From 1972 to 1979, he was chairman of IFA Consultants Ltd, he was also chair of Selenex Ltd (1973–1979), and of Courtenay Stewart International (1975–1979).
Lord Luce was portrayed by Jonathan Coy in the 2002 BBC production of Ian Curteis's controversial The Falklands Play. He has written Ringing the Changes, A Memoir published by Michael Russell.
Family
He is the son of Margaret (née Napier) and Sir William Luce, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Aden, Political Resident in the Gulf and Special Representative to the Foreign Secretary (Lord Home) for Gulf Affairs. His father's older brother was Admiral Sir David Luce, First Sea Lord (1963–1966). His maternal grandfather was Vice Admiral Sir Trevylyan Napier, who was the Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station (1919–1920). Luce has two sons, Alexander and Edward. His sister Diana is married to retired Royal Navy officer, Captain David Hart Dyke, and his niece is comedian and actress Miranda Hart. His paternal grandfather, Rear admiral John Luce, survived two key British naval battles during World War I: the defeat at the Battle of Coronel and the victory at the Battle of the Falkland Islands.
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Richard Napier Luce Baron Luce KG GCVO PC DL born 14 October 1936 1 is a British politician He is a former Lord Chamberlain to the Queen serving from 2000 to 2006 and has been Governor of Gibraltar a Conservative Member of Parliament MP from 1971 to 1992 and government minister and a crossbench member of the House of Lords The Right HonourableThe Lord LuceKG GCVO PC DLLord ChamberlainIn office 1 October 2000 15 October 2006MonarchElizabeth IIPreceded byThe Lord CamoysSucceeded byThe Earl PeelGovernor of GibraltarIn office 24 February 1997 21 March 2000MonarchElizabeth IIChief MinisterPeter CaruanaPreceded bySir Hugo WhiteSucceeded bySir David DurieMinister of State for the ArtsIn office 3 September 1985 25 July 1990Prime MinisterMargaret ThatcherPreceded byThe Earl of GowrieSucceeded byDavid MellorMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIn office 2 October 2000 29 June 2020Life peerageMember of Parliamentfor ShorehamArundel and Shoreham 1971 1974 In office 1 April 1971 16 March 1992Preceded byHenry KerbySucceeded byMichael StephenPersonal detailsBornRichard Napier Luce 1936 10 14 14 October 1936 age 86 Westminster EnglandPolitical partyCrossbenchConservative during political career ChildrenThe Hon Alexander LuceThe Hon Edward LuceParent s William LuceMargaret NapierAlma materChrist s College CambridgeViceregal styles of The Lord Luce 1997 2000 Reference styleHis ExcellencySpoken styleYour Excellency Contents 1 Early career 2 Political career 3 Later life 4 In popular culture 5 Family 6 Arms 7 Honours 7 1 Commonwealth honours 7 2 Scholastic 7 3 Honorary degrees 7 4 Memberships and fellowships 8 References 9 External linksEarly career EditBorn in Westminster Luce was educated at Wellington College and Christ s College Cambridge He completed national service in Cyprus 1955 1957 serving as a second lieutenant with the Wiltshire Regiment His service number was 449150 2 He then briefly joined the Overseas Civil Service first as a district officer in Kenya 1960 1962 He then worked for Gallaher Ltd as a brand manager 1963 1965 before becoming marketing manager for the Spirella Company of Great Britain In 1968 1971 he was director of the National Innovation Centre From 1972 to 1979 he was chairman of IFA Consultants Ltd he was also chair of Selenex Ltd 1973 1979 and of Courtenay Stewart International 1975 1979 Political career EditAfter unsuccessfully contesting Hitchin against Labour s Shirley Williams in 1970 Luce was first elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament MP for Arundel and Shoreham in a by election in 1971 When that constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the February 1974 general election he was returned for the new Shoreham constituency He retired from the Commons at the 1992 general election Luce was appointed the parliamentary private secretary to the Minister of Trade and Consumer Affairs in 1972 After the Conservative Party lost the February 1974 general election he became an opposition whip When the Conservatives returned to power at the 1979 general election he became Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office In 1981 he was promoted to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs within the same department In 1982 he followed his Secretary of State Lord Carrington in resigning over Argentina s invasion of the Falkland Islands 3 He returned to office in 1983 again as a minister of state in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office In 1985 he was moved to the Privy Council Office as Minister for the Arts and Minister for the Civil Service which was his last ministerial office He resigned in 1990 Luce was made a privy counsellor in 1986 citation needed and knighted in 1991 4 Later life EditLuce was Vice Chancellor of the University of Buckingham between 1992 and 1996 5 In 1997 he was appointed Governor of Gibraltar 5 an office he held until 2000 6 and