467:
Harris was, in his own way, a distinguished public servant, rejecting what would have been lucrative opportunities in the world of public relations, and not revealing in memoirs the confidences he received during his long career. He was always loyal to his many friends, who valued his opinions and
438:
He held a number of other positions, including: trustee and chairman of UK's policing think tank, The Police
Foundation, which he founded in 1979; President of the National Association of Senior Probation Officers (1983–1992); and board member and chairman of
505:
He was to me a counsellor of buoyancy, humour, flair and instinctive political wisdom, whose presence in any moment of bafflement—and there were many moments of bafflement in ministerial and political life—not only shone a clear light of good sense but made
500:
said that "he always behaved with integrity" and that when they were in agreement on an issue he could "always rely on his robustness in argument and on the iron discipline with which he marshalled his troops". Jenkins followed, saying:
413:
398:
260:
880:
53:
247:(5 April 1930 – 11 April 2001) was an English journalist, political aide and politician. After serving as a local councillor and political advisor and aide to a number of
454:
He married twice, firstly to
Patricia Margaret Alstrom in 1952, with whom he had two children. The marriage was dissolved in 1982, and he married Angela Smith in 1983.
870:
794:
102:
313:, a left-wing weekly newspaper, when it was brought to London in 1957, which was the start of his career in politics. He became the parliamentary candidate for
900:
875:
326:
114:
431:
in 1988. He became the new party's spokesperson in the House of Lords on home affairs until 1994, when he became Chief Whip. He was appointed to the
492:
said Harris was "an exceptionally gifted all-rounder whose experience and insights dating back to
Gaitskell were invaluable". Paying tribute in the
885:
865:
376:
349:
314:
432:
406:
296:
895:
264:
566:
338:
243:
41:
890:
804:
497:
405:. He is credited as being a successful minister, and served until January 1979 when he resigned to become Chairman of the
424:
309:
292:
268:
212:
121:
860:
668:
709:
272:
217:
345:(1957–63), becoming chairman between 1960 and 1961 and leader of the Labour group between 1961 and 1963.
337:'s Director of Publicity between 1962 and 1964. During the same period he was a local councillor for the
618:
356:
855:
850:
835:
417:
364:
33:
673:
440:
736:
650:
428:
731:
704:
353:
334:
248:
207:
333:
said that it was "the best thing that has happened to Hugh for years". He rose to become the
645:
571:
699:
489:
90:
519:
493:
402:
322:
844:
765:
381:
125:
86:
795:"Tributes to the Late Lord Harris of Greenwich: HL Deb 23 April 2001 vol 625 cc1-3"
623:
475:
468:
enjoyed his company, although at heart he was a shy, rather than a gregarious, man.
459:
140:
74:
590:
507:
348:
Harris became a political adviser when Labour came into government following the
17:
515:
372:
368:
360:
252:
575:
751:
560:
394:
386:
330:
288:
256:
176:
769:
485:
830:
799:
180:
342:
284:
196:
172:
463:
described him as "probably the first ever spin doctor", and said:
379:
when Labour lost power. He became a political correspondent for
291:, to Alfred George Harris and his wife, May. He was educated at
385:
until Labour returned to office in 1974, when he was created a
561:"Harris, John Henry, Baron Harris of Greenwich (1930–2001)"
412:
Harris was a leading member of the 'Yes' campaign for the
275:
Chief Whip in the House of Lords between 1994 and 2001.
427:
in 1981, and was a supporter of their merger with the
265:
Wilson and
Callaghan governments between 1974 and 1979
420:, and was joint chairman of the publicity committee.
224:
203:
186:
155:
150:
120:
108:
96:
80:
70:
52:
31:
881:Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
789:
787:
559:
401:under Jenkins during the latter's second spell as
416:on whether Britain should remain a member of the
663:
661:
612:
610:
608:
606:
604:
602:
600:
503:
465:
295:before working as a journalist and completing
836:contributions in Parliament by Mr John Harris
299:with the Directorate of Army Legal Services.
