John Shipley, Baron Shipley

John Warren Shipley, Baron Shipley, OBE (born 5 July 1946) is a Liberal Democrat peer in the House of Lords.

The Right Honourable

The Lord Shipley

OBE
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Housing and Planning
In office
12 October 2017 – 21 August 2019
Serving with Wera Hobhouse (2017-19)
Tim Farron (2019)
LeaderSir Vince Cable
Jo Swinson
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byTim Farron
Leader of Newcastle City Council
In office
10 May 2006 – 1 September 2010
Preceded byPeter Arnold
Succeeded byDavid Faulkner
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
14 July 2010
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born (1946-07-05) 5 July 1946
Political partyLiberal Party (-1988)
Liberal Democrats (1988 - present)

He contested (as Liberal) Blyth February and October 1974, Hexham in 1979, and (as Liberal/SDP Alliance) Newcastle North in the 1983 and 1987 general elections.

He served on Newcastle City Council: Councillor 1975- , City Governor, Dame Allan's School, mid-1970s, as Opposition Leader 1988–98, former portfolio holder, Policy Co-ordination and Development, Council Leader 2006–10; member: Northumbria Police Authority 1980s, Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority 1990s, 2004–06; former board member, Newcastle International Airport Local Authority Holding Company 2004–06; board member, One NorthEast 2005- ; Vice-President, Local Government Association 2010- .

In the 1995 New Year Honours Shipley was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.[1]

He was created a Life Peer as Baron Shipley, of Gosforth in the County of Tyne and Wear on 14 July 2010.[2]

He is a supporter of Sunderland AFC.[3]

References
  1. "No. 53893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1994. p. 14.
  2. "No. 59491". The London Gazette. 19 July 2010. p. 13714.
  3. Pearson, Adrian (17 April 2012). "Making A Difference". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 15.
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by
The Lord Howard of Lympne		 Gentlemen
Baron Shipley 		Followed by
The Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
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