Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley
Oliver Michael Robert Eden, 8th Baron Henley, 6th Baron Northington PC (born 22 November 1953), is a British hereditary peer and politician, who is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. He serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
The Lord Henley | |
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Intellectual Property | |
In office 27 October 2017 – 26 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | The Lord Prior of Brampton |
Succeeded by | The Lord Duncan of Springbank |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | |
In office 21 December 2016 – 20 June 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | The Lord Freud |
Succeeded by | The Baroness Buscombe |
Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
In office 21 November 2016 – 20 June 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | The Lord Ashton of Hyde |
Succeeded by | The Baroness Vere of Norbiton |
In office 13 February 1989 – 24 July 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | New appointment |
Succeeded by | The Viscount Ullswater |
Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction | |
In office 16 September 2011 – 4 September 2012 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | The Baroness Browning |
Succeeded by | Jeremy Browne |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
In office 11 May 2010 – 16 September 2011 | |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | The Lord Davies of Oldham |
Succeeded by | The Lord Taylor of Holbeach |
Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Lords | |
In office 3 December 1998 – 18 September 2001 | |
Leader | William Hague |
Preceded by | The Lord Strathclyde |
Succeeded by | The Lord Cope of Berkeley |
Minister of State for Education and Employment | |
In office 6 July 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Ann Widdecombe |
Succeeded by | Andrew Smith |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence | |
In office 20 July 1994 – 6 July 1995 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | The Viscount Cranborne |
Succeeded by | The Earl Howe |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | |
In office 16 September 1993 – 20 July 1994 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | The Viscount Ullswater |
Succeeded by | James Paice |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security | |
In office 25 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | The Lord Skelmersdale |
Succeeded by | Ann Widdecombe |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 28 February 1978 Hereditary peerage | |
Preceded by | The 7th Baron Henley |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 November 1953 |
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | Collingwood College, Durham |
Lord Henley served as a Minister of State at the Home Office with responsibility for Crime Prevention and Anti-Social Behaviour Reduction, a role in which he succeeded Lady Browning in September 2011 to September 2012.[1]
Early life
Lord Henley is the eldest son and fourth child of Michael, the seventh Baron, and Nancy Mary Walton. He was educated at Clifton College. He graduated from Collingwood College, Durham University, with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1975. He was called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1977.
Political career
By right as an hereditary peer
Lord Henley succeeded to the peerage in 1977 upon the death of his father. An Irish peer, he is able to sit in the House of Lords by virtue of a United Kingdom peerage granted to the 3rd Baron Henley, namely Baron Northington. He was an elected County Councillor for Cumbria from 1986 to 1989. He was also at that time President of the Cumbria Association of Local Councils.
He served as a House of Lords whip under Margaret Thatcher from 1989 to July 1990. He then moved to become a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Social Security, retaining the position when John Major rose to power and serving until 1993. He was then briefly moved to the Department of Employment, when in 1994 he was again fleetingly moved to the Ministry of Defence. In 1995 he was promoted to Minister of State at the Department for Education and Employment, serving until the Conservative government lost the 1997 general election.
By election from among hereditary peers
With the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, Lord Henley along with almost all other hereditary peers lost his automatic right to sit in the House of Lords. He was however elected as one of the 92 hereditary peers to remain in the House of Lords pending completion of House of Lords reform. He first served as opposition spokesman for Home Affairs before becoming Opposition Chief Whip in the Lords from 1998 to 2001 and as Opposition spokesman for Justice from 2003 to 2010.
After the 6 May 2010 general election, Lord Henley was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in the Cameron Ministry. He was promoted to Minister of State at the Home Office on 16 September 2011, with special responsibility for crime prevention and anti-social behaviour reduction, replacing Baroness Browning who stepped down for health reasons.[2] He was a member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights until November 2016. On 21 November 2016, it had been announced that he had been appointed a Lord in Waiting, one of the government whips in the House of Lords.[3] In addition to that role, he was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions on 21 December 2016.[4]
He was appointed to the Privy Council (PC) in 2013.
References
- Home Office Announcement appointment of Lord Henley
- Number10.gov.uk - New appointments to the House of Lords made by the Queen
- "New ministerial appointment: Lord Henley". gov.uk. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and Office of the Leader of the House of Lords. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- "Ministerial appointments: 21 December 2016". 10 Downing Street. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by The Lord Strathclyde |
Conservative Chief Whip in the House of Lords 1998–2001 |
Succeeded by The Lord Cope of Berkeley |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by The Lord Strathclyde |
Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Lords 1998–2001 |
Succeeded by The Lord Cope of Berkeley |
Preceded by The Baroness Browning |
Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction 2011–2012 |
Position abolished |
Peerage of Ireland | ||
Preceded by Michael Eden |
Baron Henley 1977–present |
Incumbent Heir apparent: Hon. John Eden |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by Michael Eden |
Baron Northington 1977–present Member of the House of Lords (1978–present) |
Incumbent Heir apparent: Hon. John Eden |