The Lord Lester of Herne Hill | |
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 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 13 October 1993 – 12 December 2018 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Paul Raab 3 July 1936 London, England |
| Died | 8 August 2020 (aged 84) London, England |
| Political party | Labour (until 1981) SDP (1981–1988) Liberal Democrats (1988–2018) Change UK (2019)[citation needed] |
| Spouse |
Catherine Wassey (m. 1971) |
| Children |
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| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Anthony Paul Lester, Baron Lester of Herne Hill, QC (né Raab; 3 July 1936 – 8 August 2020) was a British barrister and member of the House of Lords.[1] He was at different times a member of the Labour Party, Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Democrats.[2] Lester was best known for his influence on race relations legislation in the United Kingdom and as a founder-member of groups such as the Institute of Race Relations, the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination and the Runnymede Trust. Lester was also a prominent figure in promoting birth control and abortion through the Family Planning Association, particularly in Northern Ireland.
- ^ "Lord Lester of Herne Hill". UK Parliament. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Ames, Jonathan. "Lord Lester of Herne Hill, human rights lawyer who quit Lords in sex scandal, dies at 84". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 21 July 2021.