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The Lord Winston | |
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![]() Winston in 2017 | |
Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University | |
In office 2001 – 26 July 2018 | |
Preceded by | Bryan Nicholson |
Succeeded by | Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 18 December 1995 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Maurice Lipson Winston 15 July 1940 London, England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse |
Lira Feigenbaum
(m. 1973; died 2021) |
Children | 3, including Ben Winston |
Alma mater | London Hospital Medical College |
Occupation | Surgeon, scientist, television presenter, politician, and peer |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | robertwinston |
Robert Maurice Lipson Winston, Baron Winston, FMedSci, FRSA, FRCP, FRCOG, HonFREng[2] (born 15 July 1940) is a British professor, medical doctor, scientist, television presenter and Labour peer.