Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 4479
forsythm@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
MP (Conservative) for Stirling 1983-97
Parliamentary career
PPS to Geoffrey Howe as Foreign Secretary 1986-87;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office 1987-90;
Minister of State:
Scottish Office with responsibility for Health, Education, Social Work and Sport 1990-92,
Department of Employment 1992-94,
Home Office 1994-95;
Secretary of State for Scotland 1995-97
Party groups
President, St Andrews University Conservative Association 1973-76;
Member, Executive Committee National Union of Conservative and Unionist Associations 1975-77;
Chair:
Federation of Conservative Students 1976-77,
Scottish Conservative Party 1989-90
Councils, public bodies
Councillor, Westminster City Council 1978-83;
Member:
Commission on Strengthening Parliament 1999-2000,
Development Board, National Portrait Gallery 2000-03;
Chair, Tax Reform Commission 2005-06
Political interests
Local government, privatisation, economics, health care, education, environment, constitution
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Forsyth of Drumlean, of Drumlean in Stirling 1999
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Non-executive Director, Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd
Non-executive Director, Denholm Logistics Ltd
Non-executive Director, J & J Denholm Ltd (parent company of Denholm Group which has five divisions: shipping; logistics; seafoods; industrial services; oilfield services)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Speaking engagement, 25 September 2012, F&C Investments
4: Shareholdings (b)
Safor Ltd (designs and retails handbags and other fashion accessories)
5: Land and property
Self-catering holiday accommodation at home in Scotland, from which rental income is received
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Chairman, Safor Ltd (designs and retails handbags and other fashion accessories)