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The Prime Minister has appointed Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE, Tom Holland, Dr. Tiffany Jenkins, Martha Kearney and Claudia Winkleman as trustees of the British Museum; their four year terms started on 19 March 2025.
The King has been graciously pleased to signify His intention of conferring Peerages of the United Kingdom for Life.
David Cameron was Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was elevated to the House of Lords on 20 November 2023, as Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton. He was...
Alec Shelbrooke was Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence between 6 September 2022 and 26 October 2022. Alec attended St George’s Church of England Comprehensive School in Gravesend, before going on to study Mechanical Engineering at Brunel University....
Lord Pickles was appointed as the next Conservative Party nominee to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments in July 2019 and was subsequently appointed as Chair following an open competition, in line with the Cabinet Office Governance Code, taking up...
John Hayes was a Minister of State at the Department for Transport from 15 July 2016 to 9 January 2018. He was elected Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings in 1997. Education John was educated at Colfe’s Grammar...
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 was...
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