Lennox Fyfe, Baron Fyfe of Fairfield

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George Lennox ("Len") Fyfe, Baron Fyfe of Fairfield (born April 10, 1941 in Sauchie , Clackmannanshire , † February 1, 2011 in London ) was a British politician ( Labor Party , Labor Co-operative ), economic manager and life peer .

life and career

Fyfe was born on April 10, 1941 to George Lennox Fyfe and Elizabeth Struthers Fyfe. He attended the Alloa Academy and the Co-operative College in Loughborough .

From 1966 to 1968 he was General Manager of the Kirriemuir Co-operative Society and from 1968 to 1971 Regional Manager of the Scottish Co-operative Society . From 1972 to 1975 he was Group General Manager of the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS). From 1975 to 1995 he was Chief Executive Officer of the Leicestershire Co-operative Society ; subsequently, after a merger , he held the same position from 1995 to 2000 at the Midlands Co-operative Society .

In 1975 he became Chairman of the Board ( Chairman ) of the shoe retail company Shoefayre , one in the East Midlands -based company, which belonged to the CWS. He was the youngest CEO in the economic system of the trade unions in the UK when he was CEO in the East Midlands. In this function, he enlarged and renewed the existing shops and introduced modern technologies and merchandise management systems . He built new, modern shops, which he adapted to the rapid developments in retail and to the needs of consumers . He also initiated the creation of outlets .

From 1981 to 2000 he was Director ( Director ) of Shoefayre Ltd , while from 1984 to 2000 concurrently CEO ( Chairman ). In addition, he was from 1981 to 2000 and Director ( Director ) of CWS, while 1986 to 1989 also as Deputy Chairman ( Vice-Chairman ) and from 1989 to 2000 as Chief Executive Officer ( Chairman ).

At Co-operative Insurance Society Ltd , he was a director from 1982 to 2000. From 1986 to 2000 he was Director of Co-operative Bank plc , previously from 1996 to 2000 Deputy Chairman ( Deputy Chairman ). From 1989 to 2000 he was a member of the Central Committee of the International Co-operative Alliance . In 2001 he was President of the Co-operative Congress .

He was also a member of the Co-operative Commission , which met from 2000 to 2001 under the chairmanship of John Monks , then Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The Monks Commission was set up after a written appeal to Tony Blair . Fyfe was one of the signatories of the appeal; in the commission he was considered influential. The commission dealt in particular with the economic future of the CWS. The final report contained 60 recommendations to improve the CWS, including a variety of economic amendments. After this report, the CWS experienced a "profound restructuring of the business, increased profitability and a promotion of social benefits".

Membership in the House of Lords

Fyfe was named a Life Peer as Baron Fyfe of Fairfield, of Sauchie in Clackmannanshire on May 16, 2000 . He gave his inaugural address in the House of Lords on October 18, 2000. He was a member of several sub-committees on European policy . From 2000 to 2003 he was a member of the EU Sub-Committee D, Environment, Agriculture, Public Health and Consumer Protection . Since 2005 he has been a member of the EU Sub-Committee B, Internal Market .

He supported European integration , homosexual rights , ID cards and stricter asylum law . He also campaigned against fox hunting . He has participated in numerous debates, including those on transportation , retail and the economy . He last spoke up on March 16, 2006. He last took part in a vote on March 2, 2010.

Honors and other offices

Fyfe was a member of the East Midlands Economic Planning Council from 1976 to 1979 . From 1983 to 1992 he was at Central TV East as Director ( Director worked). Fyfe was a member of the Chartered Management Institute (CCMI). At the University of Leicester he was a member of the board of directors ( court ) for almost ten years . In the Unity Trust Bank , he was from 2000 to 2009 CEO ( Chairman ). He was a member of the Trustee of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation .

He also served from 1972 to 1975 magistrate ( Justice of Peace ) in Perthshire .

Family and death

He married Ann Clark in 1965, who died in 1999. They had two children, a son who died before him and a daughter who outlived their parents.

Fyfe died on February 1, 2011 at the age of 69. A memorial service was held in Leicester on February 11th .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lord Fyfe of Fairfield  ( 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. Herald Scotland obituary dated February 2, 2011@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.heraldscotland.com  
  2. ↑ Party pays tribute to Len Fyfe, Lord Fyfe of Fairfield article in Politics for People of February 7, 2011
  3. ^ Co-op peer and former CWS Chairman, Lord Fyfe, this at 69 obituary in co-operative News dated February 4, 2011
  4. ↑ Lord Fyfe of Fairfield Obituary from the University of Leicester, February 4, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Fyfe, Lennox, Baron Fyfe of Fairfield
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fyfe, George Lennox; Fyfe, Len
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician and life peer
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Sauchie , Clackmannanshire
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 2011
Place of death London