Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 6147
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Hitchin 1970 general election. MP (Conservative) for West Sussex, Arundel and Shoreham 1971 by-election to February 1974, for Shoreham February 1974-92
Parliamentary career
PPS to Geoffrey Howe as Minister for Trade and Consumer Affairs 1972-74;
Opposition Whip 1974-75;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1979-81;
Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1981-82 (resigned April 1982 on Falklands issue), 1983-85;
Minister for Arts Privy Council Office 1985-90
Councils, public bodies
DL, West Sussex 1991-;
High Steward, Westminster Abbey 2011-;
Chairman, Crown Nominations Committee 2012-
International bodies
Chair:
Atlantic Council of UK 1991-96,
Commonwealth Foundation 1992-96
Political interests
International affairs, consumer affairs, constitutional affairs, the arts, civil service, higher education
Countries of interest
Africa, Far East, Middle East
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Luce, of Adur in the County of West Sussex 2000
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Trustee, Geographers Map Trustees Limited (A-Z)
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Permanent Lord in Waiting to HM the Queen
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Chairman, Crown Nominations Commission to nominate the next Archbishop of Canterbury
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Emeritus Trustee, Royal Academy of Arts
10: Non-financial interests (e)
President, Voluntary Arts Network
President, Royal Overseas League
Hon Vice President, Overseas Pensioners' Association
Vice President, Foundation of the College of St George, Windsor Castle
High Steward, Westminster Abbey