John Shipley, Baron Shipley
The Lord Shipley OBE | |
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Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Housing and Planning | |
In office 12 October 2017 – 21 August 2019 | |
Leader | Sir Vince Cable Jo Swinson |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Tim Farron |
Leader of Newcastle City Council | |
In office 10 May 2006 – 1 September 2010 | |
Preceded by | Peter Arnold |
Succeeded by | David Faulkner |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 14 July 2010 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 July 1946 |
Political party | Liberal Party (-1988) Liberal Democrats (1988 - present) |
John Warren Shipley, Baron Shipley, OBE (born 5 July 1946) is a Liberal Democrat life peer in the House of Lords. He served as leader of Newcastle City Council between 2006 and 2010.
Local Government[]
He was elected to Newcastle City Council in 1975 as a councillor, before becoming the Opposition Leader between 1988 and 1998. He became leader of the council in 2006 until 2010. In 2010, he became Vice-President of the Local Government Association.
Parliamentary Elections[]
He stood as the Liberal candidate for Blyth in the February and October elections in 1974, then for Hexham in 1979, and as the Liberal/SDP Alliance candidate for Newcastle upon Tyne North in the 1983 and 1987 general elections.
OBE and Peerage[]
In the 1995 New Year Honours Shipley was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[1]
He was created a Life Peer as Baron Shipley of Gosforth on 14 July 2010.[2]
Since becoming a peer, he was appointed as a Liberal Democrat spokesperson in Parliament, serving on the frontbench teams of Jo Swinson and Vince Cable between 2017 and 2019.
Personal life[]
Shipley is a supporter of Sunderland AFC.[3]
References[]
- ^ "No. 53893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1994. p. 14.
- ^ "No. 59491". The London Gazette. 19 July 2010. p. 13714.
- ^ Pearson, Adrian (17 April 2012). "Making A Difference". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 15.
External links[]
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Liberal Democrats (UK) life peers
- Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors
- Life peers created by Elizabeth II
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Leaders of local authorities of England
- Councillors in Newcastle upon Tyne