Peter TruscottLord Truscott of St James's was appointed as a Member of the House of Lords in 2004. From 2006 to 2007, he was the UK's Energy Minister and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy at the Department of Trade and Industry. He representd Hertfordshire in the European Parliament between 1994 and 1999, and was Foreign Affairs and Defence Spokesman and Vice-President of the Security Committee. An expert on Russia, he has written a biography of Vladimir Putin and the Kursk submarine disaster amongst other works and many articles. He was Visiting Research Fellow with the Institute for Public Policy Research, and has written reports on European defence; political risk management and European energy security. He has a doctorate in modern history from Oxford University, and is a former Associate Fellow with the Royal United Services Institute for defence and security studies. He is a regular media commentator, especially on Russia. Read More Read Less