The Lord Holderness | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Overseas Development | |
| In office 23 June 1970 – 4 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Judith Hart |
| Succeeded by | Judith Hart |
| Minister of Pensions and National Insurance | |
| In office 20 October 1963 – 18 October 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | Niall Macpherson |
| Succeeded by | Peggy Herbison |
| Minister of Power | |
| In office 14 October 1959 – 20 October 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | The Lord Mills |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Erroll |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 7 August 1979 – 11 August 2002 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Bridlington | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 7 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | John Townend |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Frederick Wood 5 October 1920 London, England |
| Died | 11 August 2002 (aged 81) Bishop Wilton, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Diana Kellet (m. 1947) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Edward Wood, Lady Dorothy Evelyn Augusta Onslow |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Richard Frederick Wood, Baron Holderness, PC, DL (5 October 1920 – 11 August 2002), was a British Conservative politician who held numerous ministerial positions from 1955 to 1974. He was distinctive in having lost both his legs in action in North Africa during World War II.