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Liz Sayce OBE was appointed by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to lead the independent review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments , which started in December 2024. Liz is also: a Non-Executive Member of the Nor…
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Liz has a background in public law, regulation, governance and risk. She is general counsel, head of risk and legal adviser to the board at the Office of Rail and Road, leading a team advising on safety and economic regulati…
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Liz is a long-term campaigner on the importance of everyone benefitting from digital technology. She is CEO of FutureDotNow, a business to business coalition focused on accelerating the UK’s digital skills at scale. Prior to…
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Lizzie Noel CBE was non-executive board member of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between May 2018 and May 2023. Lizzie has over 20 years’ experience of senior roles in both the private and public sect…
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Lopa Patel is a digital entrepreneur with significant experience of creating start-ups and transforming businesses through technology. The founder of two ventures in online media and a data-driven marketing consultancy, she …
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Lord (David) Wolfson of Tredegar KC was appointed as a minister in the Ministry of Justice on 22 December 2020. Education David was born in Liverpool in 1968. He went to King David High School, Liverpool and then spent a yea…
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Lord Ahmad was Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict and Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the United Nations between June 2017 and July 2024. Lord Ahmad was Minister of State for the Comm…
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Lord Theodore Agnew was Minister of State at the Cabinet Office and Her Majesty’s Treasury from 14 February 2020 to 24 January 2022. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System from 28 Sept…
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The Rt. Hon. Professor the Lord Ajay Kakkar PC is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at University College London, Chairman of King Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre and Director of the Thrombosis Research Institute …
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Lord Alex Carlile of Berriew CBE KC was born in Wales in 1948. After education at Epsom College he graduated LLB AKC at King’s College London. In 1970 Lord Carlile was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn (where he is now a Bench…
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Lord Andrew Adonis was appointed as chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission on 5 October 2015. He was a member of the independent Armitt Commission, which recommended an independent National Infrastructure Commiss…
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Lord Astor was appointed Under Secretary of State and the Lords Spokesman on Defence in 2003. He is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Education Lord Astor was educated at Eton. Political career In 1994 Lord Astor …
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Lord (Christopher) Bellamy KC was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice between 7 June 2022 and 5 July 2024. Prior to this, his legal career focussed on European, competition and regulatory law. H…
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Lord Bethell of Romford was appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on 9 March 2020. He was previously a Government Whip (Lord in Waiting) from July 2019 to March 202…
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Lord Bourne was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Wales Office between 27 October 2017 and 26 July 2019. He held this role jointly with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government between 8 January …
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George Bridges served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union from 17 July 2016 to 14 June 2017. Education George studied modern history at Exeter College, Oxford and govern…
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Lord Browne of Madingley was born in 1948. He holds degrees from Cambridge University and Stanford University, California. He was knighted in 1998, made a life peer in 2001, and has numerous honorary degrees, fellowships and…
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Lord (Terry) Burns was appointed in July 2015 as a Member of the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information. He is Chairman of Channel 4 Television Corporation, Senior Adviser to Group Santander, and a Non-Executive Me…
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Lord Caine was Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) from 14 November 2023 to 5 July 2024 and a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 5 November 2021 to 5 July 2024. Lord Caine has been a Con…
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Lord Callanan was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance) at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero from 7 February 2023 to 5 July 2024. He was previously Parliament…
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Donald Cameron was a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office from 9 February 2024 to 5 July 2024. Lord Cameron is from Achnacarry, in Lochaber. He graduated from the University of Oxford with a first cl…
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Patrick has pursued a successful career in business and in public service. He was educated at Brentwood School and after receiving a degree in Economics from Durham University Patrick joined an investment bank. What followed…
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Lord Chris Smith was Chair at the Environment Agency from 2008 to 2014. His previous roles include: member of Committee of Privy Councillors reviewing terrorism legislation, 2002 to 2003 member of the Committee on Standards …
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Lord Coaker joined the Ministry of Defence in July 2024 as a Minister of State responsible for international relations, diplomacy, and House of Lords parliamentary business. Additional portfolio responsibilities include secu…
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Lord Collins of Highbury was appointed as a Government spokesperson for Equalities on 8 October 2024, in addition to his roles as Deputy Leader of the House of Lords and Lord in Waiting (Government Whip). He was previously P…
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Lord Cryer was a Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) between 8 October 2024 and 14 February 2025.
