Ivon Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara
| The Right Honourable The Lord Brabazon of Tara PC DL | |
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| Chairman of Committees | |
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In office 13 November 2002 – 1 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Tordoff |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Sewel |
| Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees | |
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In office 20 June 2001 – 13 November 2002 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Tordoff |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Grenfell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1946 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Non-affiliated (2001–2012) |
Ivon Anthony Moore-Brabazon, 3rd Baron Brabazon of Tara, PC DL (born 20 December 1946) is a British Conservative politician.
Early life
Lord Brabazon attended Harrow School and married Harriet Frances de Courcy Hamilton in 1979, with whom he had a son and a daughter. He has worked in the freight industry.
Political career
House of Lords
He sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative and from 1984 to 1986 was a House of Lords whip in Margaret Thatcher's government. He then became a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Transport, holding that post until 1989. Lord Brabazon was then made a Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In early 1990, he returned to the Department of Transport as Minister of State, holding that post until leaving office at the 1992 general election.
House of Lords Act 1999
With the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, Brabazon along with almost all other hereditary peers lost his automatic right to sit in the House of Lords. He was however elected as one of the 92 elected hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords pending completion of House of Lords reform.
In 2001, he was elected Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees, and as a result resigned the Conservative whip and became a non-affiliated member of the House of Lords.[1] This means that he is not associated with any party or with the Crossbenchers. He was the Chairman of Committees from 2002 to 2012, at which point he retook the Conservative whip.[2]
Lord Brabazon is a Deputy Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight.[3]
Styles of address
- 1946–1964: Mr Ivon Moore-Brabazon
- 1964–1974: The Hon. Ivon Moore-Brabazon
- 1974–1993: The Rt Hon. The Lord Brabazon of Tara
- 1993–2013: The Rt Hon. The Lord Brabazon of Tara DL
- 2013–: The Rt Hon. The Lord Brabazon of Tara PC DL
Marriage and children
He married Harriet Frances Hamilton, daughter of Mervyn Peter de Courcy Hamilton, on 8 September 1979. They have one son and one daughter:
References
- ↑ "House of Lords: Breakdown of Lords by party strength and type of peerage". 30 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ↑ "Lord Brabazon of Tara". DodOnline. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by The Lord Tordoff |
Chairman of Committees, House of Lords 2002 – 2012 |
Succeeded by The Lord Sewel |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Derek Moore-Brabazon |
Baron Brabazon of Tara 1974–present |
Incumbent Heir apparent: Hon. Benjamin Moore-Brabazon |