▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Spe aker . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Independent ▁Mon itor ing ▁Commission ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁E lev ation ▁to ▁peer age ▁Ald erd ice ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁life ▁peer ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁as ▁Baron ▁Ald erd ice , ▁of ▁Kno ck ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁B elf ast , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁ever ▁life ▁pe ers . ▁He ▁s its ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁position ▁of ▁conven or ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁pe ers , ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁ch airs ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁parliament ary ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁Liberal ▁International ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁Liberal ▁International ' s ▁C airo ▁con gress ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Dutch ▁politician ▁Hans ▁van ▁Ba alen . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁Ald erd ice ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁several ▁hon ours : ▁the ▁John ▁F ▁Kennedy ▁Pro files ▁in ▁Cou rage ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ; ▁the ▁W . ▁A ver ell ▁Harr iman ▁Dem ocracy ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ; ▁the ▁Silver ▁Medal ▁of