Editing Lord Framlingham

Michael Nicholson Lord, Baron Framlingham, (born 17 October 1938) is a British politician, and was Con-servative Member of Parliament for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich between 1997 and 2010. He was first elected for the predecessor seat of Central Suffolk in 1983. He was appointed a Lord on the 14th January 2011.

== Political Career ==

Before joining the House of Lords as a Peer, Lord Framlingham was a member of the House of Commons. 
He contested Manchester Gorton in 1979 and was first elected as an MP for Central Suffolk in 1983. He was a Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1997 and stood down as an MP at the 2010 general election. During his time as an MP he held a number of roles including Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration between 1990 and 1997 and Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means between 1997 and 2010. Following this he was created a Lord on the 14th January 2011.

== Notable Work ==

He was knighted in 2001.

== External links ==

http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-framlingham/134