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Lord Bethell of Romford was appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on 9 March 2020. He was previously a Government Whip (Lord in Waiting) from July 2019 to March 202…
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Lord Bourne was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Wales Office between 27 October 2017 and 26 July 2019. He held this role jointly with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government between 8 January …
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George Bridges served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union from 17 July 2016 to 14 June 2017. Education George studied modern history at Exeter College, Oxford and govern…
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Lord Browne of Madingley was born in 1948. He holds degrees from Cambridge University and Stanford University, California. He was knighted in 1998, made a life peer in 2001, and has numerous honorary degrees, fellowships and…
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Lord (Terry) Burns was appointed in July 2015 as a Member of the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information. He is Chairman of Channel 4 Television Corporation, Senior Adviser to Group Santander, and a Non-Executive Me…
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Lord Caine was Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) from 14 November 2023 to 5 July 2024 and a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 5 November 2021 to 5 July 2024. Lord Caine has been a Con…
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Lord Callanan was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance) at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero from 7 February 2023 to 5 July 2024. He was previously Parliament…
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Donald Cameron was a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office from 9 February 2024 to 5 July 2024. Lord Cameron is from Achnacarry, in Lochaber. He graduated from the University of Oxford with a first cl…
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Patrick has pursued a successful career in business and in public service. He was educated at Brentwood School and after receiving a degree in Economics from Durham University Patrick joined an investment bank. What followed…
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Lord Chris Smith was Chair at the Environment Agency from 2008 to 2014. His previous roles include: member of Committee of Privy Councillors reviewing terrorism legislation, 2002 to 2003 member of the Committee on Standards …
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Lord Coaker joined the Ministry of Defence in July 2024 as a Minister of State responsible for international relations, diplomacy, and House of Lords parliamentary business. Additional portfolio responsibilities include secu…
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Lord Collins of Highbury was appointed as a Government spokesperson for Equalities on 8 October 2024, in addition to his roles as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, an…
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Lord Cryer was appointed a Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) on 8 October 2024.
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Lord Davies of Gower was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport from 14 November 2023 to 5 July 2024. He was Lord in Waiting from 22 September 2022 to 14 November 2023. Previously, he was elec…
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Lord de Mauley is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Education Lord de Mauley was educated at Eton College. Political career He was previously a Government Lord-in-Waiting (a position in the Royal Household given t…
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Lord Deighton took up the post of Commercial Secretary to the Treasury in January 2013. Education Lord Deighton studied Economics at Trinity College Cambridge. Career outside politics Lord Deighton joined the Treasury having…
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Lord Ian Duncan was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from July 2019 to February 2020. He was also Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern Irela…
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Andrew Dunlop served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 17 July 2016 to 14 June 2017. He also served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Scotland Office from 14 May 201…
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Lord Evans of Rainow was Lord in Waiting (Lords Whip) from 1 January 2023 to 5 July 2024.
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Lord Faulks served as Minister of State for Justice from January 2014 until July 2016. Lord Faulks is a non-affiliated member of the House of Lords. Education He was educated at Wellington College and Jesus College, Oxford. …
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Lord Frederick North served as Prime Minister between 1770 to 1782. Read more about the life and achievements of Lord Frederick North in our past Prime Ministers section.
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Lord Gardiner was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from January 2018 to May 2021. Lord Gardiner served as Parliamentary Under …
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Lord Porter was the Leader of South Holland District Council from 2003 to 2023. In 2013, he was made a CBE for services to local government and in 2015 he was elevated to the Lords. He was formerly the vice chairman and then…
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Lord Gascoigne was Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) from 14 November 2023 to 5 July 2024.
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Lord Geidt was the Prime Minister’s Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests.
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Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park was the Minister for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) from October 2022 to June 2023. He was pre…
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Lord Green was appointed Minister of State for Trade and Investment on 11 January 2011 and leads on FCO relations with British Business. He is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Political career Lord Green began hi…
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Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt was unpaid Minister for Investment jointly at the Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy between 18 March 2020 and 7 July 2022. Befo…
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Lord Harlech was Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) from 22 September 2022 to 5 July 2024.
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Richard Harrington was Minister of State (Minister for Refugees) jointly in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Home Office between 8 March 2022 and 6 September 2022. He was previously Parliament…
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Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Transport on 8 July 2024.
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Lord Robin Hodgson has more than 40 years’ experience in the private equity, securities and investment banking industries. He co-founded the private equity and investment banking specialist group Granville in 1979, and spear…
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Lord Hogan-Howe, of Sheffield served as Commissioner for the London Metropolitan police between 2011-2017. Prior to this he was HM Inspector of Constabulary (2009-2011) and Chief Constable of Merseyside police (2004-2009). H…
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Lord Jeremy Heywood stood down as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service in October 2018. Lord Jeremy Heywood was appointed Cabinet Secretary following the announcement of Sir Gus O’Donnell’s retirement in December …
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Lord John Alderdice was appointed as a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life on 1 September 2010 and was reappointed on 1 September 2013. His term will end on 31 August 2016. He has been a Liberal Democrat memb…
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Lord John Russell 1st Earl Russell served as Prime Minister between 1846 to 1852 and 1865 to 1866. Read more about the life and achievements of Lord John Russell 1st Earl Russell in our past Prime Ministers section.
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Lord Dominic Johnson of Lainston CBE was Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade between 7 February 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Minister of State (Minister for Investment) in the Department for…
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Lord Evans of Weardale was appointed as Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life on 25 October 2018 for a five year term. He replaces Lord (Paul) Bew, who has chaired the Committee since August 2013. Jonathan Evans…
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Lord Evans of Weardale spent 33 years in the UK Security Service, six as Director General. During his career he has worked on counter-espionage and counter-terrorism, both international and domestic, including initiatives ag…
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Lord Justice Edis was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1980 and took Silk in 1997. Bencher of Middle Temple 2004. Between 2000 and 2006 he was Head of Chambers at Atlantic Chambers, Liverpool. Senior Treasury Counsel at …
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Lord Justice Fulford was appointed Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales on 1 January 2016. Sir Adrian Fulford was made a Recorder of the Crown Court in 1995 (reappointed in 2001). Sir Adrian became a High Court judge…
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Lord Justice Gross was appointed Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales in January 2013. He is also a Master of the Bench at the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn. His previous roles include: Deputy Senior Presiding Jud…
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Lord Justice Haddon-Cave was called to the Bar in 1978 (G) and called to the Hong Kong Bar in 1980. He specialised in shipping and aviation law and acted in a number of notable UK aviation and marine disaster cases such as M…
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Lord Justice Sullivan was appointed Senior President of Tribunals in June 2012. Sir Jeremy Sullivan has specialised in administrative law throughout his career. As Chairman of the Tribunals Committee of the Judicial Studies …
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Lord Kamall was a non-executive board member of the Department for Business and Trade between May 2023 and August 2024. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media a…
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Lord Khan of Burnley was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 9 July 2024.
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Lord (Larry) Whitty is a Labour peer. He was a member of the House of Lords EU Select Committee and Chair of its Sub Committee on the internal market, dealing intensively with Brexit and related matters until July 2019. Lord…
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Lord Leong CBE was appointed Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) on 11 July 2024.
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Lord Livermore was appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury on 8 July 2024.
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Lord Livingston was appointed Minister of State for Trade and Investment on 11 December 2013 and leads on FCO relations with British Business. He is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Career outside politics Lord L…