Ronnie Fearn, Baron Fearn
Ronald Cyril Fearn, Baron Fearn, OBE (born 6 February 1931) is a British Liberal Democrat politician.
The Lord Fearn OBE | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 11 July 2001 – 11 July 2018 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Southport | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 14 May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Banks |
| Succeeded by | John Pugh |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Percival |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Banks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Cyril Fearn 6 February 1931 |
| Nationality | English |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Joyce Fearn |
| Relations | Maureen Fearn |
| Children | Martin Fearn |
| Residence | Norwood Ward, Southport |
| Profession | Banker, Politician |
His birth was registered without his middle name in the Ormskirk registration district of Lancashire[1] and Fearn was educated at King George V Grammar School, Southport and had a career in banking. He served late into the 2010s as a Sefton Metropolitan Borough councillor and had been such on its predecessor body Merseyside County Council, achieving over 50 years of continuous service, elected as a Liberal and for its successor party the Liberal Democrats.
In the 1985 Birthday Honours Fearn was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).[2]
His son, Martin, became a mathematics teacher at Cowley International College, St. Helens.
He was the Liberal and later Liberal Democrat MP for Southport from 1987 to 1992 and 1997 to 2001, after unsuccessfully contesting the seat at the four 1970s general elections. He received a life peerage and joined the House of Lords as Baron Fearn, of Southport in the County of Merseyside, in 2001.[3] He retired from the House on 11 July 2018.[4]
References
- General Register Office public indices of birth, marriages and deaths, vol. 8b page 1378 which included until 1934 Southport
- "No. 50154". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1985. p. 10.
- "No. 56275". The London Gazette. 16 July 2001. p. 8373.
- "Lord Fearn". UK Parliament.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Ian Percival |
Member of Parliament for Southport 1987–1992 |
Succeeded by Matthew Banks |
| Preceded by Matthew Banks |
Member of Parliament for Southport 1997–2001 |
Succeeded by John Pugh |
| Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by The Lord King of Bridgwater |
Gentlemen Baron Fearn |
Followed by The Lord Heseltine |