Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe
Frederick Richard Penn Curzon, 7th Earl Howe, GBE, PC (born 29 January 1951), is a Conservative front bench member of the House of Lords. He is Deputy Leader of the House of Lords and former Minister of State for Defence. Howe is the longest continuously serving Conservative frontbencher, having held a front bench role in some capacity since 1991.
The Right Honourable The Earl Howe GBE PC | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Wallace of Tankerness |
| Minister of State for Defence | |
| In office 11 May 2015 – 26 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Astor of Hever |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Goldie |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health | |
| In office 17 May 2010 – 11 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Thornton |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Prior of Brampton |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence | |
| In office 5 July 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | The Lord Henley |
| Succeeded by | John Spellar |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
| In office 14 April 1992 – 5 July 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | David Curry |
| Succeeded by | Tim Boswell |
| Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 30 May 1991 – 14 April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | The Lord Reay |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount St Davids |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 30 October 1984 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 6th Earl Howe |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 | |
| Election | 1999 |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1951 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Helen Stuart
(m. 1983) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | George Curzon Jane Victoria Fergusson |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford (BA) |
| Occupation | Business executive |
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