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Geraint Wyn Howells, Baron Geraint

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'''Geraint Wyn Howells, Baron Geraint''' ([[April 15]], [[1925]] - [[April 17]], [[2004]]) was a leading [[Wales|Welsh]] [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] politician. He was [[Member of Parliament]] for Cardigan (1974-1983) and Ceredigion and Pembroke North (1983-1992). In 1992 he lost his seat to [[Plaid Cymru]] and was made a life peer as Baron Geraint of Ponterwyd.

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Hugh Dykes, Baron Dykes

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'''Hugh John Maxwell Dykes, The Lord Dykes''', born [[17 May]] [[1939]] to Richard and Doreen Dykes is a [[United Kingdom|British]] politician. He is the current [[Foreign Affairs]] Spokesperson for the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]].

Dykes served as a [[Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Harrow East (UK Parliament constituency)|Harrow East]] between [[1970]] and [[1997]]. He also served Harrow East as an [[Member of the European Parliament]] between [[1974]] and [[1977]]. While an MP, Dykes served in the [[Ministry of Defence]] and the [[Cabinet Office]] in [[Edward Heath]]’s Government.

Following the defeat of [[Kenneth Clarke]] in the Conservative Leadership battle following the 1997 [[General Election]] Dykes joined the Liberal Democrats. Within a year of joining the party he came to serve as an adviser to [[Paddy Ashdown]] on [[European Union]] affairs.

Outside of his roles as Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Dykes has served as the Vice President of the [[British-German Association]].

Due to his close relations with [[Europe]] Dykes has been honoured several times. In 1991 he was awarded the [[German Order of Merit]] followed by the Luxembourg [[Medaille pour l'Europe]] in 1993.

It was in [[2004]] that Dykes was most honoured, however, being raised to the [[Peerage]] as Baron Dykes, of [[Harrow Weald]] in the [[London]] Borough of [[Harrow]]. The same year he receive the less notable French [[Légion d'Honneur]].

==External links==
*[http://www.libdems.org.uk/party/people/person.html?id=887 Lord Dykes Peer] profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
*[http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&id=2593 Biography on Hugh Dykes at DOD Online]

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Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew

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'''Alexander Charles Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew''' (born [[12 February]], [[1948]]) is a [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] member of the [[House of Lords]].

He was created a [[life peer]] in [[1999]], as '''Baron Carlile of Berriew''', of Berriew in the County of Powys. He is a [[barrister]] and was previously a Liberal Democrat [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Montgomeryshire]] from [[1987]] to [[1997]]. Carlile was the first Member of Parliament to campaign for the rights of transexuals. He has also been a long term supporter of rights for gay men and lesbians.

Lord Carlile of Berriew acted in [[2005]] as the independent reviewer of British anti-terrorist laws, advocating the development of legislation in conformity with provisions of the Bush government's [[USA PATRIOT Act]]. Among those civil liberties targeted included the right to a trial, the requirement that charges be issued against the imprisoned, and limits on government wiretapping of citizens.

According to the Register of Lords' Interests, Lord Carlile of Berriew is ''inter alia'' an advisor to Mr. R. Hobson; a paid director of 5 Bell Yard Ltd. and the Wynnstay Group of agricultural feed manufacturers, agricultural goods merchants, and fuel oil distributors; a Deputy High Court Judge; a member of Council at JUSTICE, the British affiliate of The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), dedicated to the coordination of international human rights law and principles; and a trustee of Nuffield Trust, a UK health care think tank.

He has three daughters named Anna, Eve and Ruth, and four grandchildren, Jimi, Tallula, Jacob and Reuben.

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