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The Lord Astor of Hever | |
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 Lord Astor of Hever in 2019 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State For Defence | |
| In office 11 May 2010 – 8 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Lord Drayson |
| Succeeded by | The Earl Howe |
| Lord-in-waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 11 May 2010 – 5 September 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Lord Brett |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Stowell of Beeston |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| as a hereditary peer 11 February 1986 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 2nd Baron Astor of Hever |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished [a] |
| as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – 22 July 2022 [b] | |
| Preceded by | Seat established [a] |
| Succeeded by | The 8th Earl of Effingham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Jacob Astor VIII 16 June 1946 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever Lady Irene Haig |
| Relatives | See Astor family |
| Residence(s) | Westerham, Kent, England |
| Alma mater | Eton College |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
John Jacob "Johnny" Astor VIII, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, PC, DL (born 16 June 1946), is an English businessman and politician from the Astor family. He sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative hereditary peer from 1986 to his retirement in 2022. Astor was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence from 2010 to 2015. Astor is a Deputy Lieutenant of Kent.
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