Aidan McQuade

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Aidan Joseph McQuade is a former Director (Chief Executive) of Anti-Slavery International[1] from 2006-2017.[2]

He comes from South Armagh, Northern Ireland.[3]

McQuade is a contributor to The

2022 World Cup.[9]

In 2012/13, he won the BBC's

Mastermind Quiz with specialist subject, Abraham Lincoln.[10] When asked about the stress of the quiz, MacQuade replied "It takes as much energy to think as to panic".[10]

He received an honorary OBE for his work in anti-slavery in 2017, which he returned in 2024 in response to government policies, in particular the plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda[11]



References

  1. ^ "South Armagh man Aidan McQuade is Mastermind 2013". BBC News. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. ^ International, Anti-Slavery (11 September 2017). "Director of Anti-Slavery Aidan McQuade steps down". Anti-Slavery International. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ Audley, Fiona. "Special Report: 14,000 caught in Britain's modern day slave economy". www.irishpost.co.uk. Irish Post. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Aidan McQuade". www.guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Aidan McQuade". www.equaltimes.org. Equal times. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Aidan McQuade". www.independent.co.uk. The Independent. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. ^ McQuade, Aidan (3 April 2013). "We can't ignore slavery in the bid to lift millions out of poverty". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  8. ^ McQuade, Aidan (3 June 2014). "Voluntary guidance on slavery is pointless – only radical action will help". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  9. ^ McQuade, Aidan (2 March 2015). "FIFA awarded the World Cup to a state where slavery is actively facilitated". www.independent.co.uk. The Independent. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  10. ^ a b Poole, Amanda. "Terrifying... Mastermind champ's answer after being quizzed on that famous black chair". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Anti-slavery campaigner returns OBE over government's Rwanda scheme". BBC News. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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