John Smith, Baron Kirkhill

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John Smith, Baron Kirkhill

John Farquharson Smith, Baron Kirkhill (* 7. May 1930 ) is a British politician of the Labor Party and Life Peer .

life and career

Smith was born on May 7, 1930 to Alexander Findlay Smith and Ann Farquharson.

He was Lord Provost of the City of Aberdeen from 1971 to 1975 and Minister of State for Scotland from August 8, 1975 to December 15, 1978.

He was chairman ( chairman ) of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board 1979-1982.

From 1991 to 2001 he was a delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the WEU ; There he was chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights from 1991 to 1995 .

In March 2012, a car accident caused a sensation Kirkhills, whereupon he gave up his driver's license.

Membership in the House of Lords

Smith was appointed Life Peer as Baron Kirkhill, of Kirkhill in the District of the City of Aberdeen on July 17, 1975 . Its official inauguration was on July 23, 1975 with the assistance of William Hughes, Baron Hughes and James Hoy, Baron Hoy .

On August 7, 1975, he gave his inaugural address in the House of Lords . In the 1970s he spoke in parliamentary debates on, among other things, traffic accidents, the retirement scheme of Scottish teachers, Scottish prisons and the Scotland Bill . After he had spoken several times a year up to and including 1978, he did not do so again until 1983. In the 1980s, he spoke out on, among other things, energy costs in industry, privatization and the explosion of Piper Alpha . In the 1990s, he spoke on the pollution of the North Sea , the human rights situation in Turkey , the National Health Service, overcrowding in prisons and European defense policy. Smith spoke in the 2000s on issues such as asylum , agriculture in the UK and the Scotland Act 1998 .

From April to June 2010, he received an expense allowance of £ 12,858.

  • 1997/1998 session: 154 days
  • Session period April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002: 91 days
  • Session period April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003: 128 days
  • Session period April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004: 125 days
  • Session period April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005: 122 days
  • Session period April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006: 106 days
  • Session period April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007: 100 days
  • Session period April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008: 105 days
  • Session period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009: 117 days
  • Session period April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010: 105 days
  • Session period April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010: 24 days
  • Session period July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010: 15 days
  • Session period October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010: 40 days
  • Session period January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011: 42 days
  • April 2011: 3 days (out of 7)
  • May 2011: 14 days (out of 15)
  • June 2011: 16 days (out of 17)
  • July 2011: 10 days (out of 13)
  • August 2011: 0 days (out of 1)
  • September 2011: 7 days (out of 8)
  • October 2011: 16 days (out of 18)
  • November 2011: 17 days (out of 18)
  • December 2011: 11 days (out of 13)
  • January 2012: 14 days (out of 14)
  • February 2012: 13 days (out of 14)
  • March 2012: 13 days (out of 17)
  • April 2012: 0 days (out of 5)
  • May 2012: 0 days (out of 13)
  • June 2012: 0 days (out of 13)

His attendance at meeting days has been in the medium to high range since 2001. As of April 2012, he was absent.

Honors

The University of Aberdeen awarded him an honorary doctorate in law ( Hon LLD ) in 1974 .

family

Smith married Frances Mary Walker Reid in 1965.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Dod's Parliamentary Companion Excerpts from Google Books , accessed November 17, 2012
  2. ↑ Lord John KIRKHILL ( Memento of the original from September 15, 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. Council of Europe entry , accessed November 17, 2012  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / assembly.coe.int
  3. ↑ Former Aberdeen Lord Provost crashed into pedestrian  ( 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. Guardian article of March 22, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.eveningexpress.co.uk  
  4. ↑ Lord Kirkhill Excerpt from the minutes of the House of Lords meeting of July 23, 1975
  5. ^ House of Lords expenses: £ 21,000 a year per Lord Guardian Article of November 25, 2010
  6. ↑ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website , accessed November 17, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Smith, John, Baron Kirkhill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, John Farquharson, Baron Kirkhill (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician (Labor)
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1930