Back ديفيد ألتون Arabic ديفيد التون ARZ ডেভিড অল্টন Bengali/Bangla David Alton German David Alton French David Alton Italian 大衛·阿爾頓 Chinese
The Lord Alton of Liverpool | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Liberal Chief Whip | |
| In office 1985 – 11 June 1987 | |
| Leader | David Steel |
| Preceded by | Alan Beith |
| Succeeded by | Jim Wallace |
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| In office 29 March 1979 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Arthur Irvine |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Patrick Paul Alton 15 March 1951 London, England |
| Nationality | Ireland, United Kingdom[1] |
| Political party | None (Crossbench) |
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| Spouse | Elizabeth Bell |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Lancashire, England |
| Alma mater | Liverpool Hope University |
David Patrick Paul Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool, KCSG, KCMCO (born 15 March 1951) is a British-Irish politician, formerly a Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party and later Liberal Democrat who has sat as a crossbench member of the House of Lords since 1997 when he was made a life peer. Alton is also known for his human rights work including the co-founding of Jubilee Action, the children's charity (which changed its name to Chance for Childhood in 2014), and serves as chair, patron or trustee of several charities and voluntary organisations.[2]
Alton is a visiting professor of Liverpool Hope University,[3] an Ambassador Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University,[4] and a former President of the Catholic Union of Great Britain.[5]
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