Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan

The Lord Moynihan
Official portrait, 2018
Chairman of the British Olympic Association
In office
5 October 2005 – 7 November 2012
Preceded byCraig Reedie
Succeeded byThe Lord Coe
Minister for Sport
In office
22 June 1987 – 26 July 1990
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byRichard Tracey
Succeeded byRobert Atkins
Member of Parliament
for Lewisham East
In office
9 June 1983 – 16 March 1992
Preceded byRoland Moyle
Succeeded byBridget Prentice
Member of the House of Lords
as a hereditary peer
30 April 1997 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 3rd Baron Moynihan (1991)
Succeeded bySeat abolished
as an elected hereditary peer
11 November 1999
Election1999
Preceded bySeat established
Personal details
Born (1955-09-13) 13 September 1955 (age 69)[1]
Surrey, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Gaynor-Louise Metcalf
(m. 1992; div. 2016)
Children3
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
OccupationCompany Director
ProfessionSports administrator, businessman
Colin Moynihan
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Eight
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Copenhagen Lwt eight
Silver medal – second place 1981 Munich Eight

Colin Berkeley Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan, 4th Baronet (born 13 September 1955), is a British Olympic silver medalist, politician, businessman and sports administrator. Lord Moynihan served as the Chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA) from 2005 to 2012. A member of the Conservative Party, he was as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the constituency of Lewisham East from 1983 to 1992, and was the Minister for Sport from 1987 to 1990. He became a member of the House of Lords in 1997.

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