Donald Chapman, Baron Northfield

William Donald Chapman, Baron Northfield known as Donald Chapman, (* November 25, 1923, † April 26, 2013 ) was a British Labour Party politician, life peer and economist.

Life and career

Chapman was born on 25 November 1923. He attended the Barnsley Grammar School and Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge. He graduated in 1948 with a Master of Arts in Economics from. From 1945 to 1947 he was a member ( Councillor ) of the Cambridge City Council. He was from 1945 to 1947 Secretary ( Secretary ) of the Cambridge Trades Council and Labour Party. From 1949 to 1953 he was general secretary of the Fabian Society.

From 1971 to 1973 he was Resident Fellow at Nuffield College. In 1973 he was Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Contemporary European Studies, University of Sussex. From 1974 to 1980 he was Chairman ( Chair ) of the Rural Development Commission. From 1975 to 1987 he headed the Telford Development Corporation. From 1977 to 1979 he was Chairman of the Committee of Enquiry into Northfield Ownership and Occupancy of Agricultural. In 1981, he was special adviser (Special Advisor) of the ECC Commission on Environmental Policy. From 1985 to 1988 he was director of Wembley Stadium. From 1985 to 1991 he was Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Consortium Developments Ltd.

Membership in the House of Commons

In 1951 he was elected for the constituency of Birmingham Northfield to the House of Commons. His inaugural address was delivered on 13 November 1951, subject government policy. He held his seat until 1970. His successor in the constituency was Raymond Carter.

Membership in the House of Lords

Chapman was appointed Life peer as Baron Northfield, of Telford in the County of Shropshire on 20 January 1976. The official introduction to the House of Lords took place on 27 January 1976 with the support of Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd and David Kenworthy, 11th Baron Strabolgi. His inaugural address was delivered on 17 March 1976. Too, in the following years, he said there regularly.

Recently he reported on 6 February 2001 to word. On a vote he took part last on 19 October 2004.

From the late 1990s he took only rarely attend meeting days. His presence made ​​after 2001 by further. In the session 2004/2005 He recently took part in meetings. Since 14 June 2010, he was on leave granted by the House of Lords Leave of Absence.