Robert Balchin, Baron Lingfield
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Robert Balchin, Baron Lingfield, Kt, DL (born 31 July 1942) is a British educationalist, noted as an advocate and pioneer for school autonomy.[1]
Career
Lord Lingfield serves as Pro-Chancellor of Brunel University and Chairman of the Trustees of ARNI. He is also the Chairman of the League of Mercy and a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London.
He previously served as Director-General of St. John Ambulance from 1984 to 1990 and was chairman of the Grant-Maintained Schools Centre (formerly Foundation) from 1989 until 1999. He has been Chairman of the Centre for Education Management (now CEFM) since 1995.
Knighted in 1993,[2] becoming styled as Sir Robert Balchin, he was raised to the peerage as a Life Peer on 17 December 2010 as Baron Lingfield, of Lingfield in the County of Surrey.[3][4] He was Knight Principal (chairman of the Knights' Council) of the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor from 2006 to 2012,[5] and he has served as Honorary Colonel of Humberside and South Yorkshire ACF since 2004. A Freeman of the City of London, he is also a liveryman of the Goldsmiths' and Broderers' companies.
Lord Lingfield sits on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords, and he speaks in parliament mainly on education matters.[6] He has written numerous articles on education and politics. His schools initiative was proclaimed by The Daily Telegraph's deputy editor, Benedict Brogan, as: "[being the] first and, as time passes, perhaps the most important legislative milestone achieved by the Coalition".[7]
Honours
- Life Peer as Baron Lingfield, of Lingfield, in the County of Surrey (created 17 December 2010)
- Knight Bachelor (1993)
- Knight of Justice, Order of St John (1984)
- Commander, pro Merito Melitensi (1987)
- Knight Grand Cross, Royal Order of Francis I (2014)
- 40px - Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Eagle (2014)
Arms
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See also
References
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 53284. p. 7209. 23 April 1993.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 59641. p. 24505. 22 December 2010.
- ↑ Hansard
- ↑ The Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor
- ↑ www.publications.parliament.uk
- ↑ Benedict Brogan The Daily Telegraph 26 May 2011
External links
- Debrett's People of Today
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- Information on Dod's website
- Who's Who 2015
Preceded by |
Knight Principal of the Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor 2006 - 2012 |
Succeeded by Sir Colin Berry |
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- Living people
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- Knights Bachelor
- Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I
- Recipients of the Order pro merito Melitensi
- Conservative Party (UK) life peers
- Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London
- British educational theorists