Lord Dolar Popat, Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Rwanda, Uganda and DRC

Lord Popat is a Conservative Peer and is the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Uganda, Rwanda and DRC.

Lord Popat is committed to the challenge of increasing trade and investment ties between the UK and Africa.

He has previously served as Business Minister and member of Her Majesty’s Household.

Lord Popat was born in Uganda and first came to the UK as a refugee in 1971. Having trained as an accountant, Lord Popat later set up his own business specialising in business and corporate finance and had a successful 30-year career in the private sector.

He was made a Peer by Prime Minister David Cameron in 2010 for his services to small businesses. His interests in the House of Lords are promoting the Commonwealth, SMEs, increasing Britain’s exports and trade relations with India and Africa.

In August 2019, Lord Popat published his memoirs titled “A British Subject” with a Foreword by David Cameron.