The Rt Hon. the Lord Howard of Lympne CH KC
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Howard of Lympne's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Howard of Lympne CH KC. His name is Michael Howard, and he is a current member of 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
1983-06-09 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
1993-05-27 → 1997-05-01
Home Secretary
1992-04-11 → 1993-05-26
Secretary of State for Environment
1990-01-02 → 1992-04-10
Secretary of State for Employment
1989-07-25 → 1990-01-02
Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Housing)
1988-07-25 → 1989-07-23
Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Planning)
1987-06-13 → 1988-07-24
Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Local Government)
1985-09-02 → 1987-06-13
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade and Industry)
Opposition posts
2003-11-06 → 2005-12-06
Leader of HM Official Opposition
2001-01-09 → 2003-11-06
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
1997-06-11 → 1999-06-15
Shadow Secretary of State
Committee memberships
2009-07-13 → 2010-05-06
Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate)
2022-03-31 → 2023-04-20
Constitution Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
howardm@parliament.uk
020 7219 3964 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 3964 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
External or private office
murrellt@parliament.uk
01883 713249 · Tracy Murrell
01883 713249 · Tracy Murrell
APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
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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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.