Dominic Bryce Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington (born 24 August 1963), is a British Liberal Democrat politician, the president of the British Dyslexic Association[1] and the vice-president of the UK Sports Association.[2]
The Lord Addington | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 26 June 1986 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 5th Baron Addington |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
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| Born | 24 August 1963 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Ann (née Morris) |
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| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.libdems.org.uk |
Early life
editAddington was educated at The Hewett School, Norwich, before going up to the Aberdeen University,[3] graduating as M.A. in 1988.
Career
editHe succeeded to the title of Baron Addington, of Addington, Co. Buckingham, at the death of his father, James Hubbard, 5th Baron Addington, a former British South Africa Police officer, in 1982. On taking up his seat at 22 he was the youngest serving peer in the House of Lords.[4]
Lord Addington was returned as one of the ninety elected representative hereditary peers in Parliament in 1999. He sits on the Liberal Democrat benches in the House of Lords and is party spokesperson for sport. He is currently the longest-serving Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. He is captain of the Commons and Lords Rugby and Football team, and has played in two Parliamentary World Cups competitions in 1994 and 1999.[5]
Personal life
editIn 1999, Addington married Elizabeth Ann Morris, only daughter of Michael Morris, of Duxbury Park, Chorley, Lancashire. Lord and Lady Addington live in Norwich.[6]
The heir presumptive to the title is his younger brother, the Hon. Michael Hubbard (who by his wife Emmanuella née Ononye has a son, Oliver).
Arms
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "President and Vice Presidents". British Dyslexic Association. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Lord Addington". UK Parliament.
- ^ "Politics | Alumni Relations". The University of Aberdeen.
- ^ Who's Who in the Liberal Democrats? 5th Edition. PCA Books. 2006. ISBN 1-85187-762-2.
- ^ "Dominic Addington". Liberal Democrats.
- ^ "Addington, Baron (UK, 1887)". Cracroft's Peerage.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1915.
External links
edit- Profile at the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at PublicWhip.org
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
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