Here is the latest nomination in our series highlighting people David Cameron should consider appointing to the House of Lords.
If you would like to nominate someone, please email Jonathan Isaby with your suggestion, ideally including key arguments for
the nomination as well as biographical information. The sources of nominations will be treated confidentially where
requested.
No. 37: John Marshall
A reader from North London writes:
"I would like to nominate John Marshall who has had a long and distinguished political career as a Councillor, MP, MEP and now Mayor of Barnet.
"John lost his parliamentary seat in 1997 during the well documented dark times for the Conservative Party, but not once has he stopped in his efforts to keep the party flag flying. He works tirelessly not only for his residents in the Hampstead Garden Suburb and Barnet as Mayor, but also for the Finchley and Golders Green Conservative Association of which he is the President and in the schools where he is a governor.
"Outside of politics John is very committed to his charitable work - notably for the North London Hospice - and he has raised a substantial amount of money over the years. I think he would be an excellent Peer of the Realm and a great asset to the Party in the Lords."
A one-time councillor in Aberdeen and Ealing, Cllr Marshall was MEP for London North between 1979 and 1989, and then MP for Hendon South between 1987 and 1997, before being elected to Hendon council in 1998. A former stock broker, he is now a financial journalist.
Jonathan Isaby
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