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Executive Committee

Peter Hand

Peter Hand - Chairman

Peter Hand was elected the Chairman of the CDG in March 2018 and works in partnership with the Executive and others to help make the Conservative Party even more inclusive for disabled people.

Barry Ginley Deputy Chairman CDG

Barry Ginley - Deputy Chairman

Barry Ginley was elected as the Deputy Chairman of the CDG in March 2018, having been on the executive for the past eight years.

David Tiptaft CBE

David Tiptaft CBE - Treasurer & Deputy-President

David Tiptaft CBE is a long standing Executive Member of the CDG Executive and is the Treasurer. David has held a variety of senior positions in the voluntary party. He is a Chartered Accountant and is the present principal of Tiptaft, Smith Co based in Mexborough South Yorkshire.

Karim Sacoor

Karim Sacoor - Deputy President & Executive Member

Karim Sacoor is a former Chairman of the CDG and is a member of the Executive Committee. He is a businessman and is married with two children. His son is severely autistic, with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour.

Sally Elliot Head Picture CDG Executive Member

Sally Elliot - Executive Member

During the 1980s Sally founded, wrote the Constitution and secured the approval of the Charity Commissioners for AGE CONCERN FERNDOWN & DISTRICT, which is still functioning with two separate day time clubs for the elderly with lunch and entertainment.

Kay Carter

Kay Carter - Executive Member

Kay Carter is a former Chairman of the CDG, a former Parliamentary candidate and has served as Chairman of her local Conservative Association. She is also a Co-Chair of the CDG's #AccessiblePolitics project.

Michelle Lowe

Michelle Lowe - Executive Member (Policy)

Michelle joined the CDG's Executive in March 2020 and is the lead for Policy issues and development. She is particularly interested in widening opportunities in society for disabled people.

John Howard

John Howard - Executive Member (Communications)

John Howard has sat on the CDG Executive for around six years and in March 2018 was re-elected with responsibility for Communications. In 2018 John welcomed his first granddaughter to his family, adding to his already four grandsons.

Jonathan Andrews BCA

Jonathan Andrews BCA - Executive Member

Jonathan is a trustee of national autism charity Ambitious about Autism, which runs Treehouse school and other autism-friendly schools, while holding down a job as a trainee solicitor.

Wayne Henderson

Wayne Henderson

Wayne is a through-hip amputee since the age of 16. He is a former Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Disability Group, Trustee of the Limbless Association and Chair of the Orthotics Panel for the Polio Foundation. He and his wife have two children and he works with the Internet of Things. 

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