Ian Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton
Ian Bruce Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton, PC DL (born 27 June 1940) is a British Conservative Party politician and Life Peer who served as the Member of Parliament for Galloway, and then Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, from 1979 to 1997.
The Right Honourable The Lord Lang of Monkton PC DL | |
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| Secretary of State for Trade & Industry President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 5 July 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Michael Heseltine |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Beckett |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 28 November 1990 – 5 July 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Rifkind |
| Succeeded by | Michael Forsyth |
| Member of Parliament for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Galloway (1979-1983) | |
| In office 3 May 1979 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | George Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Alasdair Morgan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1940 |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
On 29 September 1997 Lang was raised to the peerage. He was an active member of the House of Lords until his retirement on 30 June 2022, including being the Chairman of the Constitution Committee. He also served as Chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments from 2009 to 2014.
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