Paul White, Baron Hanningfield

Paul Edward Winston White, Baron Hanningfield, DL ( born September 16, 1940) is an independent ( non- Affiliated ) British politician. Previously, he was by early 2010 a member of the Conservative Party.

Life and career

White was born on 16 September 1940 as the son of Edward Ernest William White and Irene Joyce Gertrude Williamson. He attended King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford and was awarded a scholarship, the Nuffield Scholarship for Agriculture.

He was in 1962 Chairman ( Chairman ) of Chelmsford Young Farmers, the same year he became a member of the local executive body of the Conservative Party. White was from 1998 to 1999 and from 2001 to 2010 Leader of Essex County Council, in 1970 he was elected for the first time, where he headed from 2001 to 2010, the group of Tories. He was 1973-1998 President ( Chairman ) of Education, as well as 1989-1992 chairman.

He was from 1981 to 1997 a member of the Association of County Councils and from 1995 to 1997 whose Chairman ( Leader). From 1989 to 1993 he was Chairman of the Education Committee there. He was 1990-1992 President ( Chair ) of the Council of Local Education Authorities ( CLEA ), and from 1992 to 1997 at the Eastern Region Further Education Funding Council. From 1997 to 2001 he was Deputy Chairman ( Deputy Chair ) and Conservative Group Leader of the Local Government Association. Since 2001 he is chairman and co-founder of the locative think tank. Hanningfield is also a member of the Court of the University of Essex and Deputy Lieutenant of Essex since 1991.

White was a member of several international bodies. From 1990 to 2005 he was President of the Assembly of European Regions Sub - Commission. (EU Committee of the Regions: Leader, Conservative Group, UK delegation -2005 )

From 1998 to 2005 he was chairman of the Enlargement Group and from 2002 to 2005 at the Bulgarian Joint Consultative Committee. From 1998 to 2000 he was Vice-President ( Vice - President) of the Commission on Transport and the Information Society. Since 2007 he is member of the board at the Commonwealth Local Government Forum.

He is a member of the board of the Conservative Party and Director ( Governor ) of the Brentwood School.

Membership in the House of Lords

White was appointed on 31 July 1998 for Life peer as Baron Hanningfield, Chelmsford in the County of Essex of. His maiden speech in the House of Lords he held on 30 November 1998. When his political interests he gives education, transportation and infrastructure, agricultural services, foreign policy, constitutional issues, and local politics of.

From 2003 to 2007 White Whip was the opposition. He was opposition spokesman for the Office of the Deputy Prermierministers for Communities and Local Government also from 2003 to 2007, for Education and Skills from 2004 to 2005, for transport from 2005 to 2009 and for innovation and capabilities of 2009 to 2010.

Recently he reported on February 2010 the House of Lords 4 to speak. On a vote he took part last on 28 July 2010.

On 5 February 2010 it was announced that he section 17 of the Theft Act was accused of offenses associated with incorrectly -related expenses for overnight stays in touch. He immediately stepped back as opposition spokesman for local authorities, Local Government and Transport. Later in the day he resigned as chairman of Essex County Council. The Conservative Party suspended its membership.

On 27 May 2010 published White, Jim Devine, Elliot Morley and David Chaytor before the Southwark Crown Court for a preliminary hearing. In July 2011 he was sentenced to a prison term and was released in September of the same year released prematurely.

  • Session 1997/1998: 12 days *
  • Session of April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002: 68 days
  • Session of April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003: 95 days
  • Session of April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004: 94 days
  • Session of April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005: 129 days
  • Session of April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006: 107 days
  • Session of April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007: 110 days
  • Session 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008: 107 days
  • Session 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009: 102 days
  • Session 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010: 44 days
  • Session of April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010: 17 days
  • Session 1 July 2010 to 30 September 2010: 8 days
  • Session 1 October 2010 to 31 December 2010: 13 days
  • Session 1 January 2011 to 31 March 2011: 15 days
  • April 2011: 5 days ( 7 )
  • May 2011: 2 days ( 15 )
  • June 2011: 0 days ( out of 17)
  • July 2011: 0 days ( out of 13)
  • August 2011: 0 days ( 1 )
  • September 2011: 0 days ( of 8)
  • October 2011: 0 days ( out of 18)
  • November 2011: 0 days ( out of 18)
  • December 2011: 0 days ( out of 13)
  • January 2012: 0 days ( 14 )
  • February 2012: 0 days ( 14 )
  • March 2012: 0 days ( out of 17)
  • April 2012: 4 days ( out of 5)
  • May 2012: 10 days ( out of 13)
  • June 2012: 12 days ( out of 13)

His presence at meeting days is the period since 2001 until the suspension in July 2011 in the mid to irregular area. Since this ended in May 2012, he is regularly present.

Honors

On 18 March 2009 he was honored by the Countryside Alliance with the Rural Vision 2009 Award for his work to protect and promote rural communities. The Alliance felt his dedication and leadership in areas such as use against a second runway at Stansted shows that he is a politician with nature conservation interests.

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