John Archibald Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso (born 10 September 1953), known as John Thurso, is a Scottish businessman and Liberal Democrat politician. His right as a hereditary peer to sit in the House of Lords was abolished in 1999, but at the United Kingdom general election, 2001 he was elected to the House of Commons to represent Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. The former constituency of Caithness and Sutherland had been held by his grandfather, Archibald Sinclair from 1922 until 1945. Archibald Sinclair was the 1st Viscount Thurso and a Liberal Party leader. John Thurso became the first hereditary peer of the United Kingdom allowed to sit in the Commons without first renouncing his title. He served as Liberal Democrat Shadow Scotland Secretary under Charles Kennedy but was sacked by Sir Menzies Campbell, with reports indicating that he will be nominated for a position on a Parliamentary Select Committee. He has publically gone against party policy by declaring his support for nuclear power, and his criticism of 24-hour drinking.

See also

• Liberal Democrat Frontbench Team

External links

• John Thurso MP official site
• John Thurso MP profile at the site of Liberal Democrats
• John Thurso MP The Viscount Thurso profile at the site of Scottish Liberal Democrats
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: John Thurso MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - John Thurso MP
• The Public Whip - John Thurso MP voting record
• BBC News - John Thurso profile 10 February, 2005

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