We would like to give a warm welcome to our new President, The Rt Hon, the Baroness Hayman GBE. Equally, we would like to thank Lord Ravensdale for his tireless support over the last two years and championing our cause across Parliament.
At the SEA’s Annual General Meeting on 9th September, our members unanimously elected Baroness Hayman as our new President.
Baroness Hayman was a Labour MP between 1974-1979 before becoming a life peer in 1995. Since 2006, she has been non-party affiliated, working proactively as a crossbench peer.
Baroness Hayman’s has a particular interest in energy and the environment, previously chairing the Peers for the Planet, a crossbench House of Lords climate and nature action group.
In the House of Commons during her time as a Member of Parliament, Baroness Hayman has taken up various Ministerial posts, including in the Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions.
I am delighted to take on the role of President of the Sustainable Energy Association. The SEA has a strong reputation for bringing together industry, policymakers and other stakeholders to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing our homes and energy system. I look forward to working with the team and the association’s members as we continue to drive progress towards warmer, more energy-efficient homes and a sustainable future.
“On behalf of the SEA Executive Committee and the wider membership, I would like to extend the SEA's wholehearted thanks to Lord Ravensdale for serving as out President for the last two years, during which he has provided invaluable counsel to me, to the Executive, and helped us forge strong new links in Parliament since the 2024 General Election. His tenure as our President has seen major developments in the sector, alongside substantial growth across the SEA’s member base.
"We are delighted to welcome The Rt Hon Baroness Hayman as our new President. She brings extensive experience that will help us continue to bring a renewed opportunity to rebuild consensus for sustainable energy policy at a time when the various priorities of energy policy are in such a state of political flux.”