John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley
British Viscount
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John Desmond Forbes Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley (born 31 October 1949), is a British hereditary peer.
The Viscount Waverley | |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Hereditary peerage 21 February 1990 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 2nd Viscount Waverley |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Elected Hereditary Peer 11 November 1999 – 23 June 2025 | |
| Election | 1999 |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1949 |
| Party | Crossbencher |
| Education | Malvern College |
The son of the 2nd Viscount Waverley and his wife Lorna Ledgerwood,[1] he was educated at Malvern College.[2]
Lord Waverley was first married to Anne Suzette Davidson in 1969. He then married Ursula Helen Barrow in 1994.[3]
He succeeded to his father's titles in 1990. He was one of the ninety hereditary peers in the House of Lords elected to remain after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999,[4] sitting as a crossbencher until his retirement on 23 June 2025.[5]
He takes a particular interest in the central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, and works as a consultant to the Middle East Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC).[6] He has been honoured with a Yoruba Chieftaincy in Nigeria and received State decorations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Colombia.[7]
Lord Waverley has set up the website Parliament Revealed, to explain the workings of the UK Parliament.[8]
Lord Waverley retired from the House of Lords on 23 June 2025.
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