Lyndon Harrison, Baron Harrison

Member of House of Lords and a member of the European Parliament
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IntroMember of House of Lords and a member of the European Parliament
PlacesUnited Kingdom
isPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth28 September 1947, Oxford
Age77 years
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Biography

Lyndon Henry Arthur Harrison, Baron Harrison (born 28 September 1947) is a British Labour Party politician.

Early life

Harrison was born on 28 September 1947, to Charles and Edith Harrison. He was educated at the City of Oxford High School for Boys, a state school in the Oxford, Oxfordshire. He then attended the University of Warwick, graduating in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English and American studies. He continued his studies at the University of Sussex where he completed a Master of Arts (MA) degree in American studies in 1971.

Political career

He was a Labour Party local councillor from 1981 to 1990, serving on Cheshire County Council. He was Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999, representing the Cheshire West constituency.

He was created a life peer on 28 July 1999 taking the title Baron Harrison, of Chester in the County of Cheshire. Lord Harrison speaks regularly in the House of Lords.

Personal life

Harrison is a Humanist. He is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group and a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association.

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