John Warren Shipley, Baron Shipley, OBE, is a Liberal Democrat peer in the House of Lords.
Contested (as Liberal) Blyth February and October 1974, Hexham 1979, (as Liberal/SDP Alliance) Newcastle North 1983 and 1987 general elections.
Newcastle City Council: Councillor 1975-, Opposition Leader 1988-98, Former portfolio holder, Policy Co-ordination and Development, Council Leader 2006-10; Member: Northumbria Police Authority 1980s, Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority 1990s, 2004–06; Former board member, Newcastle International Airport Local Authority Holding Company 2004-06; Board member, One North East 2005-; Vice-President, Local Government Association 2010-.
Raised to the peerage as Baron Shipley, of Gosforth in the County of Tyne and Wear 2010.