John Horam
The Lord Horam | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health | |
| In office 29 November 1995 – 1 May 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Tom Sackville |
| Succeeded by | Paul Boateng |
| Parliament Secretary to the Duchy of Lancaster Office | |
| In office 6 March 1995 – 27 November 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Robert Hughes |
| Succeeded by | David Willetts |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 12 September 1976 – 3 May 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Clarke |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| 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 | March 7, 1939 Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Labour (until 1981) SDP (1981–1987) |
| Spouse | Judith Jackson |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
John Rhodes Horam, Baron Horam (born 7 March 1939) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He has represented three parties in Parliament—originally a Labour MP, he defected to the SDP on its foundation in 1981, then to the Conservatives in 1987, and has 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.