Monroe Palmer, Baron Palmer of Childs Hill

Palmer in 2014.

Monroe Edward Palmer, Baron Palmer of Child's Hill, OBE, FCA (born 30 November 1938)^[1] is a British Liberal Democrat politician and life peer in the House of Lords.

Born on 30 November 1938, Palmer was Liberal Party treasurer between 1971–83.^[1] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1982 New Year Honours.^[2] He contested the Hendon South constituency at the 1979, 1983 and 1987 general elections for the Liberal party, and was joint treasurer of the Liberal parliamentary party from 1977-83. Following the creation of the Liberal Democrats he contested Hastings and Rye at the 1992 and 1997 general elections.

Palmer was a Barnet councillor in Childs Hill first elected 1986,retired 2014, and was Chair of its Audit Committee of a Council with a £500 million net annual expenditure. On 19 November 2010, it was announced that Palmer would be created a life peer.^[3] He was created Baron Palmer of Childs Hill, of Childs Hill in the London Borough of Barnet on 17 January 2011^[4]^[5]

Monroe Palmer is a Chartered Accountant and a former Senior Partner in General Practice.

In the House of Lords, Palmer spoke, until May 2014, on defence (procurement, housing, veterans) and now speaks on international affairs, local government, taxation, fire and safety, and all matters relating to trade and business. He has a long-standing interest in achieving peace in the Middle East and is a regular speaker on this and also on matters of concern to the UK Jewish Community. He is Personal Adviser to Party Leader on the Middle East

Palmer is married to Susette (who has written a book on knitting and lectures on cruise liners); he has three children and seven grandchildren including "up and coming rap artist" Dave in Charge.^[6]

References

1 2 "Lord Palmer of Childs Hill". BBC News (UK: BBC).
↑ The London Gazette: no. 48837. p. 11. 31 December 1981.
↑ "Latest Peerages announced - 10 Downing Street". Retrieved 13 February 2011.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 59676. p. 870. 20 January 2011.
↑ "Lord Palmer of Childs Hill". UK Parliament. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 13 Oct 2014.
↑ "Dave in Charge". Dave In Charge. 2014. Retrieved 13 Oct 2014.

Party political offices
Preceded by Philip Watkins	Treasurer of the Liberal Party 1977 – 1983 With: Rhys Lloyd	Succeeded by Wynn Normington Hugh-Jones Anthony Jacobs

Current Liberal Democrat peers

Hereditary peers	Addington Glasgow Oxford & Asquith Thurso

Life peers	Alderdice Allan of Hallam Alliance Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville Barker Beith Benjamin Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury Bowles of Berkhamsted Bradshaw Brinton Bruce of Bennachie Burnett Burt of Solihull Campbell of Pittenweem Carlile of Berriew Chidgey Clement-Jones Cotter Dholakia Doocey Falkner of Margravine Fearn Featherstone Foster of Bath Fox Garden of Frognal German Goddard of Stockport Greaves Grender Hamwee Harris of Richmond Humphreys Hussain Hussein-Ece Janke Jolly Jones of Cheltenham Kirkwood of Kirkhope Kramer Lee of Trafford Lester of Herne Hill Loomba Macdonald of River Glaven Maclennan of Rogart Maddock Manzoor Mar & Kellie Marks of Henley-on-Thames McNally Miller of Chilthorne Domer Newby Nicholson of Winterbourne Northover Oates Paddick Palmer of Childs Hill Palumbo of Shouthwark Parminter Pinnock Purvis Randerson Razzall Redesdale Rennard Roberts of Llandudno Rodgers of Quarry Bank Scott of Needham Market Scriven Sharkey Sharp of Guildford Sheehan Shipley Shutt of Greetland Smith of Clifton Smith of Newnham Steel of Aikwood Stephen Stoneham of Droxford Storey Strasburger Stunell Suttie Taverne Taylor of Goss Moor Teverson Thomas of Gresford Thomas of Walliswood Thomas of Winchester Thornhill Tope Tordoff Tyler Tyler of Enfield Vallance of Tummel Verjee Wallace of Saltaire Wallace of Tankerness Walmsley Watson of Richmond Willis of Knaresborough Wrigglesworth

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