Wales, constitutional affairs, local government, economy and regeneration. In May 2010, German was named to the House of Lords as a 'working peer' in the 2010 Dissolution Honours list. He was succeeded to the Assembly in June 2010 by his wife, Veronica, a Torfaen councillor, as she was the next candidate on the regional party list in 2007. German took his seat as Baron German, of Llanfrechfa in the County Borough of Torfaen. In the House of Lords In summer 2021, it was proposed by the Second Johnson ministry to mandate that care home staff be required as a condition of employment to maintain COVID-19 vaccination status, as part of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021. The members of the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, amongst whom was German, raised concerns about this proposal. German said at the time that "we have consistently made clear our view that all key definitions and criteria on which decisions that might affect a person’s welfare or livelihood will be made, should be included in legislation and not in guidance which cannot be subjected to appropriate Parliamentary scrutiny or approval." References External links Michael German AM website Michael German AM official biography at the National Assembly for Wales website Welsh Liberal Democrats website Official biography at House of Lords Offices held 1945 births Living people Liberal Democrat members of the Senedd Wales AMs 1999–2003 Wales AMs 2003–2007 Wales AMs 2007–2011 Leaders of political parties in Wales Officers of the Order of the British Empire Councillors in Cardiff Alumni of the Open University Members of the Welsh Assembly Government Liberal Democrats (UK) life peers Life peers created by Elizabeth II