| The Right HonourableThe Lord Haskel | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 29 November 2010 | |
| Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 8 May 1997 – 28 August 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | The Lord Lucas |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 4 October 1993 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1934 (1934-10-09) (age 90) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Salford |
Simon Haskel, Baron Haskel (born 9 October 1934) is a British Labour Party politician and life peer.
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. He then built up his own national and international textile firm, the Perrotts Group Plc.
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. He served as a Lord-in-Waiting in the first Blair ministry from May 1997 to August 1998.
References
- "Mr Simon Haskel (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "Haskel". Who's Who. Vol. 2018 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- 'Labour Business Patrons', Labour Business. Retrieved 19 April 2018
- "No. 53451". The London Gazette. 8 October 1993. p. 16251.
External links
- Lord Haskel House of Lords
| Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded byThe Lord Elis-Thomas | Gentlemen Baron Haskel |
Followed byThe Lord Dixon-Smith |
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