Norton is a professor of government in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Hull, and was head of the department from 2002 to 2007.[7] Norton's early work is notable for having spearheaded the academic discussion on dissidence in the House of Commons with the publication of his first book in 1975.[7] He was made a professor at the university in 1986, making him the UK's youngest professor of politics at the time at the age of 36.[7]
Since 1992 he has been the director of the Centre for Legislative Studies.[8] Since 1988, Norton has been responsible for the university's "Westminster-Hull Internship Programme" (WHIP), a placement scheme which pairs students with some of the UK's top politicians.[9] Norton is the founder and editor of The Journal of Legislative Studies, most recently editing its 25th anniversary publication: The Impact of Legislatures: A Quarter-Century of The Journal of Legislative Studies.[10] He has also been the chair of the Conservative Academic Group since 2000.[11] Lord Norton has also previously served as president of the British Politics Group in the US, and the Politics Association.
He was created a life peer with the title Baron Norton of Louth, of Louth in the County of Lincolnshire on 1 August 1998.[13][14] In 2000 he chaired a commission for Leader of the OppositionWilliam Hague to design ideas for the strengthening of the institution of Parliament,[15] and from 2001 to 2004 he served as the first Conservative chairman of the House of LordsConstitution Committee.[16] Since 2013, Lord Norton has chaired the Higher Education Commission.
In 2007, The Daily Telegraph named him the 59th most influential person on the right of British politics.[2]
Norton has contributed to Lords of the Blog, a collaborative blog by members of the House of Lords for the purposes of public engagement. The Guardian has described him as "a new star of the blogosphere."[17] He has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts since 1995 and the Royal Historical Society since 2018. Lord Norton also has a personal blog in which he often cites some of the many evolving responsibilities he undertakes in political and academic circles. For example, Norton has served as co-chair of the Committee on Higher Education since 2012. He is convenor and co-founder of the Campaign for an Effective Second Chamber: a group which reinforces the utility of the House of Lords as a democratic institution.Second Chamber | The campaign argues in favour of the experience and expertise of peers in delivering legislative amendments, scrutiny and effective debate, with recognition that such functions are, at present, fulfilled. The campaign disputes the creation of an elected House of Lords, due to the absence of basic accountability such a format would enable.The Campaign | Second Chamber Since 2020, Norton has served as the chair of The History of Parliament Trust[11] and since 2019 has served as president of the Study of Parliament group.Study of Parliament Group: Home Page[18] Lord Norton founded and organises the biennial Workshop of Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians, which draws scholars and parliamentarians from around the world.[19]
Lord Norton has a quiz on the Lords of the Blog and also often has caption competitions on his personal blog. The Norton View attracts readership from around the world.[20][21]
Norton is an Ambassador for Akt, a charity that supports LGBTQ+ individuals aged 16–25 who are rendered homeless.[11]
Armsedit
Norton was granted a coat of arms in 1998 upon his accession to the peerage. [22]
Coat of arms of Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth
A church tower argent with a spire azure set thereon a bee or the wings displayed argent veined azure.
Escutcheon
Paly of four argent and or issuing in base a pile throughout the sides embowed inwards azure over all three fleurs-de-lis those in chief azure and that in base per pale argent and or.
