Colin Moynihan
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Silver | 1980 Moscow | Eight-oars with coxswain | |
Colin Berkeley Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan (born 13 September 1955) is a former Olympic cox rower who became a politician.
Colin Moynihan was educated at Monmouth School, and went up to University College, Oxford, in the 1970s. He coxed for Oxford University in the 1977 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. He was also the first but short-lived pianist for the Oxcentrics jazz band.
Subsequently, Moynihan was an Olympic cox for the Great Britain men's eight rowing squad in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, earning a silver medal. In 1981 he coxed the team to gold medal success in the World Championships.
He was elected as a Conservative MP, to represent Lewisham East in 1983. From 1987 to 1990, Moynihan was the Minister for Sport in the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher. He lost his seat to Labour in 1992. The Barony of Moynihan had become dormant on the death of his half brother, and the dormancy was terminated in his favour in 1997, upon which he entered the House of Lords. Lord Moynihan was elected as one of the hereditary peers to remain in the house following the House of Lords Act 1999. He was Shadow Minister for Sport in the Lords from July 2003 to February 2005.
On 5 October 2005, he was elected Chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA), for the run-up to the 2012 London Olympic Games. He beat the 1968 Olympic hurdles champion, David Hemery, by a vote of 28 to 15.
[edit] See also
- Baron Moynihan
- Members of the House of Lords
- MPs elected in the UK general election, 1983 and 1987
- Pamella Bordes
- Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
[edit] External links
- Independent Sports Review information
- Baron Moynihan information
- Ugandan Discussions – on the cover of Private Eye (Issue 692, 24 June 1988)
- Moynihan named new BOA chairman, BBC news (5 October 2005)
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Roland Moyle |
Member for Lewisham East 1983–1992 |
Succeeded by Bridget Prentice |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Richard Tracey |
Minister for Sport 1987–1990 |
Succeeded by Robert Atkins |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Antony Moynihan (dormant in 1991) |
Baron Moynihan (dormancy terminated) 1997–Present |
Succeeded by Current Incumbent |
Categories: 1955 births | Living people | Alumni of University College, Oxford | Members of the United Kingdom Parliament from English constituencies | Conservative MPs (UK) | UK MPs 1983-1987 | UK MPs 1987-1992 | Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom | British rowers | Coxes | Olympic rowers of Great Britain | Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics | Olympic silver medalists for Great Britain
