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Paul Tyler was born on 29 October, 1941 in South Devon, England, is a British politician. Discover Paul Tyler's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

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Occupation Liberal Democrat working peer
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 29 October 1941
Birthday 29 October
Birthplace South Devon, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1941

Paul Archer Tyler, Baron Tyler, (born 29 October 1941) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom.

1964

In 1964 Tyler was elected Britain's youngest County Councillor, and re-elected in 1967.

He was vice-chairman of the Dartmoor National Park Committee and a member of the Devon & Cornwall Police Authority.

1966

His first Parliamentary candidacy was for Totnes at the 1966 general election, when he came third.

1970

At the 1970 general election, Tyler stood as the Liberal candidate in the Bodmin constituency, defending the seat held by the outgoing Liberal MP Peter Bessell.

However, he lost to the Conservative candidate Robert Hicks.

1974

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from February to October 1974 and from 1992 to 2005, and sat in the House of Lords as a life peer until October 2021.

He was privately educated at the independent Sherborne School and Exeter College, Oxford.

At the February 1974 general election, Tyler defeated Hicks by a majority of only nine votes.

At the October election that year, Tyler increased his vote, but not sufficiently to withstand the swing, and Hicks regained the seat with a majority of 665.

1979

Tyler stood again at the 1979 general election, but Hicks was re-elected with a large majority, in line with the national swing away from the Liberals and Labour to the Conservatives.

1982

He contested the 1982 Beaconsfield by-election, increasing the Alliance vote and pushing the Labour candidate (Tony Blair) into third place.

1983

Tyler did not contest the general elections in 1983 and 1987, but was David Steel's campaign organiser in 1983, and was subsequently elected Chairman of the Liberal Party 1983–6; he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1985 Birthday Honours.

1986

In addition to his role as Campaign Adviser to Steel, he was a member of the Alliance Planning Group 1986–87, and the Campaign Team led by John Pardoe in the 1987 general election.

1989

He was the Liberal Democrat candidate for Cornwall and Plymouth in the 1989 European Parliament election.

He reduced the Conservative majority to 8.7%, cut the Labour share of the vote and gained 68,559 votes – the highest ever Liberal or Liberal Democrat vote at the time and the best result in the whole UK.

1992

After an 18-year absence, he returned to Parliament at the 1992 general election, when he was elected as Liberal Democrat Member for North Cornwall, defeating the Conservative incumbent Gerry Neale, who had defeated John Pardoe in 1979.

Tyler was appointed Liberal Democrat Spokesman on Rural Affairs, Agriculture and Transport following his election 1992.

1994

In 1994/95 he also piloted a review of Transport policy.

He gained the Country Life Parliamentarian of the Year Award for his persistent and effective challenging of Agriculture Ministers during the BSE Beef crisis.

1997

After the 1997 election he was elected Chief Whip by the newly enlarged Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party.

He served on the Modernisation Select Committee, and led Liberal Democrat efforts to make the Commons more effective.

As the Foot and Mouth epidemic devastated livestock areas, Party Leader Charles Kennedy appointed Tyler to co-ordinate the response, and work with farming and other organisations, to seek more effective Government action.

2001

After the 2001 election he was appointed to shadow Robin Cook, Leader of the House of Commons, with particular responsibility for the reform of Parliament.

He led for the party on both the modernisation of the Commons and the reform of the Lords to create a democratic and representative Second Chamber.

2005

He was a member of the Liberal Democrats' shadow cabinet until he retired from the House of Commons at the May 2005 general election.

Dan Rogerson was selected by the local Liberal Democrats to succeed him, and held the seat by a majority of 3,176.

On 13 May 2005 it was announced that Tyler would be created a life peer, and on 15 June 2005 he was created Baron Tyler, of Linkinhorne, in the County of Cornwall.

He was co-chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Committee on Political & Constitutional Reform 2005–21.

He has worked with allies in all Parties, and in both Houses, to advance the cause of constitutional reform.

He convened a cross-party group from within the Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill to secure majority support for positive recommendations in favour of progress with reform.

With colleagues from other parties, Tyler has contributed extensively to media coverage of this issue.

2006

He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall in February 2006.

Tyler chaired the Liberal Democrats' "Better Governance" policy group 2006–07 and piloted its report, "For the people, by the people", through the Liberal Democrat Conference of September 2007.

In 2006 Lord Tyler called on Planning Minister, Yvette Cooper to honour the pledges and position of her predecessor, Keith Hill, to keep the Cornish Saint Piran's Flag flying across the Cornwall When he was MP for North Cornwall, Tyler led a successful campaign, backed by the local media, to gain reassurances from the Planning Minister that rules which prevent the St Piran's flag flying without permission could be ignored by local Councils.

2007

In 2007 Lord Tyler confirmed his support for a Cornish Assembly when he was interviewed by the BBC regarding proposals for a Constitutional Convention.

2009

His Constitutional Renewal Bill was introduced in the House of Lords in 2009.

2012

He co-authored a pamphlet "Lords Reform – A Guide for MPs" with other pro-reform parliamentarians, before the Bill received a large majority at second reading in the House of Commons in July 2012.

He retired from the House of Lords in October 2021, having made a widely acclaimed "valedictory speech", fully assessing the constitutional challenges presented by the Johnson Government (UK Parliament>Hansard>Lords>21 October 2021>Lords Chamber>Integrity of Electoral Processes).

2014

In March 2014, he was sworn of the Privy Council.