In 1972 Lindsay entered the Australian Foreign Service and was posted in Chile between 1973 and 1976, in Laos between 1980 and 1981, in Bangladesh between 1982 and 1984 and in Venezuela between 1987 and 1990. In 1993 he was appointed Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan, a post he held until 1996, and was then Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya between 1996 and 2000. He was also Deputy Permanent Representative for Australia to the United Nations Environment Programme from 1996 to 2000.[3] Lindsay succeeded his father in the barony in 1994 and took his seat in the House of Lords in July the following year.[4] However, he lost his seat in parliament after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999.[5]
Personal lifeEdit
Lord Lindsay of Birker married firstly Mary Rose, daughter of W. G. Thomas, in 1969. They had no children and were divorced in 1985. He married secondly Pamela Collett, daughter of Lon Hutchison, in 2000. This marriage is also childless.[3]
james, lindsay, baron, lindsay, birker, james, francis, lindsay, baron, lindsay, birker, born, january, 1945, australian, former, diplomat, contents, background, education, diplomatic, career, personal, life, referencesbackground, education, editlindsay, only,. James Francis Lindsay 3rd Baron Lindsay of Birker born 29 January 1945 is an Australian former diplomat Contents 1 Background and education 2 Diplomatic career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesBackground and education EditLindsay is the only son of Michael Lindsay 2nd Baron Lindsay of Birker and his wife Hsiao Li He was born in a hospital cave in Yenan while his parents supporters of Chinese communist resistance fighters were fleeing the Japanese 1 He was the grandson of the Scottish academic and educationalist Sandie Lindsay 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker 2 He was educated at the University of Keele and the University of Liverpool and worked as a lecturer in physics at Tunghai University Taichung Taiwan between 1967 and 1968 and as an exploration geophysicist in Darwin Australia between 1969 and 1970 3 Diplomatic career EditIn 1972 Lindsay entered the Australian Foreign Service and was posted in Chile between 1973 and 1976 in Laos between 1980 and 1981 in Bangladesh between 1982 and 1984 and in Venezuela between 1987 and 1990 In 1993 he was appointed Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan a post he held until 1996 and was then Deputy High Commissioner to Kenya between 1996 and 2000 He was also Deputy Permanent Representative for Australia to the United Nations Environment Programme from 1996 to 2000 3 Lindsay succeeded his father in the barony in 1994 and took his seat in the House of Lords in July the following year 4 However he lost his seat in parliament after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 5 Personal life EditLord Lindsay of Birker married firstly Mary Rose daughter of W G Thomas in 1969 They had no children and were divorced in 1985 He married secondly Pamela Collett daughter of Lon Hutchison in 2000 This marriage is also childless 3 References Edit Lady Lindsay of Birker www telegraph co uk Kidd Charles Williamson David editors Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition New York St Martin s Press 1990 page needed a b c Who s Who 2007 An Annual Biographical Dictionary London A amp C Black 2007 Preamble Hansard 17 July 1995 hansard millbanksystems com Parliamentary career for Lord Lindsay of Birker MPs and Lords UK Parliament Peerage of the United KingdomPreceded byMichael Lindsay Baron Lindsay of Birker1994 present Member of the House of Lords 1994 1999 IncumbentHeir presumptive Alexander Lindsay Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Lindsay 3rd Baron Lindsay of Birker amp oldid 1167569945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
