Peter Hain

Peter Hain was born in South Africa. His parents were forced into exile, in the UK, in 1966. He led the Anti-Apartheid Movement and the Anti-Nazi League during the 1970s and ‘80s.  Hain was the Labour MP for Neath 1991-2015 and a senior minister for 12 years in Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s governments.  He chaired the UN Security Council, and negotiated international Treaties curbing nuclear proliferation and banning the trade in blood diamonds.  He is a member of the House of Lords.

Hain has written or edited twenty-one books – including Mandela (2010), memoirs Outside In (2012) and most recently Pretoria Boy (2021).  His thriller, The Rhino Conspiracy, was published to great acclaim in 2020.