of measuring exactly how many children go missing every year 15 the adoption by police forces of the Missingkids Website 16 and the Child Rescue Alert 17 On 25 May 2011 International Missing Children s Day the Home Office announced major changes to child protection services in the UK in particular the passing of responsibility for missing abducted and exploited children to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection agency CEOP This was the culmination of a ten year lobbying campaign Meyer s role was recognised in the Home Office press release 18 Reunited with her sons editWhen Alexander and Constantin reached adulthood they made contact with Meyer She commented in interviews that they would have turned out differently if she raised them but she is extremely proud of them Both sons still live in Germany Politics editIn 2003 Meyer was co chair of Vote 2004 19 which campaigned for a referendum on the still born European Constitution 20 She was a National Treasurer of the Conservative Party between 2010 and 2015 Directorships editFrom 2003 to 2007 she was a non executive director of LIFFE London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange 21 From 2013 to 2014 she was a trustee of the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences 22 Awards editIn 1999 Meyer received the Adam Walsh Rainbow Award 23 for outstanding contribution to children s causes and was named by British Airways Business Life magazine for her campaigning on behalf of abducted children Meyer was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to children and families 24 Meyer was created a Life Peer on 19 June 2018 taking the title Baroness Meyer of Nine Elms in the London Borough of Wandsworth 25 Meyer delivered her maiden speech on 11 September 2018 26 Books editCatherine Laylle 1997 Two Children Behind a Wall Arrow Books Ltd ISBN 0 099 25504 9 Catherine Meyer 1999 These are My Children Too PublicAffairs US ISBN 1 891 62015 0 See also editInternational child abductionReferences edit Contact information for Baroness Meyer MPs and Lords UK Parliament Prime Minister s Trade Envoy Programme Monday 5 October 2020 Hansard UK Parliament Catherine Laylle Hansard 5 July 1995 CATHERINE MEYER AND THE ABDUCTION OF HER CHILDREN Early Day Motions UK Parliament Catherine Meyer fought a bitter 10 year battle to see her children Now she s striving to save other families from the same fate INTERVIEW HeraldScotland 4 November 2006 Retrieved 1 March 2023 Responding to tragedy International Centre for Missing amp Exploited Children Retrieved 1 March 2023 Forum Conclusions Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 24 December 2010 Retrieved 11 June 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link April 1999 UNITED STATES RESPONSES TO INTERNATIONAL PARENTAL ABDUCTION www govinfo gov Retrieved 1 March 2023 Germany Bows to U S On Custody Disputes Clinton to tackle Berlin over the stolen children Americas World The Independent Independent co uk 19 January 2010 Archived from the original on 19 January 2010 Retrieved 1 March 2023 Seminar on the Application of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 29 March 2000 Parental responsibility European Judicial Network Retrieved 27 June 2006 Guide of Good Practice Parliamentary Ombudsman Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 26 March 2012 Retrieved 25 June 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link 25 May 2011 Research Every Five Minutes PACT Parents and Abducted Children Together Parental Abduction Missing Children Associate of ICMEC Research Archived from the original on 5 June 2011 Retrieved 29 June 2011 Missingkids website Rescue Alert Archived from the original on 29 July 2011 Retrieved 11 June 2011 UK s child protection centre to lead national response on missing children GOV UK Retrieved 1 March 2023 Washington s darling wants her say on Europe www telegraph co uk 7 June 2003 Retrieved 1 March 2023 We should all worry about the Euro constitution www telegraph co uk 17 October 2003 Retrieved 1 March 2023 Debretts LIMS Trustees Archived from the original on 17 June 2013 Retrieved 21 January 2013 Adam Walsh Awards Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 11 June 2011 No 60173 The London Gazette Supplement 16 June 2012 p 8 No 62333 The London Gazette 25 June 2018 p 11196 Trade Bill Tuesday 11 September 2018 Hansard UK Parliament External links editAction Against Abduction International Centre for Missing amp Exploited Children Appearances on C SPAN Catherine Meyer Baroness Meyer on Charlie Rose London School of Slavonic and East European Studies UK s child protection centre to lead national response on missing children Home Office 25 May 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catherine Meyer Baroness Meyer amp oldid 1217487558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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