Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 5060
Fax: 020 7219 1212
bottomleyv@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Isle of Wight 1983 general election. MP (Conservative) for South West Surrey 1984 by-election to 2005
Parliamentary career
PPS:
to Chris Patten as Minister of State:
Department of Education and Science 1985-86,
Overseas Development Administration 1986-87,
to Sir Geoffrey Howe as Foreign Secretary 1987-88;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Environment 1988-89;
Minister of State, Department of Health 1989-92;
Secretary of State for:
Health 1992-95,
National Heritage 1995-97
Party groups
Hon. Life member, Tory Reform Group
Councils, public bodies
Magistrate, Inner London Juvenile Courts 1975-84;
Chairman, Lambeth Juvenile Court 1980-84;
Governor, London School of Economics 1985-;
Chair, Millennium Commission 1995-97;
Government Co-chair, Women's National Commission 1991-92;
Vice-chair, British Council Board 1997-2001;
Governor, University of the Arts, London 1999-2004;
DL, Surrey 2006
Political interests
Health, universities, prison reform, diversity, business enterprise, regulatory reform, children and family policy
Countries of interest
China, India, Japan, Netherlands
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, of St Helens in the County of Isle of Wight 2005
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Non-executive Director, Smith & Nephew (medical devices)
Non-executive Director, BUPA
Director, International Resources Group Ltd (t/a Odgers Berndtson) (executive recruitment)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Member of the International Advisory Board, Chugai Pharmaceutical Company Ltd
4: Shareholdings (b)
Broomco (2009) Ltd (holding company of IRG Ltd)
10: Non-financial interests (a)
Trustee, The Economist Newspaper
10: Non-financial interests (b)
Chancellor, University of Hull
Pro Chancellor, University of Surrey
Governor, London School of Economics
10: Non-financial interests (c)
President, Farnham Castle International Briefing Centre
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Council Member, Ditchley Foundation
UK Advisory Committee, International Chamber of Commerce