Michael Nicholson Lord, Baron Framlingham (born 17 October 1938) is a British politician, and was a

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Member of Parliament for

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between 1997 and 2010. He was first elected for the predecessor seat of Central Suffolk in 1983. He was the Second Deputy

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, one of the Deputy Speakers of the House of Commons, from 1997 to 2010.

Early life

He attended

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, where he gained an MA in agriculture in 1962 and a blue for rugby union as a centre. He also played club rugby for

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. He is a former president of the Arboricultural Association.

Parliamentary career

He contested

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in 1979 and was first elected as an MP for Central Suffolk in 1983. He was a Deputy

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from 1997, and therefore did not take political stances or vote in the Chamber. Before his position, he was one of the

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. He was

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in 2001. He stood down as an MP at the 2010 general election. On 19 November 2010, it was announced that he would be created a

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and sit as a

in the

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. Created on 14 January 2011 and introduced into the House of Lords on 18 January 2011, he took the title Baron Framlingham, of Eye in the

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. Though life peers usually use their surname in their title, Framlingham was advised he could not become "Lord Lord";Ipswich Tea — Suffolk: Ex-MP ‘Lord Lord’ has a decision to make
(Accessed 22 May 2015) though this nickname has since been used occasionally in jest.

Personal life

He married Jennifer Margaret Childs in 1965 and they have a son and daughter.

Arms

References

External links

* ttps://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/michael_lord/central_suffolk_and_north_ipswich TheyWorkForYou.com – Michael Lord MP
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Conservatives

BBC Politics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lord, Michael 1938 births Deputy Speakers of the British House of Commons Living people Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players Bedford Blues players Councillors in Bedfordshire UK MPs 1983–1987 UK MPs 1987–1992 UK MPs 1992–1997 UK MPs 1997–2001 UK MPs 2001–2005 UK MPs 2005–2010 Knights Bachelor People educated at William Hulme's Grammar School Conservative Party (UK) life peers Life peers created by Elizabeth II British Eurosceptics