Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth
| The Right Honourable The Lord Norton of Louth |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
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| Assumed office 1 August 1998 |
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| Born | Philip Norton 5 March 1951 Louth, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Academic |
Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth (born 5 March 1951) is an English author, academic and Conservative peer. He has been described as "the United Kingdom's greatest living expert on Parliament" and "a world authority on constitutional issues".[1][2]
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[edit] Education
Norton was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Louth.[3] He graduated from the University of Sheffield with the degree of Bachelor of Arts and later as a Doctor of Philosophy, and from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Arts.[4]
[edit] Career
Norton is a Professor of Government in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Hull, and was head of the Department from 2002 to 2007.[5] Since 1992 he has been the Director of the Centre for Legislative Studies.[6] Norton has been a member of the Hansard Society advisory council since 1997 and became Director of Studies in 2002.[5]
He was created a life peer with the title Baron Norton of Louth, of Louth in the County of Lincolnshire on 1 August 1998.[7] In 2000 he chaired a commission for Leader of the Opposition William Hague to design ideas for the strengthening of the institution of Parliament,[8] and from 2001 to 2004 he served as the chairman of the House of Lords Constitution Committee.[5]
In 2007 The Daily Telegraph named him the 59th most influential person on the right of British politics.[2]
Norton is a regular contributor to Lords of the Blog, a collaborative blog by members of the House of Lords for the purposes of public engagement. The Guardian has described him as "a new star of the blogosphere."[9] He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
[edit] Bibliography
- Dissension in the House of Commons 1974-1979, Oxford University Press, 1980, ISBN 978-0-19-827430-8
- The Commons in Perspective, Longman, 1981, ISBN 978-0-582-28294-0
- The Constitution in Flux, Martin Roberstson, 1982, ISBN 978-0-85520-521-8
- The Political Science of British Politics, (with Jack Hayward) Wheatsheaf Books, Sussex, 1986, ISBN 0-7450-0367-2
- The British Polity, Longman, 2000, ISBN 978-0-8013-1844-3
- Parliament in British Politics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, ISBN 978-1-4039-0667-0
[edit] References
- ^ "PSA Awards 2008". Political Studies Association. 2003-05-15. http://www.psa.ac.uk/Content.aspx?ParentID=2&SearchID=1002008. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ a b "The Right's 100 Most Influential: 75-51". The Daily Telegraph. 2007-10-01. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/01/nosplit/nlist101.xml. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ "PHOTOS: Louth Grammar School presentation evening". Louth Leader. 2008-09-15. http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/PHOTOS-Louth-Grammar-School-presentation.4492852.jp. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ a b c "Advisory Council". Hansard Society. http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/blogs/about_us/pages/council.aspx. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ "Who's Who?". Hansard Society. http://www.hansardsociety.org.uk/blogs/study_and_scholars/pages/who-s-who.aspx. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ "Person Page - 19166". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p19166.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ "Strengthening Parliament" (PDF). Conservative Party. http://www.conservatives.com/pdf/norton.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ Moss, Stephen (2008-04-07). "The new lords of the blog". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/apr/07/blogging.lords. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
[edit] External links
- Philip Norton profile at the University of Hull
- Philip Norton profile at the Hansard Society
- Philip Norton blog at The Norton View
- Philip Norton blog at Lords of the Blog
- Philip Norton profile at TheyWorkForYou
