Ian Wrigglesworth

Ian William Wrigglesworth, Baron Wrigglesworth ( born December 8, 1939 in Stockton -on-Tees ) is a British politician of the Liberal Democrats, Life Peer and treasurer of his party.

Life and career

He was born in Stockton -on-Tees, grew up in Norton -on-Tees and attended the Stockton Grammar School, the Stockton- Billingham Technical College and the University of St Mark & ​​St John.

Before he became a deputy, he worked at the National Giro Bank. He began his professional career in Middlesbrough with the Midland Bank. He was chairman of the CBI in the Northern Region and was founding chairman of the Northern Business Forum. Until 2002, he was Deputy Chairman of Governors, University of Teesside (formerly Polytechnic Middlesbrough ).

Until February 2012 Wrigglesworth was Deputy Chairman ( Deputy Chairman ) of the led by Michael Heseltine Regional Growth Fund Advisory Panel, the government should investigate which offers. He is the Chief Executive of a company in Gateshead and was chairman of the Port of Tyne to August 2012. Between 1995 and January 2009, he was Executive Chairman of UK Land Estates and before that Executive Deputy Chairman of the Livingston Group and Executive Director of its associated company Fairfield Industries. From 1996 to 2000 he was chairman of the public relations firm, Prima Europe, and then Chairman of its successor, GPC after Prima was acquired by Omnicom. He was also a Non-executive Director of a number of other private and public companies.

Wrigglesworth founding chairman of the NewcastleGateshead Initiative, the private / public sector partnership was responsible for the destination marketing of Newcastle and Gateshead and her candidacy as European Capital of Culture 2008, where she was defeated but Liverpool. From 2005 to 2009 he was Chairman of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead. Under his chairmanship, the finances were restructured and the current suppliers were selected. He was criticized for his role in the appointment of the controversial director Peter Doroshenko and his statement that the discontent among the employees against the Director, " a storm in a teacup " is. Shows a number of disputed was held at this time. After leaving Doroshenkos Wrigglesworth was responsible for the appointment of the current director, Godfrey Wordsdale. Negotiations with Northumbria University were started, which resulted in the current partnership between the two institutions.

Political career

From 1974 to 1981 Wrigglesworth MP for the Labour Party was for the constituency in Thornaby Teesside. He was in 1981 one of the founding members of the Social Democratic Party ( SDP) and was from 1983 to 1987 deputy of the party for the constituency of South Stockton. In 1987 he lost his seat, he was defeated by 774 votes Tim Devlin.

Shortly after he was elected to Parliament, Wrigglesworth founding member of the Manifesto Group, and with John Cartwright was he helped found the Campaign for Labour Victory under the leadership of Bill Rodgers. From 1974 to 1979 he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Roy Jenkins, and, as Labour in 1979 returned to the opposition, he was appointed by James Callaghan to the Shadow Minister for the Civil Service. Nevertheless Wrigglesworth became increasingly dissatisfied with the left alignment and belonged to a group that thought in 1979 and 1980 on an exit. In 1981 he became a founding member of the Social Democratic Party and together with Mike Thomas, he organized in March 1981 it was established. In the general election in 1983 returned only six representatives of the SDP back to the House. He narrowly won his constituency.

After fusing, the SDP and the Liberal Party, he was in 1988 the first President of the Liberal Democrats and was chairman of the Liberal Democrat Trustees until February 2012, when he became treasurer. He remained two years in office. In 1991 he became a Knight Bachelor and, although in the business community in the northeast, he was active, he retained his connection with the party at. In the spring conference of his party in 2012, held at The Sage Gateshead, it was announced that Sir Ian took over the office of Treasurer.

In December 2011 he was made an honorary Doctor of Music at the University of Northumbria and in October 2012 an honorary doctorate in business administration from the University of Northumbria.

In August 2013 his appointment was announced in the House of Lords. and he was born on September 5, 2013 Life peer as Baron Wrigglesworth, of Norton -on-Tees in the County of Durham.

Family

He is married to Tricia, who is Health Visitor. Together they have two sons and a daughter.