David Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne

David Garro Trefgarne, 2nd Baron Trefgarne PC (born March 31, 1941 ) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been a member of the House of Lords since 1962 and has belonged to the 92 hereditary peers since the House of Lords Act 1999 came into force ( Hereditary Peer ).

Life

David Garro Trefgarne, who graduated from Haileybury and Imperial Service College , became his heir as Baron Trefgarne after the death of his father George Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne on September 27, 1960 at the age of 19. However, due to the age of majority at that time of 21 years, he could not accept his seat in the House of Lords until 1962. While his father was most recently a member of the Labor Party , he has since represented the conservative party in the House of Lords.

During his long membership in the House of Lords, he initially 1977-1979 Whip of the opposition Conservative Tory - Group before it after the election victory of Margaret Thatcher in the general election on May 3, 1979 Whip of the Government fraction.

Lord Trefgarne then took on numerous junior ministerial posts in the Thatcher government and was initially Parliamentary Undersecretary in the Ministry of Commerce between 1980 and 1981 and then until 1982 in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Affairs of the Commonwealth of Nations . After he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Health and Social Security between 1982 and 1983, he served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the armed forces until 1985.

Subsequently, Lord Trefgarne was Minister of State for Defense Support in 1985 and then Minister of State for Defense Procurement from 1986 to 1989, before he was Minister of State for Trade in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry until 1990 in Thatcher's government. After leaving the government, he became a member of the Privy Council in 1990 .

Lord Trefgarne, who was treasurer of the Conservative Peers Association from 1997 to 2000, has been a member of the House of Lords since the House of Lords Act 1999 came into force, elected from among the Hereditary Peers as their representatives were. Between 2000 and 2004 he was chairman of the Association of Conservative Peers .

He also held numerous other offices, including director of the Trans Med International Energy Corporation and the Arab- British Chamber of Commerce, as well as chairman of the Libyan- British Economic Council, the Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd in Weybridge and the Advisory Committee of Fairoaks Airport . He is also a lifetime governor of Haileybury and Imperial Science College and president of the British Association of Aviation Consultants.

Web links

• Entry on Parliament's homepage (accessed on July 3, 2012)
• Entry in They Work For You (accessed July 3, 2012)

predecessor	Office	successor
George Trefgarne	Baron Trefgarne since 1960	officiating