The Rt Hon the Lord King of Bridgwater, CH, PC

Foretitle(s): Baron (Life Peer UK 2001), of Bridgwater in the County of Somerset;
Surname: KING OF BRIDGWATER
Style: The Rt Hon the Lord King of Bridgwater, CH, PC

Career: Nat Serv Somerset LI and King's African Rifles (Tanganyika and Kenya), formerly with E S & A Robinson Ltd Bristol (rising to div gen mangr), chm Sale Tilney & Co 1971-79 (dir 1965-79); MP (Cons) Bridgwater 1970-2001; PPS: to Min of Posts and Telecommunications 1970-72, to Min for Industrial Devpt 1972-74; vice-chm Cons Parly Industry Ctee 1974; oppn front bench spokesman on: industry 1975-76, energy 1976-79; min of state for local govt and environmental servs DOE 1979-83; sec of state for: environment Jan-June 1983, transport June-Oct 1983, employment Oct 1983-85, Northern Ireland 1985-1989, defence 1989-1992; chm Intelligence and Security Ctee 1994-2001, memb House of Lords Select Ctee on Communications; memb Ctee on Standards in Public Life 1994-97; dir London Int Exhbn Centre (ExCel)