Brian Stanley Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, PC (26 July 1940 – 9 November 2019) was a British Conservative politician. He was a member of the Cabinet from 1994 to 1997 and a member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2005.
Mawhinney was born on 26 July 1940[1] in Belfast, son of Frederick Stanley Arnot Mawhinney and Coralie Anita Jean (née Wilkinson).[2][3] He was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.[4] He studied physics at Queen's University Belfast,[4] gaining an upper second class degree in 1963 and obtained a PhD in radiation physics at the Royal Free Hospital in London in 1969 with thesis title Studies on the effects of radiation on mammalian bone grown in vitro.[4] He worked as assistant professor of radiation research at the University of Iowa from 1968 to 1970 and then returned to the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine as a lecturer from 1970 to 1984.[4]
Political careerEdit
Mawhinney contested Stockton-on-Tees in October 1974 but lost to Labour incumbent, Bill Rodgers. Mawhinney served as Member of Parliament for Peterborough from 1979 to 1997 and Member of Parliament for North West Cambridgeshire from 1997 to 2005.[5] Mawhinney campaigned prolifically against pornography. In 1979 one of his bills was in the Private Members' Bills ballot, which attempted to ban indecent displays outside cinemas, sex shops and strip clubs. In early 1980, he called for Keith Joseph to launch an inquiry into a page on the Post Office's Prestel viewdata service, called "A Buyer's Guide to Dirty Books".[6]
In GovernmentEdit
He was PPS to John Wakeham from 1982 to 1983, and PPS to Tom King from 1984 to 1986.[4] He became a junior minister at the Northern Ireland Office in 1986,[1] and then became Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office in 1990.[4] In 1992, he became Minister of State at the Department of Health until 1994.
He served as Shadow Home Secretary and spokesman for home, constitutional and legal affairs for a year under William Hague before returning to the back benches in June 1998.[1] He stepped down from the House of Commons in April 2005.[9][10]
He took leave of absence from the House of Lords in October 2017.[15]
Outside politicsEdit
In 2003, he was appointed chairman of The Football League,[16] and in 2004 oversaw a re-organisation of the league structure, renaming the former Division One as the Football League Championship. Deeply religious, Mawhinney was a leading member of the Conservative Christian Fellowship as well as a member of the Church of EnglandGeneral Synod for five years.[1] He was also president of Christians in Sport.[17] Mawhinney was also a patron of Peterborough United until his death in November 2019.
Personal life and deathEdit
Mawhinney had two sons and a daughter with his wife Betty, a United States citizen. He listed Anglo-American relations among his interests.[18]
^David Cameron under renewed pressure from Tory grassroots over gay marriage, standard.co.uk, 2 June 2013.
^"Ineligible members of the House of Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
^"Mawhinney handed top post". BBC Sport. 19 December 2002. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
^. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^Castle, Stephen (31 July 1994). "Profile: No nonsense for the Cabinet's new boy: Brian Mawhinney: The transport boss may have a twinkle in his eye, writes Stephen Castle, but he won't take flannel from civil servants". The Independent. London, UK.
^"Brian Mawhinney, former Tory cabinet minister, dies aged 79". The Guardian. 10 November 2019.
External linksEdit
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Brian Mawhinney
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Brian Stanley Mawhinney Baron Mawhinney PC 26 July 1940 9 November 2019 was a British Conservative politician He was a member of the Cabinet from 1994 to 1997 and a member of Parliament MP from 1979 to 2005 The Right HonourableThe Lord MawhinneyPCShadow Home SecretaryIn office 11 June 1997 11 April 1998LeaderWilliam HaguePreceded byMichael HowardSucceeded byNorman FowlerChairman of the Conservative PartyIn office 5 July 1995 11 June 1997LeaderJohn MajorPreceded byJeremy HanleySucceeded byCecil ParkinsonMinisterial offices 1992 1997Minister without PortfolioIn office 5 July 1995 2 May 1997Prime MinisterJohn MajorPreceded byJeremy HanleySucceeded byPeter MandelsonSecretary of State for TransportIn office 20 July 1994 5 July 1995Prime MinisterJohn MajorPreceded byJohn MacGregorSucceeded byGeorge YoungMinister of State for HealthIn office 14 April 1992 20 July 1994Prime MinisterJohn MajorPreceded byVirginia BottomleySucceeded byGerry MaloneParliamentary offices 1979 2019Member of the House of LordsLord TemporalLife peerage 24 June 2005 9 November 2019 nb Member of Parliamentfor North West CambridgeshireIn office 1 May 1997 11 April 2005Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byShailesh VaraMember of Parliamentfor PeterboroughIn office 3 May 1979 8 April 1997Preceded byMichael WardSucceeded byHelen ClarkPersonal detailsBornBrian Stanley Mawhinney 1940 07 26 26 July 1940Belfast Northern IrelandDied9 November 2019 2019 11 09 aged 79 Peterborough EnglandNationalityBritishPolitical partyConservativeChildren3EducationRoyal Belfast Academical InstitutionAlma materQueen s University BelfastUniversity College LondonAwardsKnight Bachelor 1997 n b Leave of absence from 9 October 2017 Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 2 1 In Government 2 2 Cabinet 2 3 In Opposition 2 4 House of Lords 3 Outside politics 4 Personal life and death 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditMawhinney was born on 26 July 1940 1 in Belfast son of Frederick Stanley Arnot Mawhinney and Coralie Anita Jean nee Wilkinson 2 3 He was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution 4 He studied physics at Queen s