Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5353
Biography
Lords career
Minister of State, Scottish Office 1987-90
Party groups
President, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Association 1977-79;
Vice-President, National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations 1979-81;
Chair:
National Union Executive Committee 1981-86,
Scottish Conservative Party 1990-93;
Hon. President, Scottish Conservative Unionist Association 2010-;
Chairman, Sanderson Commission of Scottish Conservative Party 2010
Councils, public bodies
Chair, Council of Glenalmond College 1994-2000;
Member of Court, Napier University, Edinburgh 1994-2001;
President, Royal Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland 2002-03;
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale:
Deputy Lieutenant 1990-2003,
Vice Lieutenant 2003-08
Political interests
Industry, textile industry, small businesses, Scottish affairs, housing, transport
Countries of interest
China, Hong Kong
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Sanderson of Bowden, of Melrose in the District of Ettrick and Lauderdale 1985
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Director, Hawick Cashmere Co
Director, Accsys Technologies Plc (a company listed on the Aim Market)
4: Shareholdings (b)
Hawick Cashmere Co
Johnstons & Co of Elgin (wool/cashmere trade)
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Chairman, The Abbotsford Trust
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Member of Court, Framework Knitters Livery Company