In Parliament, Foster was the Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Education under the leadership of Paddy Ashdown in 1992, in which capacity he served until 1999.
In December 2010, in response to a call from the Football Supporters' Federation, he introduced a Bill in Parliament for English and Welsh football safe standing areas, the first of its kind since the Taylor Report.[4]
His interests include Third World issues, being a member of Amnesty International and the Child Poverty Action Group as well as supporting a number of local charities, including Ted's Big Day Out and Julian House.[9] Lord Foster's main national charity is WaterAid and he has seen first hand their work in Ethiopia.[9] He is a Vice-President of the Debating Group,[10] and also enjoys sport, music, ballet, travelling and reading; Lord Foster also plays the ukulele.[11]
Foster was nominated for a life peerage in August 2015,[12] despite having previously favoured abolition of the House of Lords. When accused of hypocrisy, Foster stated: "I want to get rid of [the House of Lords] and the only way [to do that]...is having people there who will do just that."[13]
Publicationsedit
Resource Based Learning in Science by Don Foster, 1979, Association for Science Education ISBN0-902786-52-0
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^. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
^Ministerial appointments 7 October 2013 7 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Gov.uk
^"Liberal Democrat MP for Bath Don Foster to stand down". BBC News. 9 January 2014. from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
foster, baron, foster, bath, donald, michael, ellison, foster, baron, foster, bath, born, march, 1947, british, politician, life, peer, served, government, deputy, chief, whip, comptroller, household, from, 2013, 2015, member, liberal, democrats, member, parli. Donald Michael Ellison Foster Baron Foster of Bath PC born 31 March 1947 is a British politician and life peer who served as Government Deputy Chief Whip and Comptroller of the Household from 2013 to 2015 A member of the Liberal Democrats he was Member of Parliament MP for Bath from 1992 to 2015 The Right HonourableThe Lord Foster of BathPCOfficial portrait 2022Liberal Democrat Business Energy and Industrial Strategy SpokespersonIn office October 2016 June 2017LeaderTim FarronPreceded byLorely BurtSucceeded byLord FoxGovernment Deputy Chief Whipin the House of CommonsIn office 7 October 2013 11 May 2015Prime MinisterDavid CameronPreceded byAlistair CarmichaelSucceeded byAnne Milton 1 Comptroller of the HouseholdIn office 7 October 2013 11 May 2015Prime MinisterDavid CameronPreceded byAlistair CarmichaelSucceeded byGavin Barwell 2 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local GovernmentIn office 4 September 2012 7 October 2013Prime MinisterDavid CameronPreceded byAndrew StunellSucceeded byStephen WilliamsMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIncumbentAssumed office 7 October 2015Life peerageMember of Parliamentfor BathIn office 9 April 1992 30 March 2015Preceded byChris PattenSucceeded byBen HowlettPersonal detailsBornDonald Michael Ellison Foster 1947 03 31 31 March 1947 age 77 Preston Lancashire EnglandPolitical partyLiberal DemocratsAlma materUniversity of KeeleUniversity of Bath Contents 1 Early life 2 Parliamentary career 3 Personal life 4 Publications 5 See also 6 Notes 7 External linksEarly life editFoster was born in Preston Lancashire and attended the Lancaster Royal Grammar School before Keele University where he was awarded a BSc degree in physics and psychology in 1969 and also received the CertEd that same year He later received an MEd in education at the University of Bath in 1981 He was a science teacher at Sevenoaks School in Kent in 1969 before appointment as Avon Education Authority s Science Project Director in 1975 and as a Lecturer in Education at Bristol University in 1980 before being engaged as a management consultant with Pannell Kerr Forster from 1989 until his election to the House of Commons Parliamentary career editA local party activist he was a founder member of the Avon Liberal Democrats and was elected as a Councillor on Avon County Council in 1981 for Cabot Ward and was the SDP Liberal Alliance Group Leader from 1981 to 1986 He also served as the county s education committee chairman and remained a Councillor until 1989 He unsuccessfully contested Bristol East at the 1987 general election where he finished in third place 11 659 votes behind the Conservative Jonathan Sayeed He was first elected in the constituency of Bath at the 1992 general election when he defeated then Conservative Party Chairman Chris Patten with a majority of 3 768 In his maiden speech on 12 May 1992 Foster spoke of the World Heritage Site status of Bath and sent his best wishes to Patten in Hong Kong 3 In Parliament Foster was the Liberal Democrat Spokesman for Education under the leadership of Paddy Ashdown in 1992 in