Earl of Selborne

Full title

The Earl of Selborne KBE FRS DL

Name

John Palmer

Party/group

Conservative

Joined the Lords

23 December 1971

Contact details

What you need to know when writing to a member of the House of Lords

External/Private Office

Temple Manor, Selborne, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 3LR
Tel: 01420 473646
selbornejr@f25.com

Parliamentary

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 0207 219 6171
Fax: 020 7219 5979
selbornejr@parliament.uk

Biography

UK Parliament

Committee	House	Date
Communications Committee (L)	Lords	2011-
Sub-Committee I	Lords	2005-11
Science and Technology Committee (L)	Lords	2005-
European Union Committee (L)	Lords	1999-03
EU Sub-Committee D - Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment	Lords	1999-04
EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy	Lords	1998-99
Science and Technology Committee (L)	Lords	1994-97
Sub-Committee I	Lords	1993-01
European Union Committee (L)	Lords	1991-93
Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2	Lords	1990-94
EU Sub-Committee D - Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment	Lords	1990-91

Political life – other

Job title	Organisation	Date
County Councillor	Hampshire County Council	1967-74

Professional life

Job title	Organisation	Date
Non Executive Director	Lloyds TSB	1995-04
Chairman	Blackmoor Estate Co	1990-
Managing Director	Blackmoor Estate Co	1962-04

Public life

Post	Organisation	Date
Chairman	Foundation in Science and Technology	2006-
Chair of Trustees	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew	2003-09
President	Royal Geographical Society	1997-00
Chancellor	University of Southampton	1996-06
Chairman	Joint Nature Conservation Committee	1991-97
Chairman	Rank Prize Funds	1991-
Chairman	Agricultural and Food Research Council	1983-89
Chairman	Hops Marketing Board	1978-82
Vice Chairman	Apple and Pear Development Council	1969-73

Member's focus

Policy
Agriculture, animals, food and rural affairs
Education
Energy and environment
Science and technology.

UK
Hampshire

World
Antarctic
China
Kazakhstan

Register of Interests

1: Directorships
- Blackmoor Estate Ltd (farming)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
- Mercers Company (a London City Livery Company)
- Chair, Living with Environmental Change Partners Board
- Chairman, Thames Tunnel Commission 2011
- The Member received a fee from Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council in respect of his membership of the Thames Tunnel Commission. The fee was paid to him via Blackmoor Estate Ltd (see category 1)
4: Shareholdings (b)
- Blackmoor Estate Ltd (farming)
- Anglo American plc (mining and natural resources)
- Prudential plc (financial services group)
- Rio Tinto plc (mining)
- Royal Dutch Shell plc (energy/oil)
- Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
10: Non-financial interests (b)
- Governor, Sandwell Academy
10: Non-financial interests (e)
- Trustee, Parliamentary Science and Technology Information Foundation
- Chairman, Rank Prize Funds
- Chairman, Foundation for Science and Technology