David William George Chidgey, Baron Chidgey (9 July 1942 – 15 February 2022) was a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastleigh from 1994 to 2005, and latterly sat in the House of Lords from 2005 until his death.
Chidgey was a councillor from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s on New AlresfordTown council and WinchesterCity Council. He contested the Hampshire Central European Parliament constituency at by-election in 1988 and at the 1989 European Parliament election. He was Regional Chairman of the Hampshire and Wight Liberal Democrats from 1992 to 1994.
In 2007, Chidgey was named a member of the AWEPA Governing Council.[6]
In 2008 Chidgey was named the Chairman of the oversight committee for the Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit, a think tank devoted to policy concerns throughout the Commonwealth.
Personal life and deathedit
Chidgey married April Carolyn Idris-Jones in 1965 in Gosport. They had a son and two daughters. He died on 15 February 2022, at the age of 79.[7]
Armsedit
Coat of arms of David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey
Crest
Issuant from a coronet of fleurs-de-lys Or an eagle's head Argent gorged with a wreath of oak leaves Proper.
Escutcheon
Gules on a bend counter-embattled Argent three patriarchal crosses their limbs transposed Gules.
david, chidgey, baron, chidgey, david, william, george, chidgey, baron, chidgey, july, 1942, february, 2022, british, liberal, democrat, politician, served, member, parliament, eastleigh, from, 1994, 2005, latterly, house, lords, from, 2005, until, death, righ. David William George Chidgey Baron Chidgey 9 July 1942 15 February 2022 was a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament MP for Eastleigh from 1994 to 2005 and latterly sat in the House of Lords from 2005 until his death The Right HonourableThe Lord ChidgeyOfficial portrait 2018Member of the House of LordsLord TemporalIn office 17 June 2005 15 February 2022Life peerageMember of Parliamentfor EastleighIn office 9 June 1994 11 April 2005Preceded byStephen MilliganSucceeded byChris HuhnePersonal detailsBorn 1942 07 09 9 July 1942Basingstoke EnglandDied15 February 2022 2022 02 15 aged 79 Political partyLiberal DemocratSpouseApril Carolyn Idris Jones m 1965 wbr Alma materUniversity of Portsmouth Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Personal life and death 4 Arms 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editChidgey was born on 9 July 1942 He attended Brune Park County High School now called Brune Park Community College in Gosport A chartered engineer Chidgey was educated as a mechanical engineer at the Admiralty College Portsmouth Portsmouth Naval College and then as a civil engineer at the Portsmouth Polytechnic 1 He worked for Hampshire County Council until 1973 and then as a consulting engineer with Brian Colquhoun and Partners until 1994 Political career editChidgey was a councillor from the mid 1970s to the early 1990s on New Alresford Town council and Winchester City Council He contested the Hampshire Central European Parliament constituency at by election in 1988 and at the 1989 European Parliament election He was Regional Chairman of the Hampshire and Wight Liberal Democrats from 1992 to 1994 At the 1992 general election he contested the Eastleigh constituency in Hampshire finishing second behind the Conservative candidate Stephen Milligan 2 Following Milligan s death in 1994 Chidgey won the resulting by election squeezing the Conservatives into third place 3 He was re elected in the 1997 3 and 2001 general elections 3 and stood down at the 2005 general election 3 In the House of Commons he was a member of the Chairman s panel 2001 2005 an Employment amp Training spokesman Transport spokesman Trade amp Industry spokesman and a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee 1999 2005 and of the Joint Committee on Human Rights 2003 2005 1 On 13 May 2005 it was announced that Chidgey would be created a life peer and on 17 June 2005 the peerage was created as Baron Chidgey of Hamble le Rice in the County of Hampshire 4 In the House of Lords he was Liberal Democrat spokesman in defence from 2005 to 2006 He was Given the Freedom of the Borough of Eastleigh in 2005 5 In 2007 Chidgey was named a member of the AWEPA Governing Council 6 In 2008 Chidgey was named the Chairman of the oversight committee for the Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit a think tank devoted to policy concerns throughout the Commonwealth Personal life and death editChidgey married April Carolyn Idris Jones in 1965 in Gosport They had a son and two daughters He died on 15 February 2022 at the age of 79 7 Arms editCoat of arms of David Chidgey Baron Chidgey Crest Issuant from a coronet of fleurs de lys Or an eagle s head Argent gorged with a wreath of oak leaves Proper Escutcheon Gules on a bend counter embattled Argent three patriarchal crosses their limbs transposed Gules Motto Croyance Courage Assiduite 8 References edit a b David Chidgey Liberal Democrats Retrieved 16 February 2022 United Kingdom general election results 1992 Eastleigh Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine at Richard Kimber s Political Science Resources a b c d Guardian Eastleigh election results TheGuardian com Archived from the original on 17 March 2014 Retrieved 14 December 2016 No 57681 The London Gazette 22 June 2005 p 8113 Civic Honours Eastleigh Borough Council Governing Council Archived from the original on 16 November 2006 Retrieved 14 September 2011 Former Eastleigh MP David Chidgey dies aged 79 ITV News 15 February 2022 Retrieved 15 February 2022 Debrett s Peerage 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Chidgey Baron Chidgey Lord Chidgey profile at the site of Liberal Democrats ePolitix David Chidgey Archived 6 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine official site Eastleigh Liberal Democrats Guardian Politics Ask Aristotle David Chidgey TheyWorkForYou com David Chidgey The Public Whip David Chidgey voting record Appearances on C SPANParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byStephen Milligan Member of Parliament for Eastleigh1994 2005 Succeeded byChris Huhne Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Chidgey Baron Chidgey amp oldid 1196396766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
