Denis Tunnicliffe, Baron Tunnicliffe
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
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Assumed office 21 June 2004 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 January 1943 |
Nationality | English |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Susan Dale |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University College London Hamble College of Air Training |
Profession | Pilot and railwayman |
Denis Tunnicliffe, Baron Tunnicliffe,
Early life and career
The son of Arthur and Ellen Tunnicliffe, he was educated at
Since 1968, he has been married to Susan Dale. They had two sons, one now deceased.
From 1986 to 1988, Tunnicliffe was chief executive of the Aviation Division of International Leisure Group. For London Underground, he was managing director between 1988 and 1998 and chairman between 1998 and 2000. Tunnicliffe was chief executive of London Regional Transport from 1998 to 2000 and chairman of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority from 2002 to 2004. Since 2003 he is chairman of the Rail Safety and Standards Board. For the British Airline Pilots' Association, he was a member between 1966 and 1972, and local council member from 1969 to 1972.
Tunnicliffe is Trustee of Homerton College, Cambridge and council member of Royal Holloway, University of London.
In the
In Parliament
He was created a
Since his introduction to the
Following the 2010 General Election he was appointed as Opposition Deputy Chief Whip under Lord Bassam of Brighton while briefly serving as the Opposition Spokesman for Defence. He continues to serve as Deputy Chief Whip as well as a general spokesman for a range of issues, as is the custom for Whips in the House of Lords.[4]
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References
- ^ "No. 53332". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1993. p. 9.
- ^ "No. 57309". The London Gazette. 7 June 2004. p. 7059.
- ^ "Contact information for Lord Tunnicliffe - MPS and Lords - UK Parliament".
- ^ "Denis Tunnicliffe".
- "DodOnline". Archived from the original on 3 October 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2007.