University Belfast 4 gaining an upper second class degree in 1963 and obtained a PhD in radiation physics at the Royal Free Hospital in London in 1969 with thesis title Studies on the effects of radiation on mammalian bone grown in vitro 4 He worked as assistant professor of radiation research at the University of Iowa from 1968 to 1970 and then returned to the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine as a lecturer from 1970 to 1984 4 Political career EditMawhinney contested Stockton on Tees in October 1974 but lost to Labour incumbent Bill Rodgers Mawhinney served as Member of Parliament for Peterborough from 1979 to 1997 and Member of Parliament for North West Cambridgeshire from 1997 to 2005 5 Mawhinney campaigned prolifically against pornography In 1979 one of his bills was in the Private Members Bills ballot which attempted to ban indecent displays outside cinemas sex shops and strip clubs In early 1980 he called for Keith Joseph to launch an inquiry into a page on the Post Office s Prestel viewdata service called A Buyer s Guide to Dirty Books 6 In Government Edit He was PPS to John Wakeham from 1982 to 1983 and PPS to Tom King from 1984 to 1986 4 He became a junior minister at the Northern Ireland Office in 1986 1 and then became Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office in 1990 4 In 1992 he became Minister of State at the Department of Health until 1994 Cabinet Edit Having been sworn of the Privy Council in the 1994 New Year Honours 7 he entered the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Transport that year 4 He served as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio for two years from 1995 until the 1997 election 1 He was knighted in the 1997 Prime Minister s Resignation Honours 8 In Opposition Edit He served as Shadow Home Secretary and spokesman for home constitutional and legal affairs for a year under William Hague before returning to the back benches in June 1998 1 He stepped down from the House of Commons in April 2005 9 10 House of Lords Edit On 13 May 2005 it was announced that he would be created a life peer in the 2005 Dissolution Honours 11 12 and on 24 June he was created Baron Mawhinney of Peterborough in the County of Cambridgeshire 13 Lord Mawhinney questioned the priority David Cameron had given to the Marriage Same Sex Couples Act 2013 stating that it was a distraction 14 He took leave of absence from the House of Lords in October 2017 15 Outside politics EditIn 2003 he was appointed chairman of The Football League 16 and in 2004 oversaw a re organisation of the league structure renaming the former Division One as the Football League Championship Deeply religious Mawhinney was a leading member of the Conservative Christian Fellowship as well as a member of the Church of England General Synod for five years 1 He was also president of Christians in Sport 17 Mawhinney was also a patron of Peterborough United until his death in November 2019 Personal life and death EditMawhinney had two sons and a daughter with his wife Betty a United States citizen He listed Anglo American relations among his interests 18 Mawhinney died on 9 November 2019 aged 79 19 See also EditList of Northern Ireland members of the House of Lords List of Northern Ireland members of the Privy Council of the United KingdomReferences Edit a b c d e Sir Brian Mawhinney BBC News 18 October 2002 Retrieved 23 April 2008 Mawhinney Who s Who A amp C Black Subscription or UK public library membership required Introducing Ireland a serious visitor s guide with biographies of over 700 leaders George Eaton Mercier Press 1992 p 57 a b c d e f g Mawhinney Brian London UK Guardian Media Group Archived from the original on 14 November 2005 Retrieved 23 April 2008 with 27 new working peers Telegraph Media Group London UK 14 May 2005 Retrieved 23 April 2008 InfoWorld 28 April 1980 No 53527 The London Gazette 30 December 1993 p 1 No 55229 The London Gazette 16 August 1998 p 8994 Mawhinney to leave Parliament BBC News 30 September 2003 Retrieved 21 December 2007 End of Commons road for four MPs BBC News 10 April 2005 Retrieved 4 August 2007 No 57639 The London Gazette Supplement 14 May 2005 p 6346 Full list of new life peers BBC News 13 May 2005 Retrieved 4 August 2007 No 57688 The London Gazette 29 June 2005 p 8439 David Cameron under renewed pressure from Tory grassroots over gay marriage standard co uk 2 June 2013 Ineligible members of the House of Lords UK Parliament Retrieved 9 December 2019 Mawhinney handed top post BBC Sport 19 December 2002 Retrieved 4 August 2007 PRESS RELEASE Lord Mawhinney appointed as President of Christians in Sport Archived from the original on 21 September 2016 Retrieved 21 July 2016 Castle Stephen 31 July 1994 Profile No nonsense for the Cabinet s new boy Brian Mawhinney The transport boss may have a twinkle in his eye writes Stephen Castle but he won t take flannel from civil servants The Independent London UK Brian Mawhinney former Tory cabinet minister dies aged 79 The Guardian 10 November 2019 External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Brian MawhinneyParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byMichael Ward Member of Parliament for Peterborough1979 1997 Succeeded byHelen ClarkNew constituency Member of Parliament for North West Cambridgeshire1997 2005 Succeeded byShailesh VaraPolitical officesPreceded byJohn MacGregor Secretary of State for Transport1994 1995 Succeeded byGeorge YoungPreceded byJeremy Hanley Minister without Portfolio1995 1997 Succeeded byPeter MandelsonPreceded byMichael Howard Shadow Home Secretary1997 1998 Succeeded byNorman FowlerParty political officesPreceded byJeremy Hanley Chairman of the Conservative Party1995 1997 Succeeded byCecil Parkinson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Mawhinney amp oldid 1170737397, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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