which capacity he served until 1999 In December 2010 in response to a call from the Football Supporters Federation he introduced a Bill in Parliament for English and Welsh football safe standing areas the first of its kind since the Taylor Report 4 Having been sworn of the Privy Council in 2010 5 in September 2012 Foster was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government before being promoted in October 2013 as Government Deputy Chief Whip representing the Liberal Democrats in the Coalition 6 In January 2014 Foster announced he would stand down as an MP at the following general election 7 He was created Baron Foster of Bath of Bath in the County of Somerset in the 2015 Dissolution Honours 8 becoming a member of the House of Lords His Bath constituency was won by the Conservatives at the 2015 general election and regained by the Liberal Democrats in 2017 Personal life editHis interests include Third World issues being a member of Amnesty International and the Child Poverty Action Group as well as supporting a number of local charities including Ted s Big Day Out and Julian House 9 Lord Foster s main national charity is WaterAid and he has seen first hand their work in Ethiopia 9 He is a Vice President of the Debating Group 10 and also enjoys sport music ballet travelling and reading Lord Foster also plays the ukulele 11 Foster was nominated for a life peerage in August 2015 12 despite having previously favoured abolition of the House of Lords When accused of hypocrisy Foster stated I want to get rid of the House of Lords and the only way to do that is having people there who will do just that 13 Publications editResource Based Learning in Science by Don Foster 1979 Association for Science Education ISBN 0 902786 52 0 Science with Gas by Don Foster 1981 Aspects of Science by Don Foster 1984 Longman ISBN 0 201 14377 1 Reading about Science by Don Foster 1984 Nuffield Science by Don Foster 1986 Teaching Science 11 13 Edited by Don Foster Cecil Powell and Roger Lock 1987 Routledge ISBN 0 7099 4931 6 Education Investing in Education by Don Foster 1994 Liberal Democrat Publications ISBN 1 85187 243 4 Making the Right Start Nursery Education and Care by Don Foster 1994 Liberal Democrat Publications ISBN 1 85187 264 7 From the Three Rs to the Three Cs A Personal View of Education by Don Foster 2003 ISBN 0 9546078 0 5See also editLiberal Democrat Frontbench TeamNotes edit Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of HM Household Anne Milton Gov uk 13 May 2014 Archived from the original on 18 May 2015 Retrieved 13 May 2015 Gavin Barwell given ancient Government role after holding on to Croydon Central seat Your Local Guardan 13 May 2014 Archived from the original on 18 May 2015 Retrieved 13 May 2015 House of Commons Hansard Debates for 12 May 1992 parliament uk Archived from the original on 7 March 2018 Retrieved 30 August 2017 Safe Standing Bill launched in Parliament fsf org uk Archived from the original on 30 December 2010 Retrieved 24 March 2011 Privy Counsellors Privy Council Office Archived from the original on 13 July 2019 Retrieved 3 November 2016 Ministerial appointments 7 October 2013 Archived 7 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Gov uk Liberal Democrat MP for Bath Don Foster to stand down BBC News 9 January 2014 Archived from the original on 10 January 2014 Retrieved 9 January 2014 No 61377 The London Gazette 13 October 2015 p 19146 a b Don Foster MP PDF Political Developments Ltd Archived from the original PDF on 9 January 2014 Retrieved 1 September 2013 The Debating Group debatinggroup org uk Archived from the original on 5 April 2015 Retrieved 27 July 2019 Our big gig Liberal Democrat Voice Archived from the original on 9 October 2013 Retrieved 1 September 2013 Dissolution Peerages 2015 Gov uk Archived from the original on 27 March 2019 Retrieved 27 August 2015 Don Foster to accept ludicrous Lords peerage 28 August 2015 Archived from the original on 30 October 2018 Retrieved 28 August 2015 External links editDon Foster MP official site Profile at the Liberal Democrats Bath Liberal Democrats Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom Contributions in Parliament at Hansard Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803 2005 Voting record at Public Whip Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou Profile Don Foster Archived 1 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine BBC News Video clips Fighting Talk Radio Five Live on YouTube BBC interview in 1992 on YouTube Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byChris Patten Member of Parliamentfor Bath1992 2015 Succeeded byBen Howlett Political offices Preceded byAlistair Carmichael Government Deputy Chief Whip in the Commons2013 2015 Succeeded byAnne Milton Comptroller of the Household2013 2015 Succeeded byGavin Barwell Party political offices Preceded byAlistair Carmichael Liberal Democrat Chief Whip in the Commons2013 2015 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