BEITH, Alan Rt Hon

Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed since 1973. Committees: Chairman, Constitutional Affairs Select Committee; Member, Intelligence and Security Committee; Member, Speaker-s Committee on Electoral Commission; Vice-Chair, All-Party Arts and Heritage Group; Executive Member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Non-Profit Making Members- Clubs. Political career: Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats 1992-2003; Member, House of Commons Commission 1979-97; Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Home Affairs 1994-99; Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Treasury Affairs 1987-94; Member, Treasury Select Committee 1987-94; Deputy Leader, Liberal Party 1985-88; Alliance Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs 1987; Liberal Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs 1985-87; Spokesperson on Parliamentary and Constitutional Affairs 1983-87; Liberal Chief Whip 1976-85. Profession/Trade: Former Lecturer in Politics, Newcastle University. Title/Honours/Decorations: Privy Council 1992. Education: King-s School, Macclesfield; Balliol and Nuffield Colleges, Oxford. Affiliations: President, North of England Civic Trust; Chair of the Trustees of the Historic Chapels Trust. Hobbies: Historic buildings, music, walking, boats. b. 20 April 1943, Cheshire. Widower with two children (one deceased). Re-married.