Lord Shutt of Greetland

David Shutt

David Shutt

Party

Liberal Democrat

Address as

Lord Shutt

Contact details

Westminster

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8624
shuttd@parliament.uk

Biography

Electoral history

Contested Sowerby (Lib) 1970, February and October 1974 and 1979, and Calder Valley (Lib/Alliance) 1983 and 1987, and Pudsey (Lib Dem) 1992 general elections

Lords career

Liberal Democrat: Spokesperson for: Northern Ireland 2001-05, International Development 2001-04, Whip 2001-10: Deputy Chief Whip 2002-05, Chief Whip 2005-10; Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard) 2010-; Government Spokesperson for: Culture, Media and Sport 2010, Northern Ireland 2010-, Transport 2010-, Wales 2010-

Councils, public bodies

Calderdale MBC: Councillor 1973-90, 1995-2003, Leader, Liberal Democrat Group 1979-82, 1995-2000, Mayor of Calderdale 1982-83

Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baron Shutt of Greetland, of Greetland and Stainland in the County of West Yorkshire 2000

Register of Interests

2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

In receipt of ministerial salary

Chartered Accountant (non-practising)

10: Non-financial interests (a)

Director, Cober Hill Ltd (residential courses, near Scarborough)

10: Non-financial interests (b)

Associate Governor, Brooksbank School, Elland

10: Non-financial interests (e)

Life Vice President, Community Foundation for Calderdale