8:
570:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
317:in the same year, but resigned in 1959 when
239:John Henry Harris, Baron Harris of Greenwich
321:folded and he became personal assistant to
28:
871:Social Democratic Party (UK) life peers
567:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
533:
740:(Supplement). 15 June 1998. p. 1.
553:
551:
549:
547:
545:
543:
541:
539:
537:
138:26 March 1974 – 11 April 2001
66:8 March 1974 – 3 January 1979
694:
692:
397:in Greater London, and was appointed
7:
446:He died in London on 11 April 2001.
267:. He became a founder member of the
329:. Describing Harris's appointment,
283:Harris was born on 5 April 1930 in
901:Life peers created by Elizabeth II
617:Rodgers, William (13 April 2001).
407:Parole Board for England and Wales
399:Minister of State for Home Affairs
261:Minister of State for Home Affairs
54:Minister of State for Home Affairs
25:
876:Liberal Democrats (UK) life peers
103:The Viscount Colville of Culross
423:He was a founder member of the
307:He became assistant editor of
1:
886:English political journalists
654:. 2 April 1974. p. 4291.
866:Labour Party (UK) life peers
766:"Liberal Democrat peer dies"
700:"Harris of Greenwich, Baron"
591:UK public library membership
293:Pinner County Grammar School
122:Member of the House of Lords
115:The Lord Boston of Faversham
38:The Lord Harris of Greenwich
558:Windlesham (January 2009).
450:Personal life and character
917:
669:"Lord Harris of Greenwich"
619:"Lord Harris of Greenwich"
488:, Liberal Democrat leader
228:Political aide, politician
391:Baron Harris of Greenwich
232:
146:
131:
59:
48:
896:British special advisers
516:Lord Jenkins of Hillhead
327:Leader of the Opposition
710:Oxford University Press
576:10.1093/ref:odnb/75728
525:
482:
251:politicians including
377:1970 general election
357:Patrick Gordon Walker
350:1964 general election
891:The Economist people
418:European Communities
365:Ministry of Aviation
363:successively at the
34:The Right Honourable
674:The Daily Telegraph
441:Westward Television
259:in order to become
255:, he was created a
861:People from Pinner
737:The London Gazette
651:The London Gazette
754:. 11 August 2017.
589:(Subscription or
473:William Rodgers,
354:Foreign Secretary
273:Liberal Democrats
236:
235:
218:Liberal Democrats
160:John Henry Harris
18:John Henry Harris
16:(Redirected from
908:
817:
816:
814:
812:
803:. Archived from
791:
782:
781:
779:
777:
762:
756:
755:
748:
742:
741:
728:
722:
721:
719:
717:
696:
687:
686:
684:
682:
665:
656:
655:
642:
636:
635:
633:
631:
614:
595:
594:
586:
584:
582:
563:
555:
523:
480:
457:His obituary in
425:Social Democrats
303:Political career
297:National Service
269:Social Democrats
246:
193:
169:
167:
151:Personal details
136:
111:
99:
83:
64:
29:
21:
916:
915:
911:
910:
909:
907:
906:
905:
841:
840:
826:
821:
820:
810:
808:
793:
792:
785:
775:
773:
772:. 12 April 2001
764:
763:
759:
750:
749:
745:
730:
729:
725:
715:
713:
712:. December 2007
698:
697:
690:
680:
678:
677:. 13 April 2001
667:
666:
659:
644:
643:
639:
629:
627:
616:
615:
598:
588:
580:
578:
557:
556:
535:
530:
524:
522:, 23 April 2001
514:
490:Charles Kennedy
481:
479:, 13 April 2001
472:
452:
414:1975 referendum
305:
281:
271:, becoming the
242:
216:
211:
204:Political party
195:
191:
171:
165:
163:
162:
161:
139:
137:
132:
124:
109:
97:
91:James Callaghan
89:
81:
65:
60:
44:
39:
36:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
914:
912:
904:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
843:
842:
839:
838:
825:
824:External links
822:
819:
818:
807:on 4 June 2021
783:
757:
743:
723:
688:
657:
637:
596:
532:
531:
529:
526:
520:House of Lords
512:
510:more bearable.
