John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell

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Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
14 July 1992
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born
John Leonard Eatwell

(1945-02-02) 2 February 1945 (age 79)
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Macroeconomic
  • public policy
  • Institutions

    John Leonard Eatwell, Baron Eatwell, (born 2 February 1945) is a British economist who was President of Queens' College, Cambridge, from 1996 to 2020. A former senior advisor to the Labour Party, Lord Eatwell sat in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated peer from 2014 to 2020, before returning to the Labour bench.

    Early life and education

    Eatwell was born on 2 February 1945. He was educated at

    Kennedy Scholar,[2] he studied at Harvard University and graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1975.[1]

    Career

    Academic career

    Senate House
    in June 2014

    While studying for his doctorate at

    President of Queens' College, Cambridge, from 1997 to 2020,[3] and Professor of Financial Policy at the Cambridge Judge Business School from 2002 to 2012.[1]

    In May 2014, Lord Eatwell was appointed Chair of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) at the University of Bath.[4]

    Political career

    Eatwell was chief economic adviser to Neil Kinnock, the then-Leader of the Labour Party, from 1985 to 1992.[5]

    He was created a

    County of Wiltshire, on 14 July 1992,[6] and joined the House of Lords as a Labour peer.[7] From 1992 to 1993, he was the opposition spokesman on Treasury affairs, and on trade and industry.[1] He served as Principal Opposition spokesman on Treasury and economic affairs in the House of Lords from 1993 to 1997.[1]

    In 2010, he was appointed a Labour Opposition Spokesman for the Treasury in the House of Lords by former leader Ed Miliband.[8][9] From 27 March 2014 to 23 April 2020, he sat as a non-affiliated peer.[7] Once more sitting as a Labour peer, he has served on the Lords Industry and Regulators Committee since 14 April 2021.[7]

    Other works

    Eatwell was chair of

    British Library Board from 2001 to 2006.[1]

    Personal life

    Eatwell was married to Hélène Seppain, with whom he has three children, the Hon. Nikolai Eatwell (a partner at Clifford Chance), the Hon Vladimir Eatwell (a software developer), and the Hon. Tatyana Eatwell (a barrister).[10]

    Selected bibliography

    Books

    Chapters in books

    Journal articles

    Papers

    Arms

    Coat of arms of John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell
    Crest
    A swan rousant Proper wings elevated and addorsed bezanty holding in the beak a lily Argent slipped and leaved Vert.
    Escutcheon
    Azure a fess dancetty between in chief semy of fleurs-de-lys enfiling ancient crowns and in base a beech tree windblown to the sinister and eradicated Argent a bordure Vert.
    Supporters
    On either side a cat Azure resting its interior hind foot on a hammer head in chief Or in front of a rugby football palewise Proper and resting its exterior hind foot on a closed book bound Vert edges Or charged on the spine with a needle and thread fesswise Argent.
    Motto
    Flectitur Non Frangitur (The Tree Bends But Does Not Break)[11]

    References

    1. ^ a b c d e f g "Eatwell, Baron, (John Leonard Eatwell) (born 2 Feb. 1945)". Who's Who 2021. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
    2. ^ "Full List of Kennedy Scholars". Kennedy Memorial Trust. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
    3. ^ "Professor Lord John Eatwell". Queens' College. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
    4. ^ "Lord Eatwell appointment to boost impact of University research among policy makers | University of Bath". Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
    5. ^ BBC NEWS | Programmes | The Westminster Hour | Deja vu
    6. ^ "No. 52994". The London Gazette. 20 July 1992. p. 12176.
    7. ^ a b c "Lord Eatwell: Parliamentary career". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
    8. ^ Labour's New Front Bench Team Archived 9 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Labour Party website, 22 October 2010
    9. ^ Lord Eatwell on the Parliamentwebsite, 22 October 2010
    10. ^ "Person Page".
    11. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019. p. 2483.

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    Academic offices
    Preceded by President of Queens' College, Cambridge
    1996–2020
    Succeeded by
    Mohamed A. El-Erian
    Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
    Preceded by Gentlemen
    Baron Eatwell
    Followed by
    The Lord Plant of Highfield