Simon Haskel, Baron Haskel

Simon Haskel, Baron Haskel (born 9 October 1934) is a British politician from the Labour Party.[1]


The Lord Haskel
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
4 October 1993
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born(1934-10-09)9 October 1934
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Salford

Life and career

Simon Haskel was educated at Sedbergh School and Salford College of Advanced Technology (now the University of Salford), where he graduated with a BSc in Textile Technology.[2] He then built up his own national and international textile firm, the Perrotts Group Plc.[3] Haskel was created a life peer in the House of Lords on 4 October 1993, taking the title Baron Haskel, of Higher Broughton in the County of Greater Manchester.[4]

References

  1. "Mr Simon Haskel (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  2. "HASKEL, Baron (Simon Haskel)". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 2018 (online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required) (subscription required)
  3. 'Labour Business Patrons', Labour Business. Retrieved 19 April 2018
  4. "No. 53451". The London Gazette. 8 October 1993. p. 16251.
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by
The Lord Elis-Thomas
Gentlemen
Baron Haskel
Followed by
The Lord Dixon-Smith
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