The Lord Lexden, OBE

The Lord Lexden, OBE's Biography

Forename(s)
Alistair Basil Cooke
Sex
Male
Decorations
OBE (1988)
Date of Birth
20/4/1945
Foretitle(s)
Baron (Life Peer UK 2010), of Lexden in the County of Essex and of Strangford in the County of Down; Dr
Surname
LEXDEN
Style
The Lord Lexden, OBE

The Lord Lexden, OBE's Professional Career

Career
historical research and teaching Univs of Cambridge, Edinburgh and Belfast 1966-71, lectr and tutor in modern history Queen's Univ Belfast 1971-77; Cons Research Dept: political advsr on NI to Airey Neave 1977-79, asst then dep dir 1983-97; dir Cons Political Centre 1988-97, gen sec Ind Schs Cncl 1997-2004, conslt and ed in chief Cons Research Dept 2004-10, official historian and archivist Carlton Club 2007-, official historian Cons Pty 2009-, vice-chm Cons Policy Forum 2010-

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