The Rt Hon Lord Richard, PC, QC

Foretitle(s): Baron (Life Peer UK 1990), of Ammanford in the County of Dyfed;
Surname: RICHARD
Style: The Rt Hon Lord Richard, PC, QC

Career: called to the Bar Inner Temple 1955, Parly candidate (Lab) S Kensington Gen Election 1959 and LCC Election 1961, MP (Lab) Barons Court 1964-74, PPS to Sec of State for Def 1966-69, Parly under-sec of state for Def (Army) 1969-70, oppn spokesman Posts and Telecommunications 1970-71, dep oppn spokesman for Foreign Affrs 1971-74, UK perm rep at the UN 1974-79, chm Rhodesia Conf Geneva 1976; UK cmmr to the Cmmn of the European Communities 1981-85 responsible for: employment, social affrs, educn and vocational trg; Ldr of the Oppn in House of Lords 1992-97, Lord Privy Seal and ldr of the House of Lords 1997-98; chm Cmmn on the Powers and Electoral System of the Nat Assembly of Wales 2002-04; memb: Fabian Soc, Lab Lawyers