David Hugh Alexander Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick (born 28 September 1935) is a British diplomat.
Biography
Hannay was born in London and educated at Craigflower Preparatory School, Winchester College and New College, Oxford. in 1986 a Knight Commander (KCMG) and in 1995 a Knight Grand Cross (GCMG).
On 19 June 2001 he was created a life peer as Baron Hannay of Chiswick, of Bedford Park in the London Borough of Ealing, sitting as a crossbencher.
He was pro-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham from 2001 to 2006.
In 2003 he was made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour.
Lord Hannay was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of Birmingham in 2003.
Other
He chaired the Board of United Nations Association UK from January 2006 to January 2011 and is now chair of the UN All-Party Parliamentary Group. He is currently a member of the Top Level Group for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-proliferation and a member of the Lords International Relations Committee.
Family
David Hannay was married to Gillian Hannay who died in 2015. He has four sons and twelve grandchildren.
Arms
Publications
- Cyprus: The Search for a Solution. London: I.B.Tauris, 2005.
- Britain's Quest for a Role: A Diplomatic Memoir from Europe to the UN. London: I. B. Tauris, 2013.
- New World Disorder: The UN after the Cold War - An Insider's View. London: I. B. Tauris, 2008.
References
External links
- Biography from the Birmingham University website
- Biography from the UK Parliament website
- Lords EU Select Committee on the UK Parliament website
- UNA-UK Biography on the UNA-UK website
- Interview with Lord Hannay of Chiswick & transcript , British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, Churchill College, Cambridge, 1999