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The Right Honourable
The Lord Carlile of Berriew

QC
The Right Honourable; The Lord Carlile of Berriew ; QC
Member of Parliament; for Montgomeryshire
	In office; 1983–1997
Preceded by	Delwyn Williams
Succeeded by	Lembit Opik
Personal details
Born	12 February 1948 (age 76)
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal Democrats
Alma mater	King's College London
Profession	Barrister

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Alexander Charles Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew, QC (born 12 February 1948) is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords.

Early life and career

Alex Carlile, the son of Polish Jewish immigrants , was brought up in North Wales and Lancashire. He was educated at Epsom College and at King's College London where he graduated in Law in 1969. He was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1970 and became a QC at the unusually young age of 36.^[1]

Lord Carlile of Berriew is a practising barrister and former head of chambers of 9–12 Bell Yard, a leading set of barristers' chambers. He successfully defended Diana, Princess of Wales's butler, Paul Burrell, against charges that Burrell had stolen some of her estate's belongings.^[1] In 2001 he was appointed the government's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation.^[2] Lord Carlile stood down as head of chambers at 9-12 Bell Yard in March, 2008. He was succeeded by Philip Katz QC.

Political career

He was created a life peer in 1999, as Baron Carlile of Berriew, of Berriew in the County of Powys. He is a barrister and was previously a Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire from 1983 to 1997.

According to the Register of Lords' Interests, Lord Carlile of Berriew is inter alia a director of 5 Bell Yard Ltd and the Wynnstay Group of agricultural feed manufacturers, agricultural goods merchants and fuel oil distributors; a Deputy High Court Judge; a Chairman of the Competition Appeals Tribunal; and a trustee of the White Ensign Association. He became President of the Howard League for Penal Reform in 2006.

Howard League for Penal Reform

Chair of the 2006 Inquiry into physical restraint, solitary confinement and forcible strip searching of children in prisons, secure training centres and local authority secure children's homes. Now President of the Howard League^[3]

Legislation

Carlile was the first Member of Parliament to campaign for the rights of transsexuals.

Lord Carlile has acted since 2005 as the independent reviewer of British anti-terrorist laws. The Director of Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti, called Carlile's support for control orders "disappointing" in a February 2006 press release condemning the introduction of control orders by the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005^[4].^[5]. Following the resignation of David Davis to fight a by-election on an "anti 42-day" platform, Carlile wrote an article for The Sun criticising his stance. Carlile has been effective in clarifying counter-terrorism law, and has been an effective influence in the reduction of stop and search by police in the UK.

Personal life

He lists his recreations as politics, theatre, food and football, and is a member of the Athenaeum Club. He is a lifelong supporter of Premier League football club Burnley FC^[6]. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and president of the United Kingdom's largest professional security organisation, The Security Institute. He has three children by his first wife Frances and six grandchildren. He married his second wife Alison Levitt QC in December 2007^{[citation needed]}: she is the Principal Legal Advisor to the Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales. Both are Benchers of their Inns of Court.

References

^ ^a ^b Butler, Carl (2007-01-29). "Welsh peer leaves wife for high-flyer". Wales Daily Post. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Lord Carlile of Berriew QC (2005). "Report on the operation in 2005 of the Terrorism Act 2000". Home Office. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_children%27s_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom
^ Independent Reviewer calls to renew Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 Liberty press release, 2 February 2006
^ url=http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9441642 | publisher= The Economist | date=2007-07-05 | accessdate=2007-07-11}}
^ [1]

External links

Lord Carlile of Berriew QC profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
Biography at the House of Lords
Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 12 October 1999
Alexander Charles Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew, thepeerage.com
British American Business Council conference, 2001 (page no longer available, cached at zoominfo.com)

Offices held

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Delwyn Williams	Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire 1983–1997	Succeeded by Lembit Opik
Party political offices
Preceded by Richard Livsey	Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats 1992–1997	Succeeded by Richard Livsey

[welshpost-1] Butler, Carl (2007-01-29). "Welsh peer leaves wife for high-flyer". Wales Daily Post. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[terrorismreport-2] Lord Carlile of Berriew QC (2005). "Report on the operation in 2005 of the Terrorism Act 2000". Home Office. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_children%27s_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom

[4] Independent Reviewer calls to renew Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 Liberty press release, 2 February 2006

[5] url=http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9441642 | publisher= The Economist | date=2007-07-05 | accessdate=2007-07-11}}

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 ==Personal life==
-He lists his recreations as politics, theatre, food and [[Association Football|football]], and is a member of the [[Athenaeum Club, London|Athenaeum Club]]. He is a lifelong supporter of [[Premier League]] football club [[Burnley FC]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/8465504.stm]</ref>. He is a [[Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce|Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts]]. He has three children by his first wife Frances and six grandchildren. He married his second wife Alison Levitt QC in December 2007{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}: she is the Principal Legal Advisor to the [[Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales)|Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales]]. Both are Benchers of their [[Inns of Court]].
+He lists his recreations as politics, theatre, food and [[Association Football|football]], and is a member of the [[Athenaeum Club, London|Athenaeum Club]]. He is a lifelong supporter of [[Premier League]] football club [[Burnley FC]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/8465504.stm]</ref>. He is a [[Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce|Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts]] and president of the United Kingdom's largest professional security organisation, [[The Security Institute]]. He has three children by his first wife Frances and six grandchildren. He married his second wife Alison Levitt QC in December 2007{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}: she is the Principal Legal Advisor to the [[Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales)|Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales]]. Both are Benchers of their [[Inns of Court]].
 ==See also==