Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott

The Lord Grocott
Official portrait, 2022
Chief Whip of the House of Lords
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
In office
29 May 2002 – 24 January 2008
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Gordon Brown
Preceded byThe Lord Carter
Succeeded byThe Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Lord-in-Waiting
Government Whip
In office
7 June 2001 – 29 May 2002
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office
2 May 1997 – 8 June 2001
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byJohn Devereux Ward
Succeeded byDavid Hanson
Parliamentary offices
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
2 July 2001
Member of Parliament
for Telford
In office
1 May 1997 – 14 May 2001
Preceded byHimself[a]
Succeeded byDavid Wright
Member of Parliament
for The Wrekin
In office
11 June 1987 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byWarren Hawksley
Succeeded byPeter Bradley
Member of Parliament
for Lichfield and Tamworth
In office
10 October 1974 – 7 April 1979
Preceded byJack d'Avigdor-Goldsmid
Succeeded byJohn Heddle
Personal details
Born (1940-11-01) 1 November 1940 (age 84)
Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Leicester (BA)
University of Manchester (MA)

Bruce Joseph Grocott, Baron Grocott PC (born 1 November 1940) is a British politician who has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2001. A member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of Parliament for four terms between 1974 and 2001, representing constituencies in Staffordshire and Shropshire.


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