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Jim Fergus FCMA, joined Birmingham and Edgbaston Debates Society in 1992, he became President in 2005/06/19 and has been Treasurer since 2008. Jim was born in Edinburgh in June 1948 and Married Gail in May 1970. He has a Son and Daughter as well as a Grandson born in December 2016. He has been a businessman, accountant, financial director, chief executive and chairman in several industries but is now retired.

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Karan has recently retired from a long career in Health and Social Care and is married with 4 children; her husband and 2 of her children are also members of the Society. She joined BEDS in 2002, shortly after it was opened up to women members and is proud to have been elected its first female President in 2010. Since then she has been the Dinner Secretary; a job she enjoys because it keeps her in touch with members who are no longer able to attend. Karan loves debating and feels that one of the unique elements of the Society is meeting people from a wide range of backgrounds and therefore hearing a wide range of views on any topic.

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Libby was born and raised in Bournville and apart from un bref séjour en France – a year in Lyons during her degree, now lives in Bournville! Libby joined the Debating Society after having her whistle whet for participating in the structured argument of a subject during the annual debate with the local Rotary Club; she has joined the Society’s committee as Chief Whip. Libby’s life has been enriched by her diverse and varied employment career to date, including working as a taxi driver, before securing employment at the University of Birmingham’s Business School early this century. Libby is always delighted by the entertainment value of structured, formal aspects of debating and eagerly anticipates the monthly motion!

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