Alan Haselhurst, Baron Haselhurst
Alan Gordon Barraclough Haselhurst, Baron Haselhurst, PC (born 23 June 1937), is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden from 1977 to 2017, having previously represented Middleton and Prestwich from 1970 to 1974. Haselhurst was Chairman of Ways and Means from 14 May 1997 to 8 June 2010, and later Chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association between 2011 and 2014. The oldest Conservative MP to stand down at the 2017 general election, he was created a Life Peer in May 2018, sitting in the House of Lords as Baron Haselhurst.
The Right Honourable The Lord Haselhurst PC | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association | |
| In office 27 July 2011 – October 2014 | |
| Deputy | Nafisa Shah |
| Preceded by | Shafie Apdal |
| Succeeded by | Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury |
| Chairman of the Administration Committee | |
| In office 27 July 2010 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Doran |
| Succeeded by | Sir Paul Beresford |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Chairman of Ways and Means | |
| In office 14 May 1997 – 8 June 2010 | |
| Speaker | Betty Boothroyd Michael Martin John Bercow |
| First Deputy | Michael Martin Sylvia Heal Nigel Evans |
| Second Deputy | Michael Lord Dawn Primarolo |
| Preceded by | Michael Morris |
| Succeeded by | Lindsay Hoyle |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2018 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Saffron Walden | |
| In office 8 July 1977 – 3 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Peter Kirk |
| Succeeded by | Kemi Badenoch |
| Member of Parliament for Middleton and Prestwich | |
| In office 18 June 1970 – 8 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Denis Coe |
| Succeeded by | Jim Callaghan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 June 1937 South Elmsall, Yorkshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Angela Bailey (m. 1977) |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.siralanhaselhurst.net |
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