Gerard Collier, 5th Baron Monkswell

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Gerard Collier, 5th Baron Monkswell (born January 28, 1947 in London - † July 12, 2020 ) was a British peer and politician of the Labor Party .

life and career

Collier was born on January 28, 1947 in London to William Collier, 4th Baron Monkswell and his second wife Helen Dunbar.

From 1972 to 1984 he worked as a product quality engineer at the tractor manufacturer Massey Ferguson Man Co Ltd in Trafford Park . He was the Service Administrative Manager for MF Industrial from 1984 to 1989 . He was a member of the Manchester City Council from 1989 to 1994. From 1999 he was self-employed.

Collier was not a member of the Hereditary Peerage Association .

He considered himself a socialist . In contrast to his father, he did not abandon the title, but preferred "to change the system from within."

Membership in the House of Lords

After the death of his father in 1984, he inherited his title and the then associated seat in the House of Lords . He gave his inaugural address there on January 23, 1985.

In 1994, he was serving half a 14-week sentence after attacking a psychotherapist shortly before. He resumed parliamentary work just days after his release from Kirkham Prison .

  • 1997/1998 session: 227 days (out of 228)

He lost his seat through the House of Lords Act 1999 . For one of the remaining seats, he ran for election and came in 4th place. Only the first two got a seat. He is listed in the Register of Hereditary Peers , although he rejects Hereditary Peerages.

Honors

Collier became an associate member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1971 .

In 1972 he became Freeman of the City of Coventry .

family

Collier married Ann Valeria Collins, the daughter of James Collins, on March 30, 1974. They have two sons and a daughter together.

They lived in Chorlton . He moved there in 1981.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary
  2. ↑ MEMBERSHIP LIST Hereditary Peerage Association publication ; Retrieved January 9, 2012
  3. ↑ a b c d Lord knows that I don't need the title Article in the Soth Manchester Reporter of March 29, 2007
  4. ↑ a b Prison no bar to Lords article in the Telegraph of July 20, 2001
  5. ↑ House of Lords Act: Hereditary Peers Elections website Election Demon , accessed January 9, 2013
  6. ^ Register of Hereditary Peers Register of Hereditary Peers on the House of Lords website ; Retrieved January 9, 2013
  7. ^ Monkswell, Baron (UK, 1885) Entry in Cracroftspeerage , accessed January 9, 2013
predecessor Office successor
William Collier Baron Monkswell
1984– 		current holder of the title
personal data
SURNAME Collier, Gerard, 5th Baron Monkswell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British peer and politician (Labor Party)
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 2020