Paul Tyler, Baron Tyler

Paul Archer Tyler, Baron Tyler, of Linkin Horne in the County of Cornwall CBE DL (* October 29, 1941 ) is a British politician of the Liberal Party and now the Liberal Democrats, both several years a Member of the House of Commons was as well since 2005 member of the House of Lords.

Life

Local politician and Member of the House

Mid-1960s, Tyler began his political career in local politics and was 1964-1970 Member of the Council of the County of Devon, and was during this period from 1965 to 1970 at the same time a member of the police administration for Devon, Cornwall and at the same time Vice - Chairman of the Committee for the Dartmoor National Park.

In the general election on March 31, 1966 Tyler ran first time without success for a seat in the House of Commons, and indeed for the Liberal Party in the constituency of Totnes. After he again ran unsuccessfully in the general election on 18 June 1970 in the constituency of Bodmin, he was elected in the general election on 28 February 1974 in the constituency of Bodmin as a member of the House, this mandate but lost again in the elections of 10 October 1974. following Tyler was 1974-1981 Chairman of the Council for the Protection of rural workers' Party of England for the future of the villages.

In the constituency Bodmin he was a candidate in the general election on May 3, 1979 again without success for a re-entry into the House of Commons, as well as in a by-election ( By-election ) in 1982 in the constituency of Beaconsfield. At that time, Tyler was 1981-1982 Chairman of the Liberal Party in Devon and Cornwall, and then from 1983 to 1986 Member of the National Executive Committee of the Liberal Party. In this capacity he was further campaign adviser to the chairman of the Liberal, David Steel, for the general election in 1983 and 1987.

Finally, Tyler was for the 1988 gegründetenen Liberal Democrats in the general election on 9 April 1992 re-elected MPs in the House of Commons, and represented in this until May 5, 2005, North Cornwall constituency.

During his many years of membership in the House of Tyler was between 1992 to 1994, first Speaker of the Group of the Liberal Democrats for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, then to 1997 for agriculture, tourism and rural affairs.

Subsequently, he was from 1997 to 2005 "shadow" leader of the lower house ( Shadow Leader of the House of Commons ) and, as such, at the same time between 1997 and 2001 Parliamentary General Manager ( Chief Whip ) of the Liberal Democrats. In addition, Tyler served from 1997 to 1999 as a spokesman on nutrition and, most recently between 2001 and 2005 as spokesman for the Group of the Liberal Democrats for constitutional reforms.

House of Lords member

Tyler opted not to run again in the general election on 5 May 2005 and was then brought by a patent as Letters Life peer with the title Baron Tyler, of Linkin Horne in the County of Cornwall in the peerage. On 15 June 2005 his Introduction ( Introduction) followed as a member of the House of Lords.

During his membership in the House of Lords Lord Tyler was previously between 2006 and May 2010, the Group's spokesperson of the Liberal Democrats for Constitutional Affairs. He was also from 2008 to 2009 spokesman of his group for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Lord Tyler, who was between 2005 and 2010 Director of Make Votes Count, functioned between 2005 and 2010, moreover, as Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall.