Parliamentary career
Find out about the Parliamentary career of Lord Maclennan of Rogart, including posts and roles held.
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Representations
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Elected 1 time
1 May 1997
- 7 June 2001
Commons
Caithness and Sutherland
Elected 8 times
31 March 1966
- 1 May 1997
Commons
Party affiliation
Liberal Democrat
19 March 1988
- 17 January 2020
Social Democratic Party
2 March 1981
- 19 March 1988
Labour
31 March 1966
- 2 March 1981
Government posts
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Prices and Consumer Protection)
Department of Prices and Consumer Protection
5 March 1974
- 4 May 1979
Commons
Other posts
Party Chair, Liberal Democrats
1 January 1995
- 31 December 1998
Commons
Joint Leader, Social & Liberal Democrats
3 March 1988
- 16 July 1988
Commons
Leader of the Social Democratic Party
28 August 1987
- 16 July 1988
Commons
House membership
Lords
Lord Maclennan of Rogart
19 July 2001
- 17 January 2020
Commons
Mr Robert Maclennan
31 March 1966
- 7 June 2001
Opposition posts
Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1 January 1980
- 2 March 1981
Commons
Shadow Spokesperson (Defence)
Ministry of Defence
1 July 1972
- 31 December 1974
Commons
Shadow Spokesperson (Scotland)
Scotland Office
18 June 1970
- 30 June 1972
Commons
Committee memberships
Public Accounts Committee
11 December 1979
- 3 November 1999
Commons
Standards in Public Life
16 November 1994
- 8 November 1995
Commons
Human Rights (Joint Committee)
17 January 2001
- 11 May 2005
Commons
Constitutional Reform Bill
22 March 2004
- 24 June 2004
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European Union Committee
8 November 2010
- 30 March 2015
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European Union Committee
24 May 2005
- 12 November 2009
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Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee)
1 May 2008
- 22 July 2008
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Economic Affairs Committee
22 June 2010
- 24 November 2010
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Leader's Group on Working Practices
27 July 2010
- 26 April 2011
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Constitution Committee
8 June 2015
- 12 June 2018
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