The Lord Horam | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Office of Public Service and Science in the Cabinet Office | |
| In office March 1994 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 12 September 1976 – 7 May 1979 | |
| Sec. of State | Bill Rodgers |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Clarke |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 4 September 2013 | |
| Member of Parliament for Orpington | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ivor Stanbrook |
| Succeeded by | Jo Johnson |
| Member of Parliament for Gateshead West | |
| In office 18 June 1970 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Randall |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1939 City of Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Labour (until 1981) SDP (1981–1987) |
| Spouse | Judith Jackson |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
John Rhodes Horam, Baron Horam (born 7 March 1939) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom.[1] He has represented three parties in Parliament—originally a Labour MP, he defected to the SDP on its foundation in 1981, then to the Conservatives in 1987, and has served as a minister in both Labour and Conservative governments. On 4 September 2013, he was created a working life peer as Baron Horam of Grimsargh in the County of Lancashire.[2][3] He is a founder and vice chair of the Common Sense Group of Conservative parliamentarians.
- ^ "Mr John Horam". Hansard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Working Peerages announced Gov.uk
- ^ "No. 60620". The London Gazette. 6 September 2013. p. 17645.