David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford

David Arthur Russell Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, PC (born 18 January 1936) is a British Conservative politician, journalist, and economic expert. He was the Secretary of State for Energy and then for Transport under Margaret Thatcher's cabinet.

The Right Honourable The Lord Howell of Guildford PC
Howell in 2020
Chair of the House of Lords International Relations Committee
In office 25 May 2016 – 1 July 2019
Preceded by	Committee established
Succeeded by	The Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Minister of State for International Energy Policy
In office 14 May 2010 – 5 September 2012
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Sec. of State	William Hague
Preceded by	Ivan Lewis
Succeeded by	Hugo Swire
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
In office 8 June 2005 – 6 May 2010
Leader	Michael Howard David Cameron
Shad. Leader	The Lord Strathclyde
Shadowing	The Lord Rooker The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee
In office 1 January 1987 – 21 March 1997
Preceded by	Anthony Kershaw
Succeeded by	Donald Anderson
Ministerial offices Secretary of State for Transport In office 14 September 1981 – 11 June 1983 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by Norman Fowler Succeeded by Tom King Secretary of State for Energy In office 4 May 1979 – 14 September 1981 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by Tony Benn Succeeded by Nigel Lawson
Junior Ministerial offices Minister of State for Energy In office 8 January 1974 – 4 March 1974 Prime Minister Edward Heath Sec. of State The Lord Carrington Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Thomas Balogh Minister of State for Northern Ireland In office 5 November 1972 – 8 January 1974 Prime Minister Edward Heath Sec. of State Francis Pym Preceded by William van Straubenzee Succeeded by Stan Orme Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland In office 26 March 1972 – 5 November 1972 Prime Minister Edward Heath Sec. of State Willie Whitelaw Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Peter Mills Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment In office 5 January 1971 – 26 March 1972 Prime Minister Edward Heath Sec. of State Robert Carr Maurice Macmillan Preceded by Dudley Smith Succeeded by Nicholas Scott Lord Commissioner of the Treasury In office 24 June 1970 – 6 January 1971 Prime Minister Edward Heath Chancellor Anthony Barber Preceded by Reginald Eyre Succeeded by Hector Monro Parliamentary Secretary for the Civil Service Department In office 23 June 1970 – 26 March 1972 Prime Minister Edward Heath Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Kenneth Baker
Parliamentary Representation Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal Incumbent Assumed office 18 June 1997 Life Peerage Member of Parliament for Guildford In office 31 March 1966 – 8 April 1997 Preceded by George Nugent Succeeded by Nick St Aubyn
Personal details
Born	David Arthur Russell Howell (1936-01-18) 18 January 1936 London, United Kingdom
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Cary Davina Wallace ​ (m. 1967)​
Children	3, including Frances
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge

He also was Minister of State in the Foreign Office from the election in 2010 until 2012. In 2016, he became Chair of the House of Lords International Relations Committee.