The Rt Hon Lord Strathclyde, PC

Career: insurance broker Bain Clarkson Ltd (formerly Bain Dawes) 1982-88; Lord in Waiting (Govt Whip House of Lords) 1988-89; spokesman for DTI; Parly under sec of state: Dept of Employment (and min for tourism) 1989-90, DOE July-Sept 1990, Scottish Office (min for agric, fish, Highlands and Islands) 1990-92, DOE 1992, DTI 1993; min of state DTI 1994; Capt HM Body Guard of Hon Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (chief Govt whip) 1994-97, oppn chief whip in the Lords 1997-98, oppn spokesman and shadow ldr of the House of Lords 1998-2010, ldr of the House of Lords and Chllr of the Duchy of Lancaster 2010-13; chm Trafalgar Capital Mgmnt Ltd 2001-10, dir Scottish Mortgage Investment Tst plc 2004-10; non-exec dir: Galena Capital 2004-10, Marketform 2004-10, Hampden Agencies Ltd 2008-10; pres Quoted Cos Alliance 2004-10; memb Bd Cons Fndn, Cons candidate Euro election Merseyside East 1984; patron Pakistan Human Devpt Fund UK; govr Wellington Coll 2010-; Channel 4 Peer of the Year 2000, Spectator Peer of the Year 2004