Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham

Bertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham KBE , PC (born October 3, 1927 ) is a British nobleman and Conservative politician.

life and career

Bowyer is the youngest child and second son of George Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham . After his older brother had fallen in World War II , he inherited his father's title and the associated seat in the House of Lords when his father died in 1948 .

From 1961 to 1964 he served as a Whip in the House of Lords under Conservative Prime Ministers Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home . After the Conservative electoral victory in 1970 under Edward Heath , he took office again, but two years later became Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard , a sinecure held by Deputy Chief Whip of the ruling faction in the House of Lords. The office is roughly comparable to a first deputy parliamentary manager . In 1974 he resigned from office when Heath was voted out.

When Margaret Thatcher became head of government in 1979, Bowyer, who had been appointed Chief Whip (Parliamentary Secretary) of the opposition the year before, was appointed Captain of the Honorable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms . He was now Chief Whip of the government faction. He held this office until the first months of the Major government in 1991. He has thus served under five Conservative Prime Ministers.

Even after the House of Lords reform in 1999, Bowyer continued to have a seat there as one of the 90 members elected by the hereditary nobles.

family

Bowyer has been married to Jean McCorquodale since 1956. The couple have three sons and one daughter.

Web links

• Short biography on the House of Lords website
• Bertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham, on thepeerage.com , accessed September 18, 2016.

predecessor	Office	successor
George Bowyer	Baron Denham 1948–	current title holder