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Brian Mackenzie, Baron Mackenzie of Framwellgate, (born 21 March 1943), is a British
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and former police officer. He now sits in the
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as a non-affiliated member, having formerly been a Labour Party peer. He is the former President of the
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.


Early life

Mackenzie was born in
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and educated at Eastbourne Boys School. After joining the police studied law at the
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.


Career

Mackenzie rose through the ranks of the police service, becoming a Superintendent upon secondment to the
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and later becoming Chief Superintendent in the
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. A graduate of the
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at
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, he was active in the Police Superintendents' Association and was its President for three years.


Politics

In 1998, Mackenzie was raised to the
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as Baron Mackenzie of Framwellgate, ''of
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in the
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''. In the
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, Mackenzie has been most active in speaking on issues relating to crime and policing issues and retains personal interests in business ethics and sustainability. He published his memoir, "Two Lives of Brian – from Policing to Politics" in 2004. ublished by The Memoir Club


Investigation into "paid advocacy" and suspension

In June 2013, following investigations by undercover reporters from the
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,
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, and the
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, in which he was filmed offering to become a paid advocate for a firm pushing for new laws to benefit its business. He also said he could set up an all-party parliamentary group as a lobbying vehicle. When the videos came out Baron Mackenzie was suspended from the Labour Party. An investigation by the
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and subsequent appeal heard by the Lords
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published on 9 December 2013 resulted in a six-month suspension from the House of Lords. Since 3 July 2013, he has sat in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated member.


Honours and awards

Mackenzie held the historical and honorary appointment of Billet Master of the City of Durham between 1989 and 2003. He was made an Honorary Member of the
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of
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in 2001. He was appointed OBE in the
1998 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1998 for the United Kingdom, Barbados, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Christopher and Nevis were announced on 30 December 1997 ...
for services to the Police Service and the Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales.


References


External links


Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate's web site
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20050212152730/http://www.chester-le-streetrotary.co.uk/promrot.html#lord%20brian%20mackenzie Chester-le-Street Rotary Club biography of Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgatebr>Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords
House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 20 July 1998 *Two Lives of Brian From Policing to Politics- also available on Amazon Kindl
The Memoir Club
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