Paul Bew

The Lord Bew
Bew in 2019
Chair of the House of Lords Appointments Commission
In office
25 October 2018 – 26 October 2023
Preceded byThe Lord Kakkar
Succeeded byThe Baroness Deech
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
26 March 2007
Personal details
Born (1950-01-22) 22 January 1950
PartyNone (crossbencher)
SpouseGreta Jones
ChildrenJohn Bew
EducationCampbell College, Belfast
Alma materPembroke College, Cambridge (BA, PhD)
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Paul Anthony Elliott Bew, Baron Bew (born 22 January 1950), is a British historian from Northern Ireland and a life peer. He has worked at Queen's University Belfast since 1979, and is currently Professor of Irish Politics, a position he has held since 1991.