| The Right Honourable The Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate OBE |
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 17 July 1998 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
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| Born | Brian Mackenzie 1943 Darlington, Durham United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Law enforcement |
Brian Mackenzie, Baron Mackenzie of Framwellgate, OBE (born 1943) is a British Labour member of the House of Lords and a former President of the Police Superindendents Association.
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Mackenzie was born in Darlington and educated at Eastbourne Boys School, and after joining the police studied Law at the University of London.
He rose through the ranks of the police service, becoming a Superintendent upon secondment to the Home Office and later becoming Chief Superintendent in the Durham Constabulary. A graduate of the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia, he was active in the Police Superintendents' Association and was its President for three years. He was a special adviser on policing issues to the Home Secretary, Jack Straw, from 1997 to 2001. He describes his proudest achievements as his instigation of the idea of a register of sex offenders; the abolition of the right to hide behind silence when interviewed regarding serious crime and the change in the law relating to Double Jeopardy.
He held the historical and honorary appointment of Billet Master of the City of Durham between 1989 and 2003. He was made an Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Chester-le-Street in 2001.
Mackenzie was appointed OBE in the 1998 New Years Honours for services to the Police Service and the Police Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales.
In 1998, Mackenzie was raised to the Peerage as Baron Mackenzie of Framwellgate, of Durham in the County of Durham. In the House of Lords, Mackenzie has been most active in speaking on issues relating to crime and policing issues. He published his memoir, "Two Lives of Brian - from Policing to Politics" im 2004. [Published by The Memoir Club]
He is a married man living in the city of Durham. He has two sons, Brian James and Andrew Craig; and has four grandchildren.