Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth
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The Right Honourable The Lord Norton of Louth FRSA |
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Professor Norton in the library of Wilberforce College, Hull (2016).
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
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Assumed office 1 August 1998 |
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Philip Norton 5 March 1951 Louth, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
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University of Sheffield University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Academic |
Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth (born 5 March 1951), is an English author, academic and Conservative peer. He has been described as "the United Kingdom's greatest living expert on Parliament" and "a world authority on constitutional issues".
Norton was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Louth. He graduated from the University of Sheffield with the degree of Bachelor of Arts and later as a Doctor of Philosophy, and from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Arts.
Norton is a Professor of Government in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Hull, and was head of the Department from 2002 to 2007. Since 1992 he has been the Director of the Centre for Legislative Studies. Norton has been a member of the Hansard Society advisory council since 1997 and became Director of Studies in 2002.
He was created a life peer with the title Baron Norton of Louth, of Louth in the County of Lincolnshire on 1 August 1998. In 2000 he chaired a commission for Leader of the Opposition William Hague to design ideas for the strengthening of the institution of Parliament, and from 2001 to 2004 he served as the chairman of the House of Lords Constitution Committee.
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