John Horam
John Rhodes Horam, Baron Horam (born 7 March 1939) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He represented three parties in Parliament – originally Labour, he defected to the SDP on its foundation in 1981, then to the Conservatives in 1987 – and 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. He is a founder and vice chair of the Common Sense Group of Conservative Parliamentarians.
The Right Honourable The Lord Horam | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 12 September 1976 – 7 May 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Sec. of State | Bill Rodgers |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Clarke |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| 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 |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
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