Lord Bowness

Contact details

Westminster

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 2575
bownessp@parliament.uk

Biography

Lords career

Opposition Spokesperson for Local Government 1997-98; House of Lords representative to Convention to Draft an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights 1999-2000

Councils, public bodies

London Borough of Croydon Council: Councillor 1968-98, Leader 1976-94, Mayor 1979-80; Deputy chair, Association of Metropolitan Authorities 1978-80; Chair, London Boroughs Association 1978-94; DL, Greater London 1981-; Member: Audit Commission 1983-95, London Residuary Body 1985-93, National Training Task Force 1989-92

International bodies

Member, UK Delegation to: Congress of Regional and Local Authorities of Europe (Council of Europe) 1990-98, Committee of the Regions of the EU (COR) 1994-98; Member: Inter-Parliamentary Union, UK Delegation to OSCE Parliamentary Assembly 2007-

Political interests

Local government, London

Countries of interest

Europe, Balkans

Name, style and title

Raised to the peerage as Baron Bowness, of Warlingham in the County of Surrey and of Croydon in the London Borough of Croydon 1996

Register of Interests

2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.

Consultant Solicitor, Streeter Marshall Solicitors of Croydon, Purley & Warlingham (acting for clients of Streeter Marshall in connection with their private affairs; no parliamentary activity)

Partner with wife in P & J Consultants (providing services solely to Streeter Marshall Solicitors; no parliamentary activity)

Notary Public

10: Non-financial interests (e)

Trustee, Freehold Property Office of Croydon Central South Conservative Association