Donald Curry, Baron Curry of Kirkharle
Donald Thomas Younger Curry, Baron Curry of Kirkharle , Kt , CBE (born April 4, 1944 ) is a British farmer , businessman and life peer .
life and career
Curry graduated from Kirkley Hall College . He later worked as a farmer in Northumberland .
In 1990 he founded the charity organization At Home in the Community , which supports people with learning disabilities. Since then, he has been Chairman ( Chair ).
From 2000 to 2007 he was Commissioner of the Crown Estate . He was chairman of the Commission on the Future of Farming and Food from 2001 to 2002. Until 2009 he was Chair of the Strategy for Sustainable Farming and Food .
He has been Chairman of NFU Mutual since 2003 and a member of the Board of Directors since 1997. He has also been the Non-Executive Chair of the Better Regulation Executive for the government since 2009 .
In 2012 Curry was named the new chairman of the Royal Veterinary College .
He is chairman of the Leckford Estate and was previously chairman of the delivery group of the government's Sustainable Farming & Food Strategy . Curry is also a member of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society .
Membership in the House of Lords
On September 5, 2011, the House of Lords Appointments Commission announced that it had recommended Curry's appointment as a Life Peer . This took place on October 13, 2011 as Baron Curry of Kirkharle , of Kirkharle in the County of Northumberland. Its official introduction to the House of Lords took place on October 24, 2011 with the assistance of Charles Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb and Hazel Byford, Baroness Byford . He gave his inaugural address on February 6, 2012.
He sits in the upper house as a crossbencher . In July 2012, he supported the Labor Party , which called for an amendment on the occasion of the Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill .
Curry's presence is roughly in the middle.
Honors
Curry was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1997 for his services to agriculture . In 2001 he was beaten to a Knight Bachelor degree .
The Cranfield University honored him in 2004 with an honorary Bachelor of Science (BSc Hon), the following year he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Gloucestershire honored. In 2008 he received an Honorary Doctor of Laws (Hon DCL) from Newcastle University .
family
He has a daughter.
Web links
- Donald Curry, Baron Curry of Kirkharle at theyworkforyou
- Donald Curry, Baron Curry of Kirkharle at The Public Whip
- Donald Curry, Baron Curry of Kirkharle Official website of the House of Lords
Individual evidence
- ^ The London Gazette Issue of the London Gazette, September 6, 2011
- ↑ a b c d e f g Sir Donald takes his expertise to the Lords ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Hexham Courant article dated September 19, 2011
- ↑ Sir Don Curry to chair Better Regulation Executive ( Memento of the original from November 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article of the Farmersguardian of December 4, 2009
- ↑ Lord Curry of Kirkharle appointed new Chairman of The Royal Veterinary College publication of the Royal Veterinary College from July 3, 2012
- ↑ The Trustees ( Memento of the original from November 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Entry 'on the NFU Mutual website ; Retrieved November 17, 2012
- ^ House of Lords Appointments Commission - new non-party-political peers publication on the website of the House of Lords Appointments Commission ; Retrieved November 17, 2012
- ↑ Minutes of Proceedings of Monday 24 October 2011 Minutes of the House of Lords meeting of October 24, 2011
- ↑ At Home Chairman Becomes Lord Publication of At Home , accessed November 17, 2012
- ^ Minutes of the Grand Committee meeting of the House of Lords on February 6, 2012
- ^ Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Members' expenses on the House of Lords website ; Retrieved November 17, 2012
- ^ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website ; Retrieved November 17, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Curry, Donald, Baron Curry of Kirkharle |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Curry, Donald Thomas Younger, Baron Curry of Kirkharle (full name); Curry, sir don |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British farmer, businessman and life peer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1944 |