William Elliott, Baron Elliott of Morpeth

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Robert William Elliott, Elliott Baron of Morpeth (* 11. December 1920 ; † 20th May 2011 ), known as William Elliott , was a British politician of the Conservative Party .

Life

Elliott was born in 1920 to Mary Elizabeth Fulthorpe and Richard Elliot. His father Richard Elliott, known as "Dick", was a councilor and mayor of Morpeth . William Elliott attended King Edward VI Grammar School in Morpeth.

Since 1939 he worked as a farmer . In the period from 1948 to 1955 he was chairman ( chairman ), vice president ( vice-president ) and president of the Northern Area Young Conservatives .

Elliott married Catherine Jane Morpeth in 1956. Together they have five children, four daughters and one son.

Membership in the House of Commons

In a by-election in 1954 and the general election in 1955 , he stood for the constituency of Morpeth in the general election. Elliott was elected in a by-election in 1957 as a member of the House of Commons for the Newcastle upon Tyne North constituency and represented the constituency until June 9, 1983, when he did not run in his previous constituency and Robert Crofton Brown was elected.

From 1958 to 1959 he was Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) in the Ministry of Transport ( Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation ) and took over in 1959 the post of parliamentary undersecretary in the British Home Office, the Home Office ( Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Home Office ). In 1960 he was appointed Minister of State there and remained so until 1961. From 1961 to 1963 he was Minister for Technical Co-operation . From 1963 to 1964 he was Deputy Whip of the Government ( Assistant Government Whip ) and from 1966 to 1970 Whip of the opposition .

From June to October 1970 he was Comptroller of the Household , the third highest position at the royal court after the office of Lord Steward of the Household and the "Treasurer of the Household". From 1970 to 1974 he was vice chairman of the Conservative Party .

Membership in the House of Lords

On May 16, 1985 he was appointed Life Peer as Baron Elliott of Morpeth, of Morpeth in the County of Northumberland and of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne and thus a member of the British House of Lords . On November 13, 1985, he gave his inaugural address. From 1992 to 2002 he was Deputy Speaker and from 1997 to 2002 Deputy Chair of Committees . From 1980 to 1983 he was Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Special Committee on Agriculture , Fisheries and Nutrition ( Select Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ). As a political topic of particular interest, he indicated regional policy in the parliamentary biography on the website of the House of Lords .

On February 19, 2007, he last spoke up there; Elliott spoke regularly, even in old age, on issues of animal welfare . He last took part in a vote on March 17, 2010. He was given a permanent leave of absence from October 5, 2010 due to a leave of absence granted by the House of Lords .

Further offices and honors

He was a director at Trade Finance plc from 1970 to 1973. From 1975 to 1992 he was President of the Water Companies Association . From 1980 to 1983 he was director of Sino French Holdings (Hong Kong) and 1980-1995 Chairman ( Chairman ) of United Artists Communications (District Northeast). He was a director at the Port of Tyne Authority from 1982 to 1991.

In 1974 he became a Knight ( Knight applicable) and 1982 (according to other sources 1983) Deputy Lieutenant of Cumbria appointed.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Members of the House of Lords granted leave of absence FAQs List of members on leave on the House of Lords homepage
  2. ↑ Minutes of Proceedings of Tuesday 5 October 2010 Minutes of the House of Lords meeting of October 5, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Elliott, William, Baron Elliott of Morpeth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Elliott, Robert William, Baron Elliott of Morpeth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician (Conservative Party)
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1920
DATE OF DEATH May 20, 2011