Tarsem King, Baron King of West Bromwich
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The Lord King of West Bromwich | |
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_(cropped_-_Tarsem_King).jpg) Tarsem King in 2011 | |
| Occupation | Politician, businessperson  |
Tarsem King, Baron King of West Bromwich (c. 1937 - 9 January 2013)[1] was a British Labour politician and member of the House of Lords.
He was born in India and he was the first Sikh member of the House of Lords.[2]
King served as Councillor on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council from 1979 to 2007; he was a deputy mayor from 1982 to 1983. He was created a life peer on 22 July 1999 as Baron King of West Bromwich, of West Bromwich in the County of West Midlands.[3] From 1999 to 2003 he was a member of the Hybrid Instruments Committee. After 2006 he was Treasurer of the All-party parliamentary group on India.
He was a member of National Advisory Group for Gun Control of National Police Service and President of the Black Country Housing and Community Services Group.[4] He was also the Patron of the Universal Peace Federation[5] which is an affiliate of the Unification Church.
He died of a suspected heart attack on 9 January 2013, at Euston station in London. He was 75.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tributes paid to former Sandwell Council leader". Birmingham Mail. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Lord Tarsem King dies suddenly at 75". 10 January 2013.
- ^ "No. 55564". The London Gazette. 27 July 1999. p. 8076.
- ^ Westminster Parliament. "Lord King of West Bromwich". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ UCF Peace Council (6 July 2009). "Peace Council chairs and representatives". peacedevelopmentnetwork.wordpress.com. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "Lord Tarsem King dies suddenly at 75 « Express & Star". Express & Star. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Tributes paid to Lord Tarsem King after sudden death - Politics News - News - Birmingham Post". Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
Sources
[edit]- http://www.obv.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=471&Itemid=115
- https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199899/minutes/990728/ldminute.htm
- http://www.sophiaandme.org.uk/LORDS%20SURNAMES.pdf [permanent dead link]
- http://peerages.info/peerages5.htm
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