Lord Radice

Contact details

Westminster

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 4194

Biography

Electoral history

Contested Chippenham 1964 and 1966 general elections. MP (Labour) for Chester-le-Street 1 March 1973 by-election to 1983, for Durham North 1983-2001

Parliamentary career

PPS to Shirley Williams as Secretary of State for Education and Science 1978-1979; Opposition Frontbench Spokesperson for: Foreign Affairs 1981, Employment 1982-83, Education 1983-87; Member, Shadow Cabinet 1983-87

Select committees

Chair: Public Service 1996-97, Treasury 1997-2001

International bodies

Chair: European Movement 1995-2001, Franco British Council 2002-07

Political interests

Economic and European affairs, Labour Party policy revision, foreign policy

Countries of interest

France, Germany, India, Italy, Poland, Sweden

Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baron Radice, of Chester-le-Street in the County of Durham 2001

Register of Interests

7: Overseas visits

Visit to Dublin, 11-12 October 2102; cost of travel and accommodation met by Policy Network

10: Non-financial interests (d)

Board Member, Policy Network