Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Dagenham February and October 1974 general elections. MP (Conservative) for Epsom and Ewell 1978 by-election to 2001
Parliamentary career
PPS to David Howell:
as Secretary of State for Energy 1979-81,
as Secretary of State for Transport 1981-82;
Assistant Government Whip 1982-84;
Government Whip 1984-86;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement 1986-87;
PPS to Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister 1987-88;
Minister of State for the Armed Forces Ministry of Defence 1988-93;
Member Committee on Intelligence and Security 1994-97
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 1968-71
Political interests
Finance, tax, economic policy, trade and industry, defence
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Hamilton of Epsom, of West Anstey in the County of Devon 2005
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Director, IREF Australian Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd (property fund)
Non-Executive Director, Jupiter Dividend and Growth Trust PLC (investment trust)
Director, IREF Global Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd (property fund)
MSB Ltd (management consultancy)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant, Curtiss Wright Controls Inc (US defence contractor)
5: Land and property
Farmland in Devon
Houses in Surrey from which rental income is received
House in Devon from which rental income is received
8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
As Vice Patron of the Defence Forum I attend dinners at the Houses of Parliament sponsored by the Defence Forum and paid for by defence industry sponsors
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Director, Hot Rocks Energy Ltd
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Council Member, National Army Museum
10: Non-financial interests (d)
Chairman, Unionist Club
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Chairman, European Atlantic Group
Vice President, Friends of Scottish Rugby