Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott

The Right Honourable The Lord Grocott PC

Lords Chief Whip
In office May 2002 – 24 January 2008
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown, Tony Blair
Preceded by	The Lord Carter
Succeeded by	The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Member of Parliament for Telford The Wrekin (1987 - 1997)
In office 11 June 1987 – 7 June 2001
Preceded by	Warren Hawksley
Succeeded by	David Wright
Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Tamworth
In office 10 October 1974 – 3 May 1979
Preceded by	James d'Avigdor-Goldsmid
Succeeded by	John Heddle

Born	1 November 1940 (1940-11-01) (age 67)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	University of Leicester

Bruce Joseph Grocott, Baron Grocott, PC (born 1 November 1940) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

He was first elected as Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Tamworth in October 1974, but lost his seat at the 1979 general election. He was re-elected for The Wrekin in 1987 and transferred to Telford in 1997 when The Wrekin was divided. He served this seat until the 2001 general election, when he stepped down from the Commons and was made a life peer.

He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tony Blair. He was created a life peer as Baron Grocott, of Telford in the County of Shropshire, on 2 July 2001, and from 2002 to 2008 was the Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms, the post usually held by the Chief Whip in the House of Lords.

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Political offices
Preceded by The Lord Carter	Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords 2002–2008	Succeeded by The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by James d'Avigdor-Goldsmid	Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Tamworth 1974 (October)–1979	Succeeded by John Heddle
Preceded by Warren Hawksley	Member of Parliament for The Wrekin 1987–1997	Succeeded by constituency divided
Preceded by new constituency	Member of Parliament for Telford 1997–2001	Succeeded by David Wright