- For the music composer and producer of the same name, see Michael Lord (music).
| The Right Honourable Sir Michael Lord MP |
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| Assumed office 1997 |
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| Preceded by | The Lady Fookes |
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| Assumed office 9 June 1983 |
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| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Majority | 7,856 (15.4%) |
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| Born | 17 October 1938 Manchester |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Margaret Childs |
| Alma mater | Christ's College, Cambridge |
Sir Michael Nicholson Lord (born October 17, 1938, south Manchester) is a British politician, and Conservative Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich since 1997. He is currently the Second Deputy Chairman of the House of Commons sometimes known as the Second Chairman of Ways and Means.
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Early life
He attended William Hulme's Grammar School in Whalley Range, Manchester and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he gained an MA in agriculture in 1962. He was a councillor on Bedford Borough Council (known initially as North Bedfordshire Borough Council) from 1974-77 and on Bedfordshire County Council from 1981-3.
From 1962-6, he taught agriculture and was also a farmer. From 1966-8, he was a director of Power Line Maintenance Ltd. In 1968, he founded Lords Tree Services Ltd. From 1983, as well as being an MP, he was an arboricultural consultant. He is a former president of the Arboricultural Association.[1]
Parliamentary career
He contested Manchester Gorton in 1979. He was first elected to the earlier seat of Central Suffolk in 1983.
He has been a deputy Speaker of the House of Commons since 1997, and therefore does not take political stances or vote in the Chamber. Before his position, he was one of the Maastricht Rebels, and was seen as socially conservative, opposing homosexuality and advocating the return of capital punishment. He was knighted in 2001. Before entering Parliament he was an arboriculturalist.
He announced that he would step down as an MP at the next election on the 13 September 2009.[2]
Personal life
He married Jennifer Margaret Childs in 1965 in Bedford, and they have a son and daughter.
References
- ^ http://www.trees.org.uk
- ^ "MP set to retire at next election". BBC News Online. 2009-09-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/8253140.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
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| Preceded by new constituency |
Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk 1983–1997 |
Succeeded by constituency abolished |
| Preceded by new constituency |
Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich 1997–present |
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| Preceded by The Lady Fookes |
Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means 1997–present |
Incumbent |
External links
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Sir Michael Lord MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Michael Lord MP
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Conservatives
- BBC Politics
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