Background
BEITH, Alan James was born on April 20, 1943. Parents: James Beith and Joan Beilh.
BEITH, Alan James was born on April 20, 1943. Parents: James Beith and Joan Beilh.
King’s School, Macclesfield. Balliol and Nuffield Colleges, University of Oxford, Bachelor of Letters, Master of Arts.
Councillor, Hexham Rural District Council, 1969-1974. Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed, since 1973. Liberal Party Chief Whip, 1976-1987.
Representative to the Council of Europe Assembly, 1976-1984. Chairman, Council of Europe Sub-Cttee on Architectural and Artistic Heritage in Europe. Member, Assembly of the Western European Union, 1976-1984.
Member. House of Commons Commission, since 1979. Alliance Foreign Affairs Spokesman, 1987. Liberal Party Treasury Spokesman, 1987.
Liberal Democrats Treasury Spokesman, since 1988. Lecturer, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1966-1973.
Methodist
Clubs: Vice-President, National Association, of Local Councils.
Spouse Barbara Jean (neé Ward), 1965. Children: one son, one d.