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Lord Davies of Gower was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport from 14 November 2023 to 5 July 2024. He was Lord in Waiting from 22 September 2022 to 14 November 2023. Previously, he was elec…
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Lord de Mauley is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Education Lord de Mauley was educated at Eton College. Political career He was previously a Government Lord-in-Waiting (a position in the Royal Household given t…
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Lord Deighton took up the post of Commercial Secretary to the Treasury in January 2013. Education Lord Deighton studied Economics at Trinity College Cambridge. Career outside politics Lord Deighton joined the Treasury having…
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Lord Ian Duncan was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from July 2019 to February 2020. He was also Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Northern Irela…
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Andrew Dunlop served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 17 July 2016 to 14 June 2017. He also served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Scotland Office from 14 May 201…
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Lord Evans of Rainow was Lord in Waiting (Lords Whip) from 1 January 2023 to 5 July 2024.
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Lord Faulks served as Minister of State for Justice from January 2014 until July 2016. Lord Faulks is a non-affiliated member of the House of Lords. Education He was educated at Wellington College and Jesus College, Oxford. …
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Lord Frederick North served as Prime Minister between 1770 to 1782. Read more about the life and achievements of Lord Frederick North in our past Prime Ministers section.
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Lord Gardiner was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from January 2018 to May 2021. Lord Gardiner served as Parliamentary Under …
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Lord Porter was the Leader of South Holland District Council from 2003 to 2023. In 2013, he was made a CBE for services to local government and in 2015 he was elevated to the Lords. He was formerly the vice chairman and then…
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Lord Gascoigne was Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) from 14 November 2023 to 5 July 2024.
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Lord Geidt was the Prime Minister’s Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests.
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Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park was the Minister for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) from October 2022 to June 2023. He was pre…
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Lord Green was appointed Minister of State for Trade and Investment on 11 January 2011 and leads on FCO relations with British Business. He is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Political career Lord Green began hi…
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Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt was unpaid Minister for Investment jointly at the Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy between 18 March 2020 and 7 July 2022. Befo…
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Lord Harlech was Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) from 22 September 2022 to 5 July 2024.
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Richard Harrington was Minister of State (Minister for Refugees) jointly in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Home Office between 8 March 2022 and 6 September 2022. He was previously Parliament…
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Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Transport on 8 July 2024.
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Lord Robin Hodgson has more than 40 years’ experience in the private equity, securities and investment banking industries. He co-founded the private equity and investment banking specialist group Granville in 1979, and spear…
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Lord Hogan-Howe, of Sheffield served as Commissioner for the London Metropolitan police between 2011-2017. Prior to this he was HM Inspector of Constabulary (2009-2011) and Chief Constable of Merseyside police (2004-2009). H…
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Lord Jeremy Heywood stood down as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service in October 2018. Lord Jeremy Heywood was appointed Cabinet Secretary following the announcement of Sir Gus O’Donnell’s retirement in December …
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Lord John Alderdice was appointed as a member of the Committee on Standards in Public Life on 1 September 2010 and was reappointed on 1 September 2013. His term will end on 31 August 2016. He has been a Liberal Democrat memb…
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Lord John Russell 1st Earl Russell served as Prime Minister between 1846 to 1852 and 1865 to 1866. Read more about the life and achievements of Lord John Russell 1st Earl Russell in our past Prime Ministers section.
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Lord Dominic Johnson of Lainston CBE was Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade between 7 February 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Minister of State (Minister for Investment) in the Department for…