Lord Alton of Liverpool

Lord Alton of Liverpool is a Crossbench Life peer who has sat under this title in the Lords since 8 July 1997. His full title is The Lord Alton of Liverpool, and his given name is David Patrick Paul Alton. Prior to joining the Lords, he sat in the Commons as an MP, and was first elected in 1979.

Parliamentary career

Find out about the Parliamentary career of Lord Alton of Liverpool, including posts and roles held.

Current

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Party affiliation

Crossbench
12 June 1997 - Present

Committee memberships

International Relations and Defence Committee
1 July 2019 - Present
Lords

Previous

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Representations

Liverpool, Mossley Hill
Elected 3 times
9 June 1983 - 1 May 1997
Commons
Liverpool, Edge Hill
Elected 2 times
29 March 1979 - 9 June 1983
Commons

Party affiliation

Liberal Democrat
3 March 1988 - 1 May 1997
Liberal
29 March 1979 - 3 March 1988

House membership

Commons
David Alton
29 March 1979 - 1 May 1997