John Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford
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John Robert Louis Lee, Baron Lee of Trafford (born 21 June 1942) is a British
Liberal Democrat
politician
.
He was Conservative
MP
for Nelson and Colne from 1979 to 1983, and then for Pendle
from 1983 until he lost his seat to the Labour
candidate Gordon Prentice
in 1992. Lee served as junior minister for Defence Procurement
from 1983 to 1986, and then for Employment from 1986 to 1989, being Minister for Tourism from 1987 to 1989.
In 2001, he left the Conservatives and joined the Liberal Democrats
, and was made a life peer
as Baron Lee of Trafford, of Bowdon in the County of Cheshire
on 26 May 2006.
United Kingdom
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Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
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politician
Politician
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.
He was Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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MP
Member of Parliament
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for Nelson and Colne from 1979 to 1983, and then for Pendle
Pendle (UK Parliament constituency)
Pendle is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
from 1983 until he lost his seat to the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
candidate Gordon Prentice
Gordon Prentice
Gordon Prentice is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Pendle in Lancashire from 1992 to 2010.-Early life:...
in 1992. Lee served as junior minister for Defence Procurement
Defence Procurement Agency
The Defence Procurement Agency , was an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence responsible for the acquisition of materiel, equipment and services, for the British armed forces....
from 1983 to 1986, and then for Employment from 1986 to 1989, being Minister for Tourism from 1987 to 1989.
In 2001, he left the Conservatives and joined the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
, and was made a life peer
Life peer
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as Baron Lee of Trafford, of Bowdon in the County of Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
on 26 May 2006.