Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler

The Right Honourable The Lord Fowler PC
Official portrait, 2018
Lord Speaker of the House of Lords
In office 1 September 2016 – 30 April 2021
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	The Lord McFall of Alcluith
Preceded by	The Baroness D'Souza
Succeeded by	The Lord McFall of Alcluith
Shadow cabinet 1997–99 Shadow Home Secretary In office 2 June 1998 – 14 June 1999 Leader William Hague Preceded by Brian Mawhinney Succeeded by Ann Widdecombe Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions In office 11 June 1997 – 1 June 1998 Leader William Hague Preceded by Sir George Young Succeeded by Gillian Shephard
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office 11 May 1992 – 15 July 1994
Leader	John Major
Preceded by	Chris Patten
Succeeded by	Jeremy Hanley
Secretary of State for Employment
In office 13 June 1987 – 3 January 1990
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	The Lord Young of Graffham
Succeeded by	Michael Howard
Secretary of State for Social Services
In office 14 September 1981 – 13 June 1987
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Patrick Jenkin
Succeeded by	John Moore
Secretary of State for Transport[a]
In office 4 May 1979 – 14 September 1981
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Bill Rodgers
Succeeded by	David Howell
Shadow Cabinet 1975–79 Shadow Minister of State for Transport In office 15 January 1976 – 4 May 1979 Leader Margaret Thatcher Succeeded by Bill Rodgers[b] Shadow Secretary of State for Social Services In office 18 February 1975 – 15 January 1976 Leader Margaret Thatcher Succeeded by Patrick Jenkin
Parliamentary Representation Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal Incumbent Assumed office 4 July 2001 Life peerage Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield In office 28 February 1974 – 14 May 2001 Preceded by Geoffrey Lloyd Succeeded by Andrew Mitchell Member of Parliament for Nottingham South In office 18 June 1970 – 8 February 1974 Preceded by George Perry Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Peter Norman Fowler (1938-02-02) 2 February 1938 (age 86) Chelmsford, Essex, England
Political party	Crossbench
Other political affiliations	Conservative (until 2016) Speaker (2016–2021)
Spouse	Fiona Poole ​ (m. 1979)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Peter Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler, PC (born 2 February 1938) is a British politician who served as a member of both Margaret Thatcher and John Major's ministries during the 1980s and 1990s.^[1] He held the office of Lord Speaker from 1 September 2016 to 30 April 2021.

After serving as Shadow Minister of Transport, Fowler was appointed Minister of Transport in 1979, being responsible for making seat belts compulsory. Later, as Secretary of State for Social Services, he drew public attention to the dangers of AIDS. He resigned from the cabinet as Employment Secretary, and was knighted in 1990.

Fowler was Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1992 to 1994, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions from 1997 to 1998, and Shadow Home Secretary from 1998 to 1999. In 2001, he was created a Conservative life peer. He renounced party political allegiance upon taking office as Lord Speaker. On 25 February 2021, he announced that in April he would be stepping down as Lord Speaker to focus on campaigning work, particularly in relation to AIDS.^[2]

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