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Andrew McIntosh, Baron McIntosh of Haringey
Andrew McIntosh, Baron McIntosh of Haringey
Political offices Preceded by Sir Horace Cutler Preceded by The Lord Chesham Leader of the Greater London Council 1981 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 1997—2003 Succeeded by Ken Livingstone Succeeded by The Lord Davies of Oldham
Andrew Robert McIntosh, Baron McIntosh of Haringey (born 30 April 1933) is a British Labour politician. McIntosh was educated at Haberdasher Aske’s Hampstead School, the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, Jesus College, Oxford and Ohio State University.[1] He was married to the late Prof Naomi Sargant and father of two sons Francis Robert and Philip Henry Sargant McIntosh also stepfather to David Andrew Kelly. He served as a councillor in the London Borough of Haringey 1964-68. He represented Tottenham on the Greater London Council 1973-83. When Labour won control of the GLC in 1981, McIntosh was leader of the Labour group. On the right of the Party then, McIntosh had only narrowly beaten left-winger Ken Livingstone for the leadership. However, the day after Labour won a small majority, McIntosh was ousted and Livingstone voted leader of the Labour Group and of the GLC in his place by 30 to 20. McIntosh was raised to the peerage as a life peer on 17 January 1983 as Baron McIntosh of Haringey, of Haringey in the County of Greater London. He has served as a whip and a culture spokesman in the House of Lords. Andrew McIntosh was the UK’s Minister for the Media and Heritage at the Department for Culture Media and Sport from 2003 to 2005. His responsibilities included broadcasting and press regulation, heritage and architecture, libraries, and gambling
regulation. He was also spokesman in the House of Lords for HM Treasury from 1997-2005. Since 1 September 2005 he has been a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.[2] He is a member of the Assembly’s Committee on Culture, Science and Education[3] and chairman of its Sub-Committee on the Media.[4] Following the passing of a resolution on "Threats to the lives and freedom of expression of journalists" on 27 January 2007 the Council of Europe appointed him its rapporteur on media freedom.[5] He is an Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society and a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association.
References
[1] Lord McIntosh of Haringey - Scotland Office Spokesman in the House of Lords, 26 June 2001, Scotland Office [2] Council of Europe profile [3] Council of Europe - Committee on Culture, Science and Education [4] Council of Europe - Sub-Committee on the Media [5] Council of Europe - Committee on Culture, Science and Education
External links
• Government Whips’ Office in House of Lords
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Andrew McIntosh, Baron McIntosh of Haringey
Categories: 1933 births, Councillors in Haringey, Members of the Greater London Council, Ohio State University alumni, Labour Party life peers, Living people, Old Wycombiensians, Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford, British humanists, Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, British politician stubs This page was last modified on 23 February 2009, at 07:32 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers
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