Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm

British politician

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1922

Place of Birth: Langholm, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Aug-2006

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Hector Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm

  • Hector Seymour Peter Monro, Baron Monro of Langholm, AE, PC (4 October 1922 – 30 August 2006), was a Conservative & Unionist Party politician.
  • He was Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire for over 32 years, from 1964 to 1997, and then a life peer in the House of Lords. After piloting flying boats in the Second World War, Monro became a farmer in his native Dumfriesshire.
  • He became active in local test politics in the 1950s, and was elected as MP for Dumfries in 1964.
  • He served as a Conservative whip and held three junior ministerial positions, twice in the Scottish Office and once as Minister for Sport in the Department for the Environment.
  • He became a member of the House of Lords in 1997, after he stood down from the House of Commons.
  • He was particularly concerned with Scottish and rural issues, the RAF, and sport, and was noted for his strong links with his constituency.
  • He was in office at the time of the Lockerbie Disaster in 1988, which occurred in his constituency.

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