He worked for almost 20 years in the voluntary sector, serving in various public affairs roles, including at
RNID,
Macmillan,
Cancer Research UK, and
The Royal British Legion, where he led successful campaigns on the Armed Forces Covenant and securing reforms to the coroners service for bereaved Armed Forces families. Immediately prior to entering the Lords, he was Director of Public Affairs and Campaigns for the
Wine and Spirit Trade Association, a position he resigned following his appointment to avoid a conflict of interest. On 21 April 2017 he was appointed a commissioner of the
Equality and Human Rights Commission. He resigned from this position in December 2017.
Political career He was created a
life peer taking the title
Baron Shinkwin, of
Balham in the
London Borough of Wandsworth on 14 October 2015. He was
introduced to the
House of Lords on 17 November 2015. He sits as a
Conservative. Since becoming a Peer, he has focused on charity governance and disability equality issues. In a debate in March 2017 he described Britain's abortion laws as "a licence to kill for the crime of being disabled". ==Personal life==