Lord Fowler

Crossbench

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

fowlern@parliament.uk 020 7219 5353

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Area

Department of Health and Social Care

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Shadow Secretary of State

HM Official Opposition

Jun 1998 - Jun 1999

Shadow Secretary of State

HM Official Opposition

Jun 1997 - Jun 1998

Secretary of State for Employment

Department of Employment

Jun 1987 - Jan 1990

Secretary of State for Health and Social Security

Department of Health and Social Security

Sept 1981 - Jun 1987

Secretary of State for Transport

Department for Transport

Jan 1981 - Sept 1981

Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Department for Transport

May 1979 - Jan 1981

Constituencies

Sutton Coldfield

Elected 1 time

May 1997 - Jun 2001

Sutton Coldfield

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

Sutton Coldfield

Elected 3 times

Feb 1974 - Jun 1983

Nottingham South

Elected 1 time

Jun 1970 - Feb 1974

Party History

Crossbench

May 2021 - Present

Lord Speaker

Sept 2016 - Apr 2021

Conservative

Jun 1970 - Aug 2016

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

No voting records found

Committee Memberships

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillCommons Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Autism Act 2009 CommitteeLords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Commons Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]: Programming sub-committeeCommons Business and Trade CommitteeCommons Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons City of London (Markets) BillCommons Committee of PrivilegesCommons Committee of SelectionCommons Committee of Selection (Lords)Lords Committee on StandardsCommons Committees on Arms Export ControlsCommons Commons Reference Group on Representation and InclusionCommons Communications and Digital CommitteeLords Conduct CommitteeLords Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)Joint Constitution CommitteeLords Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) BillCommons Court of RefereesCommons Courts (Remote Hearings) BillCommons Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

1 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the reduction in resources provided by the Government and voluntary sector to tackle HIV and AIDS domestically since the beginning of the year.

Answered

To: Department of Health and Social Care • 2 Sep 2025

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Positions Held

Shadow Secretary of State

HM Official Opposition

Jun 1998 - Jun 1999

Shadow Secretary of State

HM Official Opposition

Jun 1997 - Jun 1998

Secretary of State for Employment

Department of Employment

Jun 1987 - Jan 1990

Secretary of State for Health and Social Security

Department of Health and Social Security

Sept 1981 - Jun 1987

Secretary of State for Transport

Department for Transport

Jan 1981 - Sept 1981

Minister of State (Department for Transport)

Department for Transport

May 1979 - Jan 1981

Constituencies

Sutton Coldfield

Elected 1 time

May 1997 - Jun 2001

Sutton Coldfield

Elected 3 times

Jun 1983 - May 1997

Sutton Coldfield

Elected 3 times

Feb 1974 - Jun 1983

Nottingham South

Elected 1 time

Jun 1970 - Feb 1974

Party History

Crossbench

May 2021 - Present

Lord Speaker

Sept 2016 - Apr 2021

Conservative

Jun 1970 - Aug 2016