Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 3964
Fax: 0207 219 4551
howardm@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Liverpool Edge Hill 1966 and 1970 general elections. MP (Conservative) for Folkestone and Hythe 1983-2010
Parliamentary career
PPS to Sir Patrick Mayhew as Solicitor-General 1984-85;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry 1985-87;
Minister of State, Department of the Environment 1987-90;
Secretary of State for:
Employment 1990-92,
the Environment 1992-93;
Home Secretary 1993-97;
Member, Shadow Cabinet 1997-99, 2001-05:
Shadow Foreign Secretary 1997-99,
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 2001-03,
Leader of the Opposition 2003-05
Party groups
Chair, Coningsby Club 1972-73;
Member, Conservative Policy Board 2001-03;
Contested Conservative Party leadership June 1997;
Leader, Conservative Party 2003-05;
Patron, Tory Reform Group
Councils, public bodies
Member, House of Lords Appointments Commission 2010-
Political interests
Home affairs, foreign affairs
Countries of interest
USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Howard of Lympne, of Lympne in the County of Kent 2010
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Non-executive Chairman, Luup Limited (independent provider of mobile payment solutions)
Non-executive Deputy Chairman, Entrée Gold Inc (exploration and mining)
Non-executive Director, Global Switch (UK) Ltd (data centres)
Non-executive Director, Luup International Limited (independent provider of mobile payment solutions)
Director, Contosoft Limited (intellectual property company)
Non-executive Chairman, Arena Leisure Ltd
Non-executive Chairman, Luup NV (independent provider of mobile payment solutions)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Queen's Counsel (non-practising)
Member, House of Lords Appointments Commission
Member, Advisory Board, Silver Dragon Resources Inc. (acquisition, development and operation of silver mines in China and Mexico)
Senior Adviser, Hawkpoint Partners Limited (corporate finance)
Occasional newspaper articles and television appearances
Guest lecturer, accompanied by wife, on cruise on Oriana, 10-24 March 2012; operated by P&O; hospitality and flights provided (including fee)
Member, Advisory Board, Orca Exploration Group Inc (explores for and produces natural gas)
Fee received for appearance in TV programme called “Time of your life” (filmed on 10 May 2012)
Guest lecturer, accompanied by wife, on cruise on Aurora 9-23 November 2012; operated by P&O; hospitality and flights provided (including fee)
Advisory Board Member, Tetronics International Ltd
4: Shareholdings (b)
Luup NV (independent provider of mobile payment solutions)
Entrée Gold Inc (exploration and mining)
Orca Exploration Group Inc (explores for and produces natural gas)
5: Land and property
Flat in London SW1 from which rental income is received
7: Overseas visits
Visit to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, 30 March - 4 April 2012, as Chairman of the United Kingdom-United Arab Emirates All Party Parliamentary Group; flights, accommodation and hospitality provided by Government of the United Arab Emirates
Visit to Tokyo, Japan, 10-14 December 2011, to meet senior Japanese figures to prepare for the UK-Japan 21st Century Group's Annual Conference; flights and accommodation were paid by UK-Japan 21st Century Group
Visit to Tokyo, Japan, 22-27 May 2012, for the UK-Japan 21st Century Group's Annual Conference; flights and accommodation were paid by UK-Japan 21st Century Group
Visit to Limassol, Cyprus, 16-17 October 2012, to speak at the 3rd Limassol Economic Forum; flights to and from Cyprus and one night’s accommodation were paid for by the organisers of the conference - IMH (business information, knowledge and skills transfer company in Cyprus); fee also paid
8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
Honorary Membership, Carlton Club
Honorary Membership, Pratt's Club
Honorary Membership, Buck's Club
The Member and his wife were flown to Sri Lanka and back from Malaysia at the expense of Saga in order that the Member could lecture on a cruise on the vessel The Spirit of Adventure operated by Saga (November 2011)
2 tickets to the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, 5 May 2012, provided by Liverpool Football Club
Attended England v. Belgium international football match at Wembley Stadium, 2 June 2012, as guest of the Football Association
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Chairman, Help the Hospices
Trustee, Council of Christians and Jews
Chairman, UK-Japan 21st Century Group