Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5535
carlilea@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested (Lib) Flint East, February 1974 and 1979 general elections. MP for Montgomery 1983-97 (Lib 1983-88, Lib Dem 1988-97)
Parliamentary career
Liberal Spokesperson for Home Affairs, Law 1985-88;
Alliance Spokesperson for Legal Affairs 1987;
SLD Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs 1988-89;
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for:
Legal Affairs 1989-90,
Trade and Industry 1990-92,
Wales 1992-97,
Employment 1992-94,
Health 1994-95,
Justice, Home Affairs and Immigration 1995-97
Lords career
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Mental Health and Disability 2007-10
Party groups
Chair, Welsh Liberal Party 1980-82;
Leader, Welsh Liberal Democrat Party 1992-97;
President, Liberal Democrats Wales 1997-99
Councils, public bodies
Lay member, General Medical Council 1989-99;
Member, Advisory Council on Public Records 1989-95;
Chairman (part-time), Competition Appeals Tribunal 2006-;
Deputy Chief Steward, City of Hereford 2009-
Political interests
Home affairs, agriculture, legal affairs, United Nations, arts, Wales, mental health, medical profession
Countries of interest
South Asia, Central and Eastern Europe
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Carlile of Berriew, of Berriew in the County of Powys 1999
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Director, SC Strategy Limited
Non-executive Director, Wynnstay Group plc (agricultural manufacturers/merchants)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chairman, Lloyd's Enforcement Board (Lloyd's of London)
Practising barrister (Queen's Counsel)
Deputy High Court Judge
Chairman (part-time), Competition Appeal Tribunal
Recorder
Independent Reviewer of National Security Arrangements in Northern Ireland
Chairman, Northern Ireland Committee on Protection
Proprietor, Carlile Consulting (journalism, broadcasting, lecturing etc)
4: Shareholdings (b)
Wynnstay Group plc (agricultural manufacturers/merchants)
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Member of Council, Royal Medical Foundation of Epsom College
Deputy Chief Steward, City of Hereford
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Trustee, White Ensign Association
10: Non-financial interests (e)
President, Howard League for Penal Reform
President, The Security Institute