Robin Teverson is a member of the House of Lords specialising in European, energy and environmental issues. He is a member of the House’s EU Committee and chairs its Energy and Environment sub-committee. Previously he has also chaired its external affairs sub-committee. He also chaired the House of Lords’ ad-hoc Arctic Committee
Robin was previously a member of the European Parliament representing Cornwall and Plymouth where he spoke on marine, regional, and fisheries issues.
As well as being a member of the Lords, he is a board member of the Marine Management Organisation, and chairs a regional commercial development company. His original career was in the freight industry, and then financial services. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment. He lives in Cornwall.