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The Right Honourable
The Lord Palmer of Child's Hill
OBE FCA
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 January 2011
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born (1938-11-30) 30 November 1938 (age 85)
Political partyLiberal Democrats
OccupationPolitician

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 and 1983.[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 to 1983. 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.[citation needed]

In the House of Lords, Palmer spoke, until May 2014, on defence (procurement, housing, veterans) and now[when?] speaks on international affairs, local government, taxation, fire and safety, and all matters relating to trade and business.[citation needed] 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. Palmer is a Vice President of the Jewish Leadership Council.[6]

Palmer is married to Susette (who has written a book on knitting and lectures on cruise liners);[citation needed] he has three children and seven grandchildren including "up and coming rap artist" Dave in Charge.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lord Palmer of Childs Hill". BBC News. UK: BBC.
  2. ^ "No. 48837". The London Gazette. 31 December 1981. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Latest Peerages announced - 10 Downing Street". Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  4. ^ "No. 59676". The London Gazette. 20 January 2011. p. 870.
  5. ^ "Lord Palmer of Childs Hill". UK Parliament. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Vice Presidents". Jewish Leadership Council. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Dave in Charge". Dave In Charge. 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
Party political offices
Preceded by Treasurer of the Liberal Party
1977 – 1983
With: Rhys Lloyd 		Succeeded by
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by Gentlemen
Baron Palmer of Childs Hill 		Followed by
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