Alan Howarth

Mr Alan Thomas Howarth

Rush ID: 366

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Details

Born:
11 June 1944
Died:
10 September 2025
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
School teacher
Election occupation:
Merchant banker/PA to Whitelaw and Thorneycroft
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Non Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
N/A
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
366
MNIS ID:
544
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q1228567
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
2152
They work for you ID:
10291

Name changes

  1. HOWARTH, Alan (1944- )

Peerages

  1. Baron Howarth of Newport

    Life

    2005

Constituencies

  1. Newport East

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1997
    Date of election: 1 May 1997
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 2005
    Date of exit: 5 May 2005
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: None Known
    Notes: None

  2. Stratford-on-Avon

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1995
    Date of election: 12 October 1995
    Nature of election: Change of party
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1997
    Date of exit: 1 May 1997
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: Regional
    Notes: Entered as a result of a by election.

  3. Stratford-on-Avon

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1983
    Date of election: 9 June 1983
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1995
    Date of exit: 12 October 1995
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Change of party
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: Regional
    Notes: Exit resulted in by election.

Ministerial offices

  1. PPS 1985-1987

  2. Whip 1987-1988

  3. Under-Secretary 1989-

    Department of Education and Science

Higher education

  1. King's College

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Rugby School

Marriages

  1. (Name unknown), unknown

Parties

  1. Conservative Member

    to 1995

  2. Labour Member

    1995-