Supporters
On either side an owl azure armed or in the beak a quill the nib outwards argent spined or.[23]
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^ abc"Professor Philip Lord Norton of Louth". University of Hull. from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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^Norton, Lord (18 December 2013). "Celebrating 25 Years of Parliamentary Placements". The Norton View. from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^"The Journal of Legislative Studies – Editorial Board". Taylor & Francis Online. from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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^Norton, Lord (22 July 2016). "Freeman of the City of Kingston upon Hull". The Norton View. from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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Philip Norton redirects here For other uses see Philip Norton disambiguation This article is about Lord Norton of Louth For the extant hereditary title see Baron Norton Philip Norton Baron Norton of Louth FRSA FAcSS FRHistS born 5 March 1951 is an English author academic and Conservative peer He has been described as the United Kingdom s greatest living expert on Parliament and a world authority on constitutional issues 1 2 The Right Honourable ProfessorThe Lord Norton of LouthFRSA FAcSS FRHistSOfficial parliamentary photo of Lord Norton of LouthMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIncumbentAssumed office 6 October 1998Life PeeragePersonal detailsBornPhilip Norton 1951 03 05 5 March 1951 age 72 Louth Lincolnshire United KingdomPolitical partyConservativeAlma materUniversity of Sheffield BA PhD University of Pennsylvania MA OccupationAcademic Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Arms 4 Titles 5 Honorary academic degrees 6 Bibliography 7 References 8 External linksEducation editThe son of George Ernest Norton 3 Philip Norton was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Louth where he now sits as a governor and Warden of the School 4 5 He graduated from the University of Sheffield with the degree of Bachelor of Arts and later as a Doctor of Philosophy and after winning a Thouron Award from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Arts 6 Career editNorton is a professor of government in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Hull and was head of the department from 2002 to 2007 7 Norton s early work is notable for having spearheaded the academic discussion on dissidence in the House of Commons with the publication of his first book in 1975 7 He was made a professor at the university in 1986 making him the UK s youngest professor of politics at the time at the age of 36 7 Since 1992 he has been the director of the Centre for Legislative Studies 8 Since 1988 Norton has been responsible for the university s Westminster Hull Internship Programme WHIP a placement scheme which pairs students with some of the UK s top politicians 9 Norton is the founder and editor of The Journal of Legislative Studies most recently editing its 25th anniversary publication The Impact of Legislatures A Quarter Century of The Journal of Legislative Studies 10 He has also been the chair of the Conservative Academic Group since 2000 11 Lord Norton has also previously served as president of the British Politics Group in the US and the Politics Association Lord Norton chaired the Standards Committee of the City of Hull from 1999 to 2003 11 In 2016 he was made an Honorary Freeman of the City of Kingston Upon Hull 12 He was created a life peer with the title Baron Norton of Louth of Louth in the County of Lincolnshire on 1 August 1998 13 14 In 2000 he chaired a commission for Leader of the Opposition William Hague to design ideas for the strengthening of the institution of Parliament 15 and from 2001 to 2004 he served as the first Conservative chairman of the House of Lords Constitution Committee 16 Since 2013 Lord Norton has chaired the Higher Education Commission In 2007 The Daily Telegraph named him the 59th most influential person on the right of British politics 2 Norton has contributed to Lords of the Blog a collaborative blog by members of the House of Lords for the purposes of public engagement The Guardian has described him as a new star of the blogosphere 17 He has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts since 1995 and the Royal Historical Society since 2018 Lord Norton also has a personal blog in which he often cites some of the many evolving responsibilities he undertakes in political and academic circles For example Norton has served as co chair of the Committee on Higher Education since 2012 He is convenor and co founder of the Campaign for an Effective Second Chamber a group which reinforces the utility of the House of Lords as a democratic institution Second Chamber The campaign argues in favour of the experience and expertise of peers in delivering legislative amendments scrutiny and effective debate with recognition that such functions are at present fulfilled The campaign disputes the creation of an elected House of Lords due to the absence of basic accountability such a format would enable The Campaign Second Chamber Since 2020 Norton has served as the chair of The History of Parliament Trust 11 and since 2019 has served as president of the Study of Parliament group Study of Parliament Group Home Page 18 Lord Norton founded and organises the biennial Workshop of Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians which draws scholars and parliamentarians from around the world 19 Lord Norton has a quiz on the Lords of the Blog and also often has caption competitions on