Simon Haskel, Baron Haskel
The Lord Haskel | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords | |
| In office 9 December 2002 – 21 May 2026 | |
| Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 8 May 1997 – 28 August 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | The Lord Lucas |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 4 October 1993 – 21 May 2026 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1934 (age 91) |
| Party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Salford |
Simon Haskel, Baron Haskel (born 9 October 1934) is a retired British Labour Party politician and life peer.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Simon Haskel was born in Lithuania, and educated at Sedbergh School and Salford College of Advanced Technology (now the University of Salford), where he graduated with a BSc in Textile Technology.[2] He then built up his own national and international textile firm, the Perrotts Group Plc.[3]
Haskel was created a life peer in the House of Lords on 4 October 1993, taking the title Baron Haskel, of Higher Broughton in the County of Greater Manchester.[4] He served as a Lord-in-Waiting in the first Blair ministry from May 1997 to August 1998.
He retired from the House of Lords on 21 May 2026.[5]
His son, Jonathan Haskel, is a professor of economics at Imperial College Business School and former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mr Simon Haskel (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ↑ "Haskel". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ 'Labour Business Patrons', Labour Business. Retrieved 19 April 2018
- ↑ "No. 53451". The London Gazette. 8 October 1993. p. 16251.
- ↑ "Parliamentary career for Lord Haskel - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Lord Haskel House of Lords
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