The Lord Laird | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| In office 16 July 1999 – 10 July 2018 | |
| Constitutional Convention Member for West Belfast | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Preceded by | New convention |
| Succeeded by | Convention dissolved |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for West Belfast | |
| In office 28 June 1973 – 1974 | |
| Preceded by | New assembly |
| Succeeded by | Assembly abolished |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Parliament for Belfast St Anne's | |
| In office 12 November 1970 – 31 March 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Norman Laird |
| Succeeded by | Parliament suspended |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Dunn Laird 23 April 1944 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 10 July 2018 (aged 74) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Ulster Unionist Party (until 2013) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.lordlaird.co.uk |
John Dunn Laird, Baron Laird, FRSA, of Artigarvan (23 April 1944 – 10 July 2018) was a Northern Irish politician, life peer and former chairman of the cross-border Ulster-Scots Agency. In 2013 Laird allegedly offered to lobby for a firm against parliamentary rules. Consequently, he resigned from the Ulster Unionist Party.[1]
- ^ "BBC News – Three peers 'offered to lobby for fake firm'". Bbc.co.uk. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 2 June 2013.