Greville Patrick Charles Howard, Baron Howard of Rising (born 22 April 1941) is a British

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politician and, before the 2010 general election, was variously an Opposition Whip and Shadow Minister for Cabinet Office, for Treasury and for Culture, Media and Sport.

Early life and career

He was educated at

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. Between 1968 and 1970, he was Private Secretary to

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. Howard was further Director of Keep Trust from 1980 to 1987, of Fortress Trust from 1989 to 1993, and is Director of Fortress Holdings since 1993.

Political career

On 4 June 2004, he was created a

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as Baron Howard of Rising, of Castle Rising in the County of

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. He has been a councillor on King's Lynn and West Norfolk Council from 2003. A

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townhouse owned by Howard has been used at various times as a headquarters for

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political campaigns, including

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party leadership campaign,

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party leadership campaign, and most recently

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party leadership campaign.

Family

A member of the influential

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, Howard is the son of

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Henry Redvers Greville Howard (1911–1978), the son of Sir

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, the second son of the Hon. Greville Howard, who was the second son of

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''. Retrieved 27 July 2021. Lord Howard of Rising has married three times. Firstly he married Zoe Walker, daughter of Douglas Walker, in 1968. Divorced in 1972, he married secondly, Mary Rose Chichester, daughter of Sir John Chichester in 1978. After her death in 1980, Howard married again to Mary Cortland Culverwell, daughter of Robert Culverwell, one year later. He has 2 sons and 1 daughter by his third wife. Lord Howard's immediate family consists of 2 sisters. The first is his full sister, Amanda Howard. She married Simon Burton, heir to the Burton clothing company which subsequently became part of the Arcadia group. His half-sister Katharine currently resides in Spain. Her son (and therefore Howard's nephew) is the son of the famous 1960s bullfighter Miguel Mateo Salcedo. Lord Howard is a descendant of

William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel William d'Aubigny (c. 110912 October 1176), also known as William d'Albini, William de Albini and William de Albini II, was an English nobleman. He was son of William d'Aubigny and Maud Bigod, daughter of Roger Bigod of Norfolk. William fought ...

, who built

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in about 1138, and he still owns the castle remnants today.

Arms

Notes

References

* * 1941 births People educated at Eton College Greville Howard Howard of Rising Living people Councillors in Norfolk Life peers created by Elizabeth II {{Life-peer-stub