Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 3162
Fax: 020 7219 6807
wakehamj@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Coventry East 1966 and Putney 1970 general elections. MP (Conservative) for Maldon 1974-83, for South Colchester and Maldon 1983-92
Parliamentary career
Assistant Government Whip 1979-81;
Government Whip 1981;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Industry 1981-82;
Minister of State, HM Treasury 1982-83;
Government Chief Whip 1983-87;
Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons 1987-88;
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons 1988-89;
Secretary of State for Energy 1989-92;
Given additional responsibility for co-ordinating the development and presentation of Government policies 1990-92
Lords career
Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords 1992-94
Councils, public bodies
JP, Inner London 1972;
DL, Hampshire 1997;
Chair, Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords 1999
Political interests
Economic affairs, energy, reform of the constitution
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Wakeham, of Maldon in the County of Essex 1992
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Director, Genner Securities Ltd (family-owned investment company)
Director, Genner Farms Ltd (family-owned company)
Director, Genner Holdings Ltd (family-owned investment company)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Chartered Accountant (retired)
4: Shareholdings (a)
Genner Securities Ltd, owned jointly with family
Genner Holdings Ltd, owned jointly with family
Genner Farms Ltd, owned jointly with family
10: Non-financial interests (b)
President, Cothill Educational Trust
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Trustee, HMS Warrior 1860
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Governor, Sutton's Hospital, Charterhouse
Vice President, Alexandra Rose Charities
Trustee, Carlton Club