Member of Parliament
Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew took which position from Apr 1992 to Apr 1997?
Alex Carlile , Baron Carlile of Berriew Alexander Charles Carlile , Baron Carlile of Berriew , ( born 12 February 1948 ) is a British barrister and crossbench member of the House of Lords . He was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Montgomeryshire from 1983 to 1997 . Early life and career . Alex Carlile , the son of Polish Jewish immigrants , was brought up in Ruabon , North Wales and in Lancashire . He was educated at Epsom College and at Kings College London where he graduated in law in 1969 . He was called to the Bar by Grays Inn in 1970 and became a Queens Counsel ( QC ) at the early age of 36 . Lord Carlile of Berriew is a barrister and former head of chambers of Foundry Chambers , London , a set of barristers chambers . He defended Diana , Princess of Waless butler , Paul Burrell , against charges that Burrell had stolen some of her estates belongings . In 2001 he was appointed the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation . Carlile stood down as head of chambers at 9–12 Bell Yard in March 2008 . Carlile was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to national security . Political career . Carlile was created a life peer on 27 July 1999 , as Baron Carlile of Berriew , of Berriew in the County of Powys , having previously been a Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire from 1983 to 1997 ; he had stood unsuccessfully as a Liberal for East Flintshire in February and October 1974 . As the sole Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Wales after the 1992 election , Carlile helped steer the party through one of its low points . He was instrumental in the pre-devolution discussions with the Welsh Labour Party that led up to the 1997 devolution referendum . Lord Carlile sat as a Liberal Democrat peer until 2016 when he left the party stating that he found himself at odds with the partys policies on many matters including national security issues . It was reported that civil liberties , especially the so-called Snoopers Charters , were at the core of the disagreement . According to the Register of Lords Interests , Lord Carlile of Berriew was at various times a director of 5 Bell Yard Ltd and the Wynnstay Group of agricultural feed manufacturers , agricultural goods merchants and fuel oil distributors ; a Deputy High Court Judge ; a Chairman of the Competition Appeals Tribunal ; and a trustee of the White Ensign Association . He became President of the Howard League for Penal Reform in 2006 . Carlile is a co-director and co-owner of a strategy and political risks consultancy , SC Strategy Limited with Sir John Scarlett , the former chief of MI6 . In 2014 Carlile mounted a legal challenge to the UK travel ban on Maryam Rajavi , leader of the Peoples Mujahedin of Iran ( MeK ) and president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran . The Supreme Court decided in favour of the UK government . In 2016 Carlile sat on the founding committee of National Opposition to Windfarms , and sponsored the launch event at the Houses of Parliament . Howard League for Penal Reform . Chair of the 2006 Inquiry into physical restraint , solitary confinement and forcible strip searching of children in prisons , secure training centres and local council secure childrens homes . Now President of the Howard League On 11 May and 6 June 2011 , Lord Carlile held a follow-on Public Inquiry in the House of Lords . He put together an expert panel to advise and to give evidence to the Inquiry . This expert panel who gave both written and oral evidence consisted of Nick Hardwick ( Her Majestys Chief Inspector of Prisons ) , Paul Cook ( G4S childrens services ) , Eric Baskind ( British Self Defence Governing Body , Liverpool John Moores University ) , Malcolm Stevens ( JusticeCare Solutions ) , Laura Janes ( Howard League for Penal Reform ) , John Drew ( Youth Justice Board for England and Wales ) , Sue Berelowitz ( Office of the Childrens Commissioner ) , and Carolyne Willow ( CRAE ) . Legislation . Carlile was the first Member of Parliament to campaign for the rights of transgender people . Lord Carlile acted from 2001 to 2011 as the UKs Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation . He was succeeded by David Anderson QC . The Director of Liberty , Shami Chakrabarti , called Carliles support for control orders disappointing in a February 2006 press release condemning the introduction of control orders by the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 . Following the resignation of David Davis to fight a by-election on an anti 42-day platform , Carlile wrote an article for The Sun criticising his stance . In 2015 , he joined with a cross-party group of peers to reintroduce the Draft Communications Data Bill , known by its opponents as the Snoopers Charter . He was an independent reviewer on the 2015 Assessment on Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland . He was vocal in his opposition to the UK coalition governments Legal Aid , Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill , proposing many amendments . He was one of five Lords who vehemently opposed the introduction of means testing for police advice ( to cover the cost of lawyers consulting suspects in police stations ) . A single moment of reflection leaves one open-mouthed at the absurdity of this proposal , he said . He was initially appointed to lead the independent review of the UK governments Prevent programme but was removed after a legal challenge was mounted against his appointment . Personal life . He lists his recreations as politics , theatre , food and football , and is a member of the Athenaeum Club . He is a lifelong supporter of English football club Burnley FC . He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts , Patron of The Security Institute , and Patron ( previously Chairman ) of the Chartered Security Professionals Registration Authority . He has three children by his first wife Frances and nine grandchildren . He married his second wife , Alison Levitt , QC , in December 2007 . She is a member of the London barristers chambers , 2 Hare Court . Carlile is a Bencher of Grays Inn . On 11 July 2018 , Carlile ( after being granted a visa ) was refused entry to India at Indira Gandhi International Airport where he was due to address a press conference in defence of jailed Bangladeshi politician Khaleda Zia and meet a human rights body . Indias foreign ministry said his intended activity in India was incompatible with the purpose of his visit as mentioned in his visa application , though media reported the decision to refuse him entry was a political one to protect India-Bangladesh relations .