Richard Luce, Baron Luce

British politician (born 1936)

Richard Napier Luce, Baron Luce, KG, GCVO, Kt, PC, DL (born 14 October 1936),[1] is a British politician. He was Lord Chamberlain to the Queen from 2000 to 2006. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1971 to 1992.


The Lord Luce

Lord Chamberlain
In office
1 October 2000 – 15 October 2006
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byThe Lord Camoys
Succeeded byThe Earl Peel
Governor of Gibraltar
In office
24 February 1997 – 21 March 2000
MonarchElizabeth II
Chief MinisterPeter Caruana
Preceded bySir Hugo White
Succeeded bySir David Durie
Minister of State for the Arts
In office
3 September 1985 – 25 July 1990
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byThe Earl of Gowrie
Succeeded byDavid Mellor
Member of Parliament
for Shoreham
Arundel and Shoreham (1971–1974)
In office
1 April 1971 – 16 March 1992
Preceded byHenry Kerby
Succeeded byMichael Stephen
Personal details
Born
Richard Napier Luce

(1936-10-14) 14 October 1936 (age 88)
Westminster, England
Political partyCrossbench
Conservative (during political career)
ChildrenThe Hon. Alexander Luce
The Hon. Edward Luce
ParentsWilliam Luce
Margaret Napier
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
Viceregal styles of
The Lord Luce
(1997–2000)
Reference styleHis Excellency
Spoken styleYour Excellency

References

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  1. "Mr Richard Luce". Hansard. Retrieved 13 May 2021.