Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 6355
Fax: 020 7219 1360
tylerp@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested (Liberal) Totnes 1966 and Bodmin 1970 general elections. MP (Liberal) for Bodmin February-October 1974. Contested Bodmin 1979 general election and Beaconsfield 1982 by-election. MP (Liberal Democrat) for North Cornwall 1992-2005
Parliamentary career
Liberal Democrat:
Spokesperson for:
Agriculture and Rural Affairs 1992-97,
Agriculture, Tourism, Transport and Rural Affairs 1994-96,
Food 1997-99,
Chief Whip 1997-2001,
Shadow Leader of the House 1997-2005,
Spokesperson for Constitutional Reform 2001-05
Lords career
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for:
Constitutional Affairs 2006-10,
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2008-09
Party groups
Chair:
Devon and Cornwall Region Liberal Party 1981-82,
Liberal Party National Executive Committee 1983-86;
Campaign adviser to David Steel MP in 1983 and 1987 general elections
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Devon County Council 1964-70;
Member, Devon and Cornwall Police Authority 1965-70;
Vice-chair, Dartmoor National Park Committee 1965-70;
Chair, Council for the Protection of Rural England Working Party on the future of the village 1974-81;
Director, Make Votes Count 2005-10;
DL, Cornwall 2005-10
Political interests
Tourism, rural affairs, constitutional reform
Countries of interest
Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Sweden
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Tyler, of Linkinhorne in the County of Cornwall 2005
Register of Interests
6: Sponsorship
Harcourt Public Affairs Ltd, London, provide a press-cuttings service
10: Non-financial interests (a)
I give general political advice to Harcourt Public Affairs Ltd, London; but have no contact with and give no advice to clients; post is unremunerated, but press-cuttings service is provided
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Trustee, Charles Causley Trust
10: Non-financial interests (d)
Management Board Member, Make Votes Count
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Trustee, Methuen Trust, Corsham
Trustee, Liberal Party Supplementary Pension Fund
Chair, Faiths and Civil Society Unit, Goldsmiths College, University of London
Vice President, Youth Hostels Association
Vice President, British Resorts & Destinations Association
Vice Chair, Hansard Society
Chair, Interclimate Network Advisory Board (ICN, Educational/Environmental Charity)