Lord Newby

Contact details

Westminster

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8501
newbyr@parliament.uk

Biography

Lords career

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for: Trade and Industry 1998-2000, The Treasury 1998-2010; Sponsored Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012; Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard) 2012-; Government Spokesperson, HM Treasury 2012-

Party groups

Deputy Chair, Liberal Democrat General Election Team 1995-97; Liberal Democrat Campaigns and Communications Committee 1995-2006; Chief of Staff to Charles Kennedy as Leader of the Liberal Democrats 1999-2006

Political interests

Europe, regional development

Countries of interest

Eastern Caribbean, Pakistan, South Africa

Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baron Newby, of Rothwell in the County of West Yorkshire 1997

Register of Interests

2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

In receipt of ministerial salary

5: Land and property

Flat in Lambeth owned jointly with wife, from which rental income is received

10: Non-financial interests (e)

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