Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe

The Earl Howe
Official portrait, 2020
Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Assumed office
19 July 2024
LeaderThe Lord True
Preceded byThe Lord Collins of Highbury
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
In office
12 May 2015 – 5 July 2024
Prime Minister
Preceded byThe Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Succeeded byThe Lord Collins of Highbury
Minister of State for Defence
In office
11 May 2015 – 26 July 2019
Prime Minister
  • David Cameron
  • Theresa May
Preceded byThe Lord Astor of Hever
Succeeded byThe Baroness Goldie
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
In office
17 May 2010 – 11 May 2015
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThe Baroness Thornton
Succeeded byThe Lord Prior of Brampton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence
In office
5 July 1995 – 2 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Lord Henley
Succeeded byJohn Spellar
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office
14 April 1992 – 5 July 1995
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byDavid Curry
Succeeded byTim Boswell
Lord-in-waiting
Government Whip
In office
30 May 1991 – 14 April 1992
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byThe Lord Reay
Succeeded byThe Viscount St Davids
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer
30 October 1984 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 6th Earl Howe
Succeeded bySeat abolished[a]
as an elected hereditary peer
11 November 1999 – present
Preceded bySeat established[a]
Personal details
Born (1951-01-29) 29 January 1951 (age 73)
Political partyConservative
Spouse
(m. 1983)
Children4
Parent(s)George Curzon
Jane Victoria Fergusson
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford (BA)
OccupationBusiness executive

Frederick Richard Penn Curzon, 7th Earl Howe, GBE, PC (born 29 January 1951), is a British peer who has been the Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords since 2024.[1] A member of the Conservative Party, he served previously as the Deputy Leader of the House of Lords from 2015 to 2024 and as Minister of State for Defence from 2015 to 2019. Howe is the longest continuously serving Conservative frontbencher, having held a front bench role in some capacity since 1991.


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  1. ^ "Conservative Party announces interim Opposition Front Bench". policymogul.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.