Terence Boston, Baron Boston of Faversham
Terence George Boston, Baron Boston of Faversham QC ( born March 21, 1930; † 23 July 2011) was a British politician ( Labour ).
Life and career
Boston was the son of George Thomas Boston and Kate Bellati. He visited the Woolwich Polytechnic School in Woolwich, Kent. He served in the Royal Air Force and in 1950 to lieutenant in the Air Force ( Flight Lieutenant ) transported. He studied law at King's College, University of London, London. In 1954, he passed from a Bachelor of Laws ( LLB). In 1960 he was admitted as a Barrister -at- Law at the Bar Inner Temple. In 1973, he was admitted at Gray 's Inn as a lawyer. In 1981 he became Attorney-General.
From 1957 to 1964 Boston worked at the BBC. He was there from 1957 to 1960 deputy editor of the BBC News in the field of news agencies (sub -editor of External Services) from 1960 to 1964 he was station manager in the department of current affairs and politics of the day ( senior BBC producer of current affairs ). From 1980 to 1990 he was Chairman of TVS Entertainment plc.
Boston came in the elections in 1955 and 1959 in the constituency of Wokingham, unsuccessfully for the Labour Party to. In May 1964, he was elected for the Labour Party in the constituency Faversham the House of Commons. In October 1964 and 1966 he was re-elected. In the parliamentary elections in 1970, he lost his seat in the House of Commons at Roger Moate, the candidate of the Conservative Party.
Between 1964 and 1969 Boston as Parliamentary Secretary (PPS ) was employed. First, from 1964 to 1966 under Charles Pannell, the Minister of Public Works and Labour, later with Richard Marsh from 1966 to 1968 in the Department of Energy and from 1968 to 1969 in the Department of Transportation. From 1969 to 1970 he was Deputy General Manager ( Assistant Government Whip ) the ruling party. Between 1976 and 1978 he was a British delegate to the UN General Assembly.
Boston has also held various party posts. From 1949 to 1951 he was a member of the National Committee Young Socialists ( at the time: Labour League of Youth). In 1950 he was a member of the Board ( Executive Committee ) of the International Union of Socialist Youth.
Boston was in 1962 with Margaret Joyce Head, daughter of Henry Rowley Jack Head, married.
Membership in the House of Lords
Boston was raised on 1 July 1976 for Life Peer. He held the title Baron Boston of Faversham, Faversham in the County of of Kent. In the House of Lords he was sitting as Cross Bencher.
He was in 1979 Minister of State (Minister of State ) in the home office. From 1979 to 1984 he was opposition spokesman in the upper house for Home Affairs (Home Office Affairs ), 1984-1986 for defense. He was Chairman and Speaker on several committees of the House of Lords. From 1992 to 1994 he was First Deputy Chairman of the Committee ( Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees ), also from 1994 to 1997 and again from 1997 to 2000 chairman of the committee (Chairman of Committee ). From 1991 to 2008 he served as Deputy Speaker ( Deputy Speaker) operates. From 2001 to 2008 he was again Deputy Chairman of the Committee ( Deputy Chairman of Committees ). Boston was the chairman of the following committees: From 1992 to 1994 the Committee on the Affairs of the European Communities (European Communities ), 1994 to 1997 and again from 1997 to 2000 for the area of distribution of business ( House of Lords ' Offices). From 2003 to 2006 he was a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Merits of Statutory Instruments.
His political interest areas counted Boston constitutional issues, overseas affairs and legislative reforms. As a country of particular interest Boston Australia stated.