David Waddington
The Lord Waddington | |
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![]() Portrait byNick Sinclair,1991 | |
Governor of Bermuda | |
In office 11 April 1992 – 2 May 1997 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Premier | |
Preceded by | Desmond Langley |
Succeeded by | Thorold Masefield |
In office 28 November 1990 – 11 April 1992 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | The Lord Belstead |
Succeeded by | The Lord Wakeham |
Home Secretary | |
In office 26 October 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Douglas Hurd |
Succeeded by | Kenneth Baker |
In office 13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | John Wakeham |
Succeeded by | Tim Renton |
Minister of State for Immigration | |
In office 6 January 1983 – 13 June 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Timothy Raison |
Succeeded by | Tim Renton |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | |
In office 5 January 1981 – 6 January 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Patrick Mayhew |
Succeeded by | John Gummer |
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
In office 16 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Alfred Bates |
Succeeded by | John Wakeham |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 4 December 1990 – 26 March 2015 Life peerage | |
Member of Parliament forRibble Valley Clitheroe(1979–1983) | |
In office 1 March 1979 – 29 November 1990 | |
Preceded by | David Walder |
Succeeded by | Michael Carr |
Member of Parliament forNelson and Colne | |
In office 27 June 1968 – 20 September 1974 | |
Preceded by | Sydney Silverman |
Succeeded by | Doug Hoyle |
Personal details | |
Born | David Charles Waddington 2 August 1929 Burnley,Lancashire, England |
Died | 23 February 2017 South Cheriton,Somerset, England | (aged 87)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Gillian Green (m.1958) |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | |
David Charles Waddington, Baron Waddington,GCVO,PC,QC,DL(2 August 1929 – 23 February 2017) was a British politician andbarrister.
A member of theConservative Party,he served as aMember of Parliament(MP) in theHouse of Commonsfrom 1968 to 1974 and 1979 to 1990, and was then made alife peerin theHouse of Lords.During his parliamentary career, Waddington worked in government asChief Whip,then asHome Secretaryand finally asLeader of the House of Lords.He then served as theGovernor of Bermudabetween 1992 and 1997.
Early life[edit]
Waddington was born inBurnley,Lancashire,the youngest of five. His father and grandfather were both solicitors in Burnley. He was educated atCressbrook SchoolandSedbergh School,both independent schools.[1]
He then attendedHertford College, Oxford,where he became President of theOxford University Conservative Association.He wascalled to the BaratGray's Innin 1951.[2]
Waddington failed to adequately defend Stefan Kiszko, a civil servant accused of themurder of Lesley Molseed,atLeeds Crown Courtin July 1976 in what would become one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice in British legal history. Waddington did not review or question any of the 6000+ statements that the prosecution presented at the last minute. He also failed to ask about semen evidence that could have proved Kiszko's innocence since the sample Kiszko provided did not match semen retained from Molseed's body. Kiszko served 16 years in prison, receiving frequent violent attacks for being a "child killer", after wrongly being found guilty. He died of a massive heart attack 20 months after he was fully released. The real murderer was eventually convicted in 2007. Waddington was a strong supporter ofCapital Punishment.
Political career[edit]
Waddington stood for election several times before being successful. He was theConservativecandidate atFarnworthin the1955 general election,atNelson and Colnein1964,and atHeywood and Roytonin1966.[3]
He was first elected to Parliament at the1968 Nelson and Colne by-election,caused by the death ofLabourMPSydney Silverman.He was re-elected there in1970and inFebruary 1974,but lost his seat at theOctober 1974 general electionby a margin of 669 votes to Labour'sDoug Hoyle.[2]
Waddington was returned to Parliament forClitheroeat aby-election in March 1979,and was subsequently elected for the broadly similarRibble Valleyconstituency in1983.[1]
In government[edit]
A junior minister underMargaret Thatcher,Waddington was aLord Commissioner of the Treasuryand Government Whip (1979–81),Parliamentary Under-Secretaryat the Department of Employment (1981–83), Minister of State at theHome Office(1983–87), andChief Whipfrom 1987 until his elevation toCabinetlevel in 1989, when he becameHome Secretary.[3]On Monday 5 November 1990, he was the guest-of-honour at the annual dinner of theConservative Monday Club[4]
Life peer[edit]
On 4 December 1990, he was created alife peerasBaron Waddington,ofReadin theCounty of Lancashire.[5]He served asLord Privy SealandLeader of the House of Lordsuntil 1992. He then served asGovernor of Bermudafrom 1992 until 1997.[6][7]
Lord Waddington was appointed aKnight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order(GCVO) in 1994.[8]In 2008, his amendment to theCriminal Justice and Immigration Bill,known as theWaddington Amendment,inserted afreedom of speechclause into new anti-homophobichate crimelegislation.[9]
In November 2009, the Government failed to repeal the Waddington Amendment in the Coroners and Justice Bill.[10][11]On 26 March 2015, Lord Waddington retired from the House of Lords pursuant to Section 1 of theHouse of Lords Reform Act 2014.[12]
Personal life[edit]
Waddington married Gillian Rosemary Green (born 1939), the daughter ofAlan Green,on 20 December 1958. The couple had three sons and two daughters.[13]
Lord Waddington died ofpneumoniaon 23 February 2017, at his home inSouth Cheriton,Somerset, aged 87.[2][13]
Arms[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^abKavanagh, Dennis (25 February 2017)."Lord Waddington obituary: Chief Whip and former Home Secretary was loyal supporter of Margaret Thatcher".The Independent.
- ^abcBates, Stephen (24 February 2017)."Lord Waddington obituary".The Guardian.
- ^ab"Lord Waddington profile".UK Parliament.Retrieved25 February2017.
- ^Monday NewsJan 1991.
- ^"No. 52357".The London Gazette.7 December 1990. p. 18904.
- ^Staff (7 May 1997)."From Bermuda to the treacle mines for Lord David".Lancashire Evening Telegraph.Archived fromthe originalon 24 May 2009.Retrieved24 May2009.
After almost five years as Governor of Bermuda, Lord Waddington has come home to the Ribble Valley.
- ^"FROM BERMUDA TO THE TREACLE MINES FOR LORD DAVID".Webcitation.org.Archived fromthe originalon 24 May 2009.Retrieved29 May2016.
- ^"No. 53640".The London Gazette.12 April 1994. p. 5476.
- ^"Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008".Opsi.gov.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 13 June 2010.Retrieved29 May2016.
- ^"Coroners and Justice Bill".Publications.parliament.uk.Retrieved29 May2016.
- ^Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster."House of Commons Hansard Debates for 12 November 2009 (pt 0008)".Publications.parliament.uk.Retrieved29 May2016.
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:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^"Lords Hansard text for 26 March 2015 (pt 0001)".Publications.parliament.uk.Retrieved29 May2016.
- ^abHeffer, Simon(14 January 2021). "Waddington, David Charles, Baron Waddington (1929–2017), politician".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.90000380379.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
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