John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley
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John Desmond Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley (born 31 October 1949) is a British
peer. He is one of the ninety hereditary peer
s in the House of Lords
elected to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
, sitting as a cross-bencher.
The son of the 2nd Viscount Waverley, he succeeded to his father's titles in 1990. He was educated at Malvern College
.
In April 2011, he served as an observer of the Kazakhstan
elections, saying "I asked many questions to get to understand voters and the election commission, and I was satisfied with what I heard and saw." A leader of an unregistered party accused him of whitewashing the election.
Lord Waverley was first married to Anne Suzette Davidson in 1969 and then to Ursula Helen Barrow in 1994
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peer. He is one of the ninety hereditary peer
Hereditary peer
Hereditary peers form part of the Peerage in the United Kingdom. There are over seven hundred peers who hold titles that may be inherited. Formerly, most of them were entitled to sit in the House of Lords, but since the House of Lords Act 1999 only ninety-two are permitted to do so...
s in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
elected to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. The Act reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included several hundred members who inherited their seats;...
, sitting as a cross-bencher.
The son of the 2nd Viscount Waverley, he succeeded to his father's titles in 1990. He was educated at Malvern College
Malvern College
Malvern College is a coeducational independent school located on a 250 acre campus near the town centre of Malvern, Worcestershire in England. Founded on 25 January 1865, until 1992, the College was a secondary school for boys aged 13 to 18...
.
In April 2011, he served as an observer of the Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
elections, saying "I asked many questions to get to understand voters and the election commission, and I was satisfied with what I heard and saw." A leader of an unregistered party accused him of whitewashing the election.
Lord Waverley was first married to Anne Suzette Davidson in 1969 and then to Ursula Helen Barrow in 1994