Richard Oliver Faulkner, Baron Faulkner of Worcester (born 22 March 1946) is a Labour Party

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and

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Biography

Faulkner was born on 22 March 1946 in

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, England. He was educated at the

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, an all-boys

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. He studied philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) at

Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in 1714 by the benefaction of Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (1648–1701) of Norgrove, Worcestershire, whose coat of arms w ...

. He worked as a researcher and journalist for the Labour Party since when he has been active in politics. He served as a councillor in the London borough of Merton from 1971 to 1974. He was an unpaid communications advisor to the Leader of the Labour Party in the 1987, 1992 and 1997 general elections. He contested

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for the Labour Party in the 1970 election and then again in February 1974 election. He contested

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for the Labour Party in the October 1974 election and Huddersfield West for the Labour Party in the 1979 election. He was raised to the peerage in 1999, as Baron Faulkner of Worcester, of Wimbledon in the

London Borough of Merton The London Borough of Merton () is a borough in Southwest London, England. The borough was formed under the London Government Act 1963 in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton ...

. He has served on a number of parliamentary committees, and lists his political interests as transport, sport, human rights, smoking and health, and sex equality. He is Vice Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Industrial Heritage. He is the UK trade envoy to Taiwan. Lord Faulkner chairs the

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. Lord Faulkner is married to Susan (née Heyes), with whom he has two daughters. His brother was the civil servant David Faulkner.

Books and publications

* Faulkner, R. and Austin, C. (2012). ''Holding the Line: How Britain's Railways Were Saved''. Oxford Publishing Company * Faulkner, R. and Austin, C. (2015). ''Disconnected! Broken Links in Britain's Rail Policy''. Oxford Publishing Company

References

External links

Lord Faulkner Website
1946 births Living people Faulkner of Worcester, Richard Faulkner, Baron People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates Life peers created by Elizabeth II {{Life-peer-stub