Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham
British peer and politician (born 1927)
Bertram Stanley Mitford Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham, KBE, PC (3 October 1927 – 1 December 2021) was a British Conservative politician. He was a member of the House of Lords as one of the remaining hereditary peers. He was one of the few people to serve in the governments of five different Prime Ministers.
Following the death of Lord Carrington in July 2018, Denham was the longest-serving current member of the House of Lords.[1]
Bowyer died on 1 December 2021 at the age of 94.[2]
References
change- ↑ Brown, Thomas (6 February 2017). "House of Lords: Statistical Profile of Membership" (PDF). House of Lords. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ↑ "Lord Denham, long-serving and effective Chief Whip in the Lords under Margaret Thatcher – obituary". The Telegraph. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021. (subscription required)