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Lord Alton of Liverpool

House of LordsCrossbenchLife peer

Lord Alton of Liverpool has been a member of the House of Lords since 12 June 1997. They sit as Crossbench. He previously sat in the Commons.

Activity

255 contributions · 255 active days · last 78 weeks

Career timeline

11 entries

Mar 1979 → May 1997Took seat in the House of Commons
Mar 1979 → Jun 1983Elected for Liverpool, Edge Hill
Mar 1979 → Mar 1988Sat as Liberal
Jun 1983 → May 1997Elected for Liverpool, Mossley Hill
Mar 1988 → May 1997Sat as Liberal Democrat
Jun 1997 → nowIntroduced to the House of Lords
Jun 1997 → nowSat as Crossbench
Jul 2019 → Jan 2023Joined International Relations and Defence Committee
Jan 2023 → May 2024Joined Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Sept 2024 → nowJoined Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Dec 2024 → nowChair, Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Past committees

2

International Relations and Defence CommitteeJul 2019 → Jan 2023
Human Rights (Joint Committee)Jan 2023 → May 2024