Thomas Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn

Thomas Taylor, Baron Taylor of Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster ( born June 10, 1929) is a British Labour Party politician and since 1978 a member of the House of Lords. When he was suspended from May to November 2009 by its membership, this was one of the first suspensions of a member of the upper house since the 17th century.

Life

Local politician and member of the House of Lords

Taylor began his political career for the Labour Party in local politics when he was elected in 1954 as a member of the City Council of Blackburn, where he remained until 1976. Besides Taylor, the ( Justice of Peace ) 1960 was also justice of the peace in Blackburn was, 1961-1995 Member of the Council of Lancaster University and from 1962 to 1963 President of the Council of the Free Church of England. Most recently, he was from 1972 to 1976 Chairman of the City Council of Blackburn and then from 1977 to 1980 Chairman of the Council of the electricity consumers of the North West England region.

In 1978, he was raised as a life peer with the title Baron Taylor of Blackburn, of Blackburn in the County of Lancaster to the peerage and became a member as a member of the House of Lords. Baron Taylor, who is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations Parliamentary Assembly since 1978, also was 1994-2009 Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire.

In addition to his political activities, he was also a member of the directorates of the Building Themes International Ltd and the Pine Mountain Resorts Ltd., and a life member of the Council of Lancaster University. His attachment to Lancashire, he also shows as Vice President of the Association of Lancastrians in London. He is also a consultant to the company BAE Systems, Electronic Data Systems, United Utilities, Experian and Capgemini.

" Cash for Influence" affair and temporary suspension as upper house member

Lord Taylor, the Lancaster University in 1996 awarded an honorary Doctor of Law, was end of January 2009 convicted of participation in the Cash for Influence affair in the House of Lords.

Here he was, and the upper house members, Lord Snape, Lord Moonie and Lord Truscott accused to have supported proposed legislation or legislative change projects to financial compensation. He confirmed to journalists that companies between £ 25,000 and £ 100,000 it had paid annually. Subsequently, he and Lord Truscott were suspended from May to November 2009 by its membership in the House of Lords, this was the first suspensions of Lords since the 17th century.