Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 6986
Fax: 020 7219 0587
howeg@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Aberavon 1955 and 1959 general elections. MP (Conservative) for Bebington 1964-66, for Reigate 1970-74, for Surrey East 1974-92
Parliamentary career
Solicitor-General 1970-72;
Minister for Trade and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry 1972-74;
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1979-83;
Foreign Secretary 1983-89;
Lord President of the Council, Leader of the House of Commons and Deputy Prime Minister 1989-90
Party groups
Chair, Cambridge University Conservative Association 1951;
President, National Union of Conservative Associations 1983-84;
Hon. Life member, Tory Reform Group;
Senior Vice-President, United and Cecil Club 2009
International bodies
Chairman, Interim Committee International Monetary Fund 1982-83;
Vice-President, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch)
Political interests
Economic, foreign and constitutional policies
Countries of interest
China, Commonwealth, EU, Japan, Russia, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Howe of Aberavon, of Tandridge in the County of Surrey 1992
Register of Interests
4: Shareholdings (b)
Olim UK Equity Trust Income (unit trust) owned jointly with wife
Treasury 2.5% IDX-LKD STK 16/4/2020 GBP100 owned jointly with wife
Tesco plc (retail) owned jointly with wife
United Utilities Group plc (water and waste water) owned jointly with wife
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Bencher, Middle Temple
10: Non-financial interests (d)
Vice President, Trading Standards Institute
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Trustee, Rajiv Ghandi Foundation
President, Great Britain-China Centre
President, Russian European Trust