The Lord Bew | |
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Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission | |
In office 25 October 2018 – 26 October 2023 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Kakkar |
Succeeded by | The Baroness Deech |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 26 March 2007 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 22 January 1950
Nationality | British |
Political party | None (crossbencher) |
Spouse | Greta Jones |
Children | John Bew |
Education | Campbell College, Belfast |
Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge (BA, PhD) |
Paul Anthony Elliott Bew, Baron Bew (born 22 January 1950[1]),[2] is a British historian from Northern Ireland and a life peer. He has worked at Queen's University Belfast since 1979, and is currently Professor of Irish Politics, a position he has held since 1991.[2]