| The Right Honourable The Lord Waddington GCVO DL QC PC |
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| In office 9 April 1992 – 4 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Desmond Langley |
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| Succeeded by | Thorold Masefield |
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| In office 28 November 1990 – 9 April 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | John Ganzoni |
| Succeeded by | John Wakeham |
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| In office 26 October 1989 – 28 November 1990[1] |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Douglas Hurd |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Baker |
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| In office 21 May 1986 – 24 July 1989 |
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| Preceded by | John Wakeham |
| Succeeded by | Tim Renton |
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| Born | 2 August 1929 Burnley, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Religion | Church of England |
David Charles Waddington, Baron Waddington GCVO DL QC PC (born 2 August 1929) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom.
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Early life
David Waddington was born in Burnley, Lancashire and educated at two independent schools in North West England: at Cressbrook School in Kirkby Lonsdale, (formerly in Westmorland, since 1974 in Cumbria), and at Sedbergh School (formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire and also now, since 1974, in Cumbria). He then went to Hertford College, Oxford, where he became President of the Oxford University Conservative Association, and was called to the Bar in 1951.
In 1976 David Waddington QC led the defence in the trial of Stefan Kiszko; a case that would become one of the most notorious miscarriage of justice in recent years. The British tax clerk from Rochdale, who was convicted of the murder of 12-year-old Lesley Molseed, would go on to serve 16 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. This was because Kiszko's defence team made significant mistakes. Firstly, they did not seek an adjournment when the Crown delivered thousands of pages of additional unused material on the first morning of the trial. Secondly, in court, Waddington maintained the inconsistent defence of diminished responsibility which Kiszko had never authorised.[2] Kiszko was finally released in 1992 after the Court of Appeal was told forensic evidence showed that he could not have been the murderer. Ironically, Kiszko's appeal was first lodged on the day Waddington was announced as the new Home Secretary in 1989.
Member of Parliament
He was first elected to Parliament in 1968, at a by-election in the Nelson and Colne constituency caused by the death of Labour MP Sydney Silverman. He was re-elected in 1970 and in February 1974, but lost his seat at the October 1974 general election, by a margin of 669 votes to Labour's Doug Hoyle.
He was returned to Parliament at the by-election in March 1979 for Clitheroe, the constituency being renamed Ribble Valley in 1983.
In government
A junior minister under Margaret Thatcher, Waddington was Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department of Employment (1981–83), Minister of State at the Home Office (1983–87) and Chief Whip from 1987 until his elevation to Cabinet level, becoming Home Secretary in 1989.
Life peer
In 1990 he was created a life peer as Baron Waddington, of Read in the County of Lancashire. He served as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords until 1992. He served as Governor of Bermuda 1992–1997.[3]
In 2008 his amendment to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill, known as the Waddington Amendment, inserted a freedom of speech clause into new anti-homophobic hate crime legislation.[4] In 2009 the Government failed to repeal the Waddington Amendment in the Coroners and Justice Bill.[5][6]
Personal life
Lord Waddington is currently Chairman of the European Reform Forum.
References
- ^ UKpolitics website
- ^ Rose, Jonathan; Panter, Steve; Wilkinson, Trevor (1997). Innocents : How justice failed Stefan Kiszko and Lesley Molseed. London: Fourth Estate. ISBN 1-85702-402-8.
- ^ Staff reporter (1997-05-07). "From Bermuda to the treacle mines for Lord David". Lancashire Evening Telegraph. http://archive.burytimes.co.uk/1997/5/7/828621.html. Retrieved 2009-05-24. "After almost five years as Governor of Bermuda, Lord Waddington has come home to the Ribble Valley." (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/5h1GTO7ol)
- ^ Schedule 16, paragraph 14
- ^ Coroners and Justice Bill
- ^ Hansard, 12 November 2009
External links
- Profile on Parliament website
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by David Waddington
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sydney Silverman |
Member of Parliament for Nelson and Colne 1968–October 1974 |
Succeeded by Doug Hoyle |
| Preceded by David Walder |
Member of Parliament for Clitheroe 1979–1983 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Ribble Valley 1983–1990 |
Succeeded by Michael Carr |
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| Preceded by John Wakeham |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1986–1989 |
Succeeded by Timothy Renton |
| Preceded by Douglas Hurd |
Home Secretary 1989–1990 |
Succeeded by Kenneth Baker |
| Preceded by The Lord Belstead |
Lord Privy Seal 1990–1992 |
Succeeded by The Lord Wakeham |
| Preceded by Sir Desmond Langley |
Governor of Bermuda 1992–1997 |
Succeeded by Thorold Masefield |
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