The Right Honourable
The Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
OBE FCA
Official portrait, 2019
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
17 January 2011
Life peerage
Personal details
Born (1938-11-30) 30 November 1938 (age 85)
Political partyLiberal Democrats
OccupationPolitician

Monroe Edward Palmer, Baron Palmer of Childs Hill, OBE, FCA (born 30 November 1938),[1] is a British Liberal Democrat politician and life peer in the House of Lords.

Born on 30 November 1938, Palmer was Liberal Party treasurer between 1971 and 1983.[1] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1982 New Year Honours.[2] He contested the Hendon South constituency at the 1979, 1983 and 1987 general elections for the Liberal party, and was joint treasurer of the Liberal parliamentary party from 1977 to 1983. Following the creation of the Liberal Democrats he contested Hastings and Rye at the 1992 and 1997 general elections.

Palmer first stood as a candidate for Barnet London Borough Council in Childs Hill ward in 1968, first elected 1986, stood down in 1994, returned 1998 and finally retired in 2014. He was chair of its audit committee of a council with a £500 million net annual expenditure. On 19 November 2010, it was announced that Palmer would be created a life peer.[3] He was created Baron Palmer of Childs Hill, of Childs Hill in the London Borough of Barnet on 17 January 2011[4][5]

Monroe Palmer is a Chartered Accountant and a former senior partner in general practice.[citation needed]

In the House of Lords, Palmer spoke, until May 2014, on defence (procurement, housing, veterans) and now[when?] lead spokesperson In Lords on Work & Pensions; speaks on international affairs, local government, taxation, fire and safety, and all matters relating to trade and business.[citation needed] He has a long-standing interest in achieving peace in the Middle East and is a regular speaker on this and also on matters of concern to the UK Jewish Community. Palmer is a Vice President of the Jewish Leadership Council.[6]

He is married to Susette, who was a councillor for Childs Hill from 1994 to 2014. They have three children and seven grandchildren.

Elections contested

Constituency Year Number
of votes		 % of
votes		 Position Winner Ref.
Hendon South 1979 5,799 15.32 3rd of 5 Conservative [7]
Hendon South 1983 10,682 30.34 2nd of 3 Conservative [8]
Hendon South 1987 8.217 23.6 2nd of 3 Conservative [9]
Hastings and Rye 1992 18,939 35.2 2nd of 5 Conservative [10]
Hastings and Rye 1997 13,717 28.0 3rd of 7 Labour [11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lord Palmer of Childs Hill". BBC News. UK: BBC.
  2. ^ "No. 48837". The London Gazette. 31 December 1981. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Latest Peerages announced - 10 Downing Street". Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  4. ^ "No. 59676". The London Gazette. 20 January 2011. p. 870.
  5. ^ "Lord Palmer of Childs Hill". UK Parliament. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Vice Presidents". Jewish Leadership Council. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ^ "1979 General Election - Hendon South". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  8. ^ "1983 General Election - Hendon South". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  9. ^ "1987 General Election - Hendon South". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  10. ^ "1992 General Election - Hastings and Rye". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. ^ "1997 General Election - Hastings and Rye". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
Party political offices Preceded byPhilip Watkins Treasurer of the Liberal Party 1977 – 1983 With: Rhys Lloyd Succeeded byWynn Normington Hugh-JonesAnthony Jacobs Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom Preceded byThe Lord Empey GentlemenBaron Palmer of Childs Hill Followed byThe Lord Stoneham of Droxford
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