The Lord Harrison | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 28 July 1999 – 11 July 2022 Life peerage | |
Member of the European Parliament for Cheshire West and Wirral Cheshire West (1989–1994) | |
In office 1989– 1999 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Pearce |
Succeeded by | Seat merged into North West England |
Personal details | |
Born | Lyndon Henry Arthur Harrison 28 September 1947 |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater |
City of Oxford High School for Boys University of Warwick ( BA) University of Sussex ( MA) |
Lyndon Henry Arthur Harrison, Baron Harrison (born 28 September 1947) is a British Labour Party politician.
Harrison was born on 28 September 1947, [1] to Charles and Edith Harrison. [2] He was educated at the City of Oxford High School for Boys, a state school in Oxford, Oxfordshire. [1] 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. [2]
He was a Labour Party local councillor from 1981 to 1990, serving on Cheshire County Council. He was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1989 to 1999, representing the Cheshire West constituency. [1]
He was created a life peer on 28 July 1999 taking the title Baron Harrison, of Chester in the County of Cheshire. [3] Lord Harrison spoke regularly in the House of Lords until his retirement on 11 July 2022. [4]
Harrison is a Humanist. He is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group and a Distinguished Supporter of Humanists UK. [5] He is also an honorary associate of the National Secular Society. [6]