Equality and Human Rights Commission

On 5 December 2006, Neil Wooding was announced as a commissioner for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Neil has spent much of his career working with organisations across the UK to promote Equality and Human Rights. He was the first Equality adviser to be appointed in Wales and during the course of his career successfully established the NHS Centre for Equality and Human Rights.

He is currently the Equality and Human Rights Commissioner for Wales having previously served as the Equal Opportunities Commissioner for a number of years. He is currently a Trustee of the National Aids Trust. As a full-time occupation, he is the Director of Public Service Management Wales, an organisation set up by the Welsh Assembly Government to build outstanding leadership and managerial capacity across Wales. He is the author of a number of important studies and publications and a respected authority on Equality and Human Rights issues. He lives with his partner in South-east Wales and co-parents two children.