494:House of Lords
470:
451:
448:
403:Home Secretary
359:, and then to
323:Hugh Gaitskell
304:
301:
280:
277:
234:
233:
230:
229:
226:
222:
221:
205:
201:
200:
194:(aged 71)
188:
184:
183:
159:
157:
153:
152:
148:
147:
144:
143:
129:
128:
118:
117:
112:
106:
105:
100:
94:
93:
84:
82:Prime Minister
78:
77:
72:
68:
67:
57:
56:
50:
49:
46:
45:
40:
37:
32:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
913:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
848:
846:
837:
833:
832:
828:
827:
823:
806:
802:
801:
796:
790:
788:
784:
771:
767:
761:
758:
753:
747:
744:
739:
738:
733:
727:
724:
711:
707:
706:
701:
695:
693:
689:
676:
675:
670:
664:
662:
658:
653:
652:
647:
641:
638:
626:
625:
620:
613:
611:
609:
607:
605:
603:
601:
597:
592:
577:
573:
569:
568:
562:
554:
552:
550:
548:
546:
544:
542:
540:
538:
534:
527:
521:
517:
511:
509:
502:
499:
495:
491:
487:
478:
477:
469:
464:
462:
461:
455:
449:
447:
444:
442:
436:
434:
433:Privy Council
430:
426:
421:
419:
415:
410:
409:(1979–1982).
408:
404:
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
383:
382:The Economist
378:
374:
370:
366:
362:
358:
355:
352:, firstly to
351:
346:
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
311:
302:
300:
298:
294:
290:
286:
278:
276:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
245:
240:
231:
227:
223:
219:
214:
209:
206:
202:
198:
190:11 April 2001
189:
185:
182:
178:
174:
158:
154:
149:
145:
142:
135:
130:
127:
126:Lord Temporal
123:
119:
116:
113:
107:
104:
101:
95:
92:
88:
87:Harold Wilson
85:
79:
76:
73:
69:
63:
58:
55:
51:
47:
43:
35:
30:
27:
19:
829:
809:. Retrieved
805:the original
798:
774:. Retrieved
760:
746:
735:
726:
714:. Retrieved
703:
679:. Retrieved
672:
649:
640:
628:. Retrieved
624:The Guardian
622:
579:. Retrieved
565:
508:vicissitudes
504:
484:Speaking to
483:
476:The Guardian
474:
466:
460:The Guardian
458:
456:
453:
445:
437:
422:
411:
390:
380:
375:, until the
347:
335:Labour Party
318:
308:
306:
282:
238:
237:
192:(2001-04-11)
170:5 April 1930
141:Life Peerage
133:
110:Succeeded by
75:Elizabeth II
61:
26:
856:2001 deaths
851:1930 births
834:1803–2005:
732:"No. 55155"
646:"No. 46253"
498:Lord Henley
369:Home Office
361:Roy Jenkins
253:Roy Jenkins
220:(1988–2001)
215:(1981–1988)
98:Preceded by
845:Categories
811:20 October
776:20 October
716:20 October
681:20 October
630:20 October
593:required.)
581:20 October
528:References
279:Early life
225:Occupation
166:1930-04-05
705:Who's Who
435:in 1998.
395:Greenwich
387:life peer
331:Tony Benn
289:Middlesex
257:life peer
210:(to 1981)
199:, England
177:Middlesex
134:In office
62:In office
770:BBC News
513:—
486:BBC News
471:—
429:Liberals
373:Treasury
371:and the
339:new town
831:Hansard
800:Hansard
752:"About"
319:Forward
315:Bromley
310:Forward
263:in the
181:England
71:Monarch
587:
367:, the
343:Harlow
285:Pinner
249:Labour
208:Labour
197:London
173:Pinner
393:, of
813:2012
778:2012
718:2012
683:2012
632:2012
583:2012
187:Died
156:Born
572:doi
389:as
341:of
213:SDP
847::
797:.
786:^
768:.
734:.
708:.
702:.
691:^
671:.
660:^
648:.
621:.
599:^
564:.
536:^
518:,
496:,
443:.
325:,
287:,
244:PC
241:,
179:,
175:,
42:PC
815:.
780:.
720:.
685:.
634:.
585:.
574::
168:)
164:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.