Edward Short, Baron Glenamara

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Edward Ted Watson Short, Baron Glenamara , CH , PC (born December 17, 1912 in Newcastle upon Tyne - † May 4, 2012 ) was a British politician ( Labor Party ) and life peer .

life and career

Short was born on December 17, 1912 in Newcastle upon Tyne to Charles and Mary Short. He attended the College of the Venerable Bede .

During World War II he served as captain of the Durham Light Infantry (DLI). After the war he worked as a teacher. He became head of the Princess Louise County Secondary School in Blyth in 1947 . Short was elected to Councilor at Newcastle City Council in 1948 , where he headed the Labor Group.

Membership in the House of Commons

Short was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1951 general election for the constituency of Newcastle upon Tyne Central and was a member of it until 1976. From 1955 to 1962 he was Whip of the opposition , from 1962 to 1964 Deputy Chief Whip of the opposition ( Deputy Chief Opposition Whip ). From 1964 to 1966 Short was Government Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury . He held the post of Postmaster General from 1966 to 1968. In 1967 he became known among fans of pirate broadcasters , as he was responsible for broadcasting in this position when the Navy etc. Broadcasting and Offences Act was passed. This was directed against pirate channels, among other things. Short was in a 1982 interview with The Story of Jazz Radio of BBC Radio to having enjoyed listening to some of these stations, especially Radio 390 .

During his time as Postmaster General, he set up local radio stations ( BBC Local Radio ) in various regions of England at BBC Radio . Short first came into contact with the system of local radio stations during a visit to Canada . His idea was to set up a system of independent local radio stations that should primarily offer regional information. The local broadcasters should be run by local employees, have their own regional broadcasting councils and be responsible for financing themselves; however, the broadcasting councils were often only the mouthpiece of the audience.

From 1968 to 1970 Short was Secretary of State Education and Science , before he was active as opposition spokesman for education ( Opposition Spokesman for Education ) until 1972 . From 1974 to 1976 he was Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons . He had been appointed President of the Council even though he was not Deputy Prime Minister .

After James Callaghan was elected Prime Minister, he was not offered a position in the cabinet. In his resignation, Short said that the time had come for him to make way for a younger man. This was a sarcastic reference to his being replaced by Michael Foot , who was only seven months younger than himself.

In April 1972 he became Deputy Leader Labor Party after Roy Jenkins resigned because of differences in European politics. Short won against candidates Michael Foot and Anthony Crosland . He stayed in office until 1976. He refused to step down until he was named a Life Peer .

The term Short Money was named after him. He describes monies paid by the government to pay for the parliamentary office of the opposition leader. Short brought this idea up during his time in the House of Commons.

Membership in the House of Lords

Short was named Life Peer as Baron Glenamara , of Glenridding in the County of Cumbria on January 28, 1977 . On March 16, 1977, he gave his inaugural address in the House of Lords .

From 1985 to 2000 he was a member of the Committee for Privileges and Conduct in the House of Lords . He has also been a member of the Ecclesiastical Committee since 1997 , the joint committee on church affairs made up of members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. He is a member of the Labor Friends of Israel .

When a debate arose in 1999 about the possible closure of the Summerhill School, he spoke out against it.

Since 2011 he has been the second oldest living former member of the House of Commons after James Allason and, since the death of Philip Allen, Baron Allen of Abbeydale on November 27, 2007, the oldest living member of the House of Lords .

After he was initially still regularly present on meeting days in the late 1990s, his presence soon subsided and he was last present on one day in the 2001/2002 session. The last time he spoke up was on June 30, 1999.

Further offices and honors

In 1964 he was appointed a member of the Privy Council and in 1976 he was made Companion of Honor . From 1976 to 1980 he was Chairman ( Chairman ) of Cable Wireless Ltd . Short was 1992-2005 Chancellor ( Chancellor ) of Northumbria University .

In 2001 he became Freeman of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne . He is President of Finchale College for the Disabled in Durham . He is Vice President of the Newcastle Abbeyfield Society .

Short was awarded several honorary doctorates. He is an honorary Doctor of Civil Law ( Hon DCL ) from the University of Durham and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne . The Open University honored him with an honorary doctorate from the university ( Hon DUniv ). The Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) honored him with an honorary Doctor of Letters ( DLitt ).

He was interviewed by author Jim Harland for Blyth Memories, a book about the history of the city of Blyth, published in 2010 .

family

Short married Jennie Sewell in 1941. She died in September 2008 at the age of 95. The marriage produced a daughter and a son.

Publications

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Former minister Lord Glenamara dies in: Lancaster Evening Post of 9 May 2012
  2. ^ The International Who's Who 2004 By Europa Publications The International Who's Who 2004 at Google Books
  3. What the founder of Local Radio in England has to say about Frank Wappat Official homepage of BBC presenter Frank Wappat, accessed on January 23, 2011
  4. Who We Are ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2008 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. List of members on the Official Website of the Labor Friends of Israel , accessed January 23, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lfi.org.uk
  5. ^ Education Summerhill finds unlikely ally article on BBC News of July 1, 1999.
  6. Membership and principal office holders FAQs Explanations on the official website of the House of Lords , accessed on January 23, 2011
  7. House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website , accessed May 12, 2012
  8. Chancellor retires ( Memento of the original from March 14, 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. , Notice of resignation on the University of Northumbria official website on May 17, 2005.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.northumbria.ac.uk
  9. ^ New Chancellor for Northumbria University , announced on Don-Online , May 31, 2005
  10. Honorary Freedom - Citations ( Memento of the original from October 1, 2009 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , List of Honorary Freemen from Newcastle on its official website, accessed January 23, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.newcastle.gov.uk
  11. Book shows history of Blyth down the years , Chronical Live article , Sept. 23, 2010
  12. Article: Lord's loss. (News)  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Evening Chronicle article dated September 30, 2008@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.highbeam.com