The Rt Hon. the Lord Astor of Hever DL
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Astor of Hever's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Astor of Hever DL. His name is John Jacob Astor, and he has retired from the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
1986-02-11 → 2022-07-22
Conservative
Government posts
2010-05-28 → 2015-05-07
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
2010-05-11 → 2011-09-05
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2021-05-13 → 2022-07-22
International Agreements Committee
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 1 active officership(s) · 11 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Association of South East Asian Nations
Country Group
|
Officer | — | 9 | 2021-06-11 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
2 bills
0 as lead sponsor
2 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defence Reform Act | Supported | Royal Assent | 2013-07-03 | |
| Armed Forces Act 2011 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2010-12-08 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.