Giles Goschen, 4th Viscount Goschen
Giles John Harry Goschen, 4th Viscount Goschen (born 16 November 1965) is a British Conservative politician.
Goschen is the son of John Alexander Goschen, 3rd Viscount Goschen, by his second wife Alvin England. He was educated at Heatherdown School, near Ascot in Berkshire, [1] and Eton. He succeeded his father in the viscountcy in 1977 at the age of eleven. Goschen served under John Major as a Lord-in-Waiting from 1992 to 1994 and as Under-Secretary of State for Transport from 1994 to 1997. In 1999 he was among the Conservative hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, the youngest chosen by any party group.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Goschen
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| Preceded by Steven Norris Robert Key The Lord MacKay of Ardbrecknish |
Under-Secretary of State for Transport with Steven Norris 1994–1996 John Bowis 1996–1997 1994–1997 |
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| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by John Alexander Goschen |
Viscount Goschen 1977–present |
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