The Rt Hon Earl Howe GBE

Biography

Lord Howe was Deputy Leader of the House of Lords between May 2015 and July 2024. He was Minister of State for Defence from May 2015 to 26 July 2019. He is a Conservative member of the House of Lords.

Education

He was educated at Rugby School and Christ Church, Oxford.

Political career

Lord Howe served as Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1992 to 1995 and as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence from 1995 to 1997. In opposition he served as Spokesperson for Health from 1997 to 2010.

Career outside politics

He joined Barclays Bank in 1973, where he served in a number of managerial and senior managerial posts both overseas and in London before being appointed London director of Adam & Co plc in 1987.

Personal life

Lord Howe is married with 4 children.

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• Surgical Training Exercise in Denmark
  • 22 July 2019
  • Correspondence
• Defence Medical Services head appointed
  • 04 July 2019
  • News story
• UK reaffirms commitment to chemical weapon prohibition at international conference in London
  • 23 May 2019
  • News story
• 50 year anniversary service of UK’s nuclear deterrent
  • 01 May 2019
  • Correspondence
• Defence Secretary sets out ambitious Defence Prosperity Programme
  • 14 March 2019
  • News story
• Mastercard and MOD join forces to champion employment of ex service personnel
  • 29 November 2018
  • News story
• 65th Anniversary of Korean War Armistice Agreement
  • 08 August 2018
  • Speech
• Soldiering on Awards
  • 08 August 2018
  • Speech
• British Medical Association Armed Forces Conference
  • 08 August 2018
  • Speech
• Defence Fire and Rescue Project
  • 02 August 2018
  • Correspondence

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