his personal blog The Norton View attracts readership from around the world 20 21 Norton is an Ambassador for Akt a charity that supports LGBTQ individuals aged 16 25 who are rendered homeless 11 Arms editNorton was granted a coat of arms in 1998 upon his accession to the peerage 22 Coat of arms of Philip Norton Baron Norton of Louth nbsp Coronet A Coronet of a Baron Crest A church tower argent with a spire azure set thereon a bee or the wings displayed argent veined azure Escutcheon Paly of four argent and or issuing in base a pile throughout the sides embowed inwards azure over all three fleurs de lis those in chief azure and that in base per pale argent and or Supporters On either side an owl azure armed or in the beak a quill the nib outwards argent spined or 23 Titles editPhilip Norton Baron Norton of Louth Professor The Lord Norton of Louth Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts FRSA 1995 Academy of Social Sciences FAcSS 2001 Fellow of the Royal Historical Society FRHistS 2018Honorary academic degrees editHon LLD Lincoln University 2011 Honorary Senior Fellow Regent s University 2019Bibliography editDissension in the House of Commons Intra party Dissent in the House of Commons Division Lobbies 1945 1974 Macmillan 1975 ISBN 978 1 3490 2561 9 Conservative Dissidents Dissent within the Parliamentary Conservative Party 1970 1974 Temple Smith 1978 ISBN 978 0 8511 7163 0 Dissension in the House of Commons 1974 1979 Oxford University Press 1980 ISBN 978 0 19 827430 8 The Commons in Perspective Longman 1981 ISBN 978 0 582 28294 0 The Constitution in Flux Martin Robertson 1982 ISBN 978 0 85520 521 8 The Political Science of British Politics with Jack Hayward Wheatsheaf Books 1986 ISBN 0 7450 0367 2 Politics UK with Bill Jones Taylor amp Francis Routledge 1991 1st ed 2018 8th ed with Bill Jones amp Oliver Daddow ISBN 978 1 1386 8508 6 The British Polity Longman 2000 1st ed 2010 5th ed ISBN 978 0 8013 1844 3 Parliament in British Politics Palgrave Macmillan 2005 1st ed 2013 2nd ed ISBN 978 1 4039 0667 0 The Voice of the Backbenchers The 1922 Committee The first 90 years 1923 2013 Conservative History Group 2013 ISBN 978 1 9051 1611 9 Reform of the House of Lords Manchester University Press 2017 ISBN 978 1 5261 1923 0 Governing Britain Parliament ministers and our ambiguous constitution Manchester University Press 2020 ISBN 978 1 5261 4545 1References edit PSA Awards 2008 Political Studies Association 15 May 2003 Archived from the original on 7 June 2011 Retrieved 30 October 2010 a b The Right s 100 Most Influential 75 51 Telegraph co uk 1 October 2007 Archived from the original on 11 October 2007 Retrieved 30 October 2010 Debrett s Peerage 2019 p 3876 Photos Louth Grammar School Presentation Evening Louth Leader 15 September 2008 Archived from the original on 21 April 2013 Retrieved 30 October 2010 Governance amp Strategic Leadership King Edward VI Grammar School Archived from the original on 18 April 2021 Retrieved 28 February 2021 Politics and Social Sciences PDF University of Hull Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 30 October 2010 a b c Professor Philip Lord Norton of Louth University of Hull Archived from the original on 13 January 2022 Retrieved 28 February 2021 Who s Who Hansard Society Archived from the original on 5 December 2010 Retrieved 30 October 2010 Norton Lord 18 December 2013 Celebrating 25 Years of Parliamentary Placements The Norton View Archived from the original on 18 April 2021 Retrieved 28 February 2021 The Journal of Legislative Studies Editorial Board Taylor amp Francis Online Archived from the original on 13 January 2022 Retrieved 28 February 2021 a b c d Lord Norton of Louth UK Parliament Archived from the original on 7 March 2021 Retrieved 28 February 2021 Norton Lord 22 July 2016 Freeman of the City of Kingston upon Hull The Norton View Archived from the original on 18 April 2021 Retrieved 2 April 2021 No 55217 The London Gazette 6 August 1998 p 8583 Person Page 19166 The Peerage Archived from the original on 25 November 2010 Retrieved 30 October 2010 Strengthening Parliament PDF Conservative Party Archived from the original PDF on 21 April 2005 Retrieved 30 October 2010 Advisory Council Hansard Society Archived from the original on 5 December 2010 Retrieved 30 October 2010 Moss Stephen 7 April 2008 The New Lords of the Blog The Guardian Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 9 April 2009 About the Study of Parliament Group Study of Parliament Group Archived from the original on 18 April 2021 Retrieved 28 February 2021 Workshop Organisation Wroxton Workshop Archived from the original on 15 April 2021 Retrieved 2 April 2021 Norton Lord 7 February 2013 Juggling the Diary The Norton View Archived from the original on 5 July 2013 Retrieved 9 February 2013 Norton Lord 23 January 2013 Welcome to Readers Overseas The Norton View Archived from the original on 5 July 2013 Retrieved 9 February 2013 Norton Lord 14 April 2010 Coat of Arms The Norton View Archived from the original on 3 December 2017 Retrieved 25 July 2017 Norton Lord 1 May 2014 The Coat of Arms The Norton View Archived from the original on 15 March 2018 Retrieved 14 March 2018 External links editLord Norton of Louth Parliamentary profile Philip Norton profile at the University of Hull Philip Norton blog at The Norton View Philip Norton blog at Lords of the Blog Philip Norton profile at TheyWorkForYouOrders of precedence in the United KingdomPreceded byThe Lord Hanningfield GentlemenBaron Norton of Louth Followed byThe Lord Ahmed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philip Norton Baron Norton of Louth amp oldid 1186544976, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
