Brian Mackenzie, Baron Mackenzie of Framwellgate

The Right Honourable
The Lord Mackenzie
of Framwellgate
OBE
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 July 1998
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born
Brian Mackenzie

(1943-03-21) 21 March 1943 (age 81)
Darlington, Durham
United Kingdom
Political partyNon-affiliated (since 2013)
Other political
affiliations		Labour (1998–2013)
Alma materUniversity of London
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLaw enforcement

Brian Mackenzie, Baron Mackenzie of Framwellgate, OBE (born 21 March 1943), is a British life peer and former police officer. He now sits in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated member, having formerly been a Labour Party peer. He is the former President of the Police Superintendents' Association.

Early life

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Mackenzie was born in Darlington and educated at Eastbourne Boys School. After joining the police studied law at the University of London.

Career

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Mackenzie rose through the ranks of the police service, becoming a Superintendent upon secondment to the Home Office and later becoming Chief Superintendent in the Durham Constabulary.[1] A graduate of the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia, he was active in the Police Superintendents' Association and was its President for three years.[2]

Politics

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In 1998, Mackenzie was raised to the Peerage as Baron Mackenzie of Framwellgate, of Durham in the County of Durham.[3] In the House of Lords, Mackenzie has been most active in speaking on issues relating to crime and policing issues and retains personal interests in business ethics and sustainability. He published his memoir, "Two Lives of Brian – from Policing to Politics" in 2004. [Published by The Memoir Club]

Since 3 July 2013, he has sat in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated member.[4]

Honours and awards

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Mackenzie held the historical and honorary appointment of Billet Master of the City of Durham between 1989 and 2003. He was made an Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Chester-le-Street in 2001. He was appointed OBE in the 1998 New Year Honours for services to the Police Service and the Police Superintendents' Association of England and Wales.

Coat of arms of Brian Mackenzie, Baron Mackenzie of Framwellgate
Crest
A prairie dog sejant erect Azure supporting with the forepaws a truncheon Or.
Escutcheon
Azure a cross voided throughout Or the angles thereof enfiling the inner cuff of four handcuffs in saltire Argent.
Supporters
On either side a great crested newt Or semy of roundels Azure.
Motto
Firmitas Lepos Constantia [5]

References

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  1. ^ Sarah Robertson (14 August 2005). "Peer with a lot in common". The Sunday Sun. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Experience for Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "No. 55203". The London Gazette. 22 July 1998. p. 7983.
  4. ^ "Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate: Parliamentary career". members.parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2000.
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