he was created a life peer 5 on 2 October 2000 as Baron Luce of Adur in the County of West Sussex 7 He sat in the House of Lords until his retirement on 29 June 2020 8 In 2000 Luce was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO 9 and became Lord Chamberlain head of the Queen s Royal Household 10 He relinquished the post of Lord Chamberlain on 11 October 2006 and was succeeded by the Rt Hon The Earl Peel Luce was appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter KG on 23 April 2008 11 On 26 April 2012 Luce was appointed by David Cameron the Prime Minister as the chair of the Crown Nominations Commission for the see of Canterbury the commission set up to nominate the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury 12 Luce is president of the Voluntary Arts Network and is High Steward of Westminster Abbey He was president of the Royal Over Seas League from 2002 until May 2020 Luce was appointed as the first Chancellor of the University of Gibraltar upon its foundation in 2015 13 In popular culture EditLord Luce was portrayed by Jonathan Coy in the 2002 BBC production of Ian Curteis s controversial The Falklands Play He has written Ringing the Changes A Memoir published by Michael Russell Family EditHe is the son of Margaret nee Napier and Sir William Luce Governor and Commander in Chief of Aden Political Resident in the Gulf and Special Representative to the Foreign Secretary Lord Home for Gulf Affairs His father s older brother was Admiral Sir David Luce First Sea Lord 1963 1966 His maternal grandfather was Vice Admiral Sir Trevylyan Napier who was the Commander in Chief America and West Indies Station 1919 1920 Luce has two sons Alexander and Edward His sister Diana is married to retired Royal Navy officer Captain David Hart Dyke and his niece is comedian and actress Miranda Hart His paternal grandfather Rear admiral John Luce survived two key British naval battles during World War I the defeat at the Battle of Coronel and the victory at the Battle of the Falkland Islands Arms EditCoat of arms of Richard Luce Baron Luce Notes Knight since 1991 Coronet A coronet of a baron Crest Upon a helm with a wreath of Or and Gules within a circlet of Plumbago Flowers a Mute Swan naiant proper gorged with a Chain pendant thereform a Portcullis Or Torse Mantling Or and Gules Escutcheon Gules two lucies naiant in pale Or and on a chief Or a key fesswise the wards to the dexter Gules between two martlets Sable Motto FIAT LUX Latin Come light Other elements Order of the Garter circlet bearing the inscription HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE 14 Banner The banner of the Baron Luce s arms used as knight of the Garter depicted at St George s Chapel Honours EditCommonwealth honours Edit Commonwealth honoursCountry Date Appointment Post nominal letters United Kingdom 1986 present Member of Her Majesty s Most Honourable Privy Council PC United Kingdom 1991 present Knight Bachelor Kt England 1991 2011 Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex 15 DL United Kingdom 2000 present Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO England 23 April 2008 present Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter KGScholastic Edit Chancellor visitor governor rector and fellowshipsLocation Date School Position England 1992 1996 University of Buckingham Vice Chancellor England 2005 present Christ s College Cambridge Honorary Fellow 16 17 Gibraltar 2015 2019 University of Gibraltar Chancellor 18 This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items December 2020 Honorary degrees Edit Location Date School Degree Gave commencement address England 1998 University of Buckingham Doctor of the University D Univ 19 This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items December 2020 Memberships and fellowships Edit Country Date Organisation Position United Kingdom 1991 present Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor Member United Kingdom 1992 May 2020 Royal Over Seas League President 20 England February 2011 October 2016 Westminster Abbey High StewardThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items January 2021 References Edit Mr Richard Luce Hansard Retrieved 13 May 2021 No 40888 The London Gazette Supplement 25 September 1956 p 5481 By hook or by crook The Jerusalem Post 16 July 2004 Archived from the original on 4 November 2012 Retrieved 18 August 2010 No 52543 The London Gazette 28 May 1991 p 8208 a b c Albany Rock solid The Sunday Telegraph 12 January 1997 Retrieved 18 August 2010 dead link Diplomat is new aide to Queen Birmingham Evening Mail 16 August 2000 Archived from the original on 4 November 2012 Retrieved 18 August 2010 No 55989 The London Gazette 5 October 2000 p 11135 Lord Luce UK Parliament Retrieved 29 June 2020 No 56014 The London Gazette 31 October 2000 p 12205 Dome critic is Queen s man Daily Record 16 August 2000 Archived from the original on 4 November 2012 Retrieved 18 August 2010 No 58679 The London Gazette 25 April 2008 p 6383 See of Canterbury Appointment Number10 gov uk 26 April 2012 Retrieved 5 February 2013 Chancellor University of Gibraltar Retrieved 5 November 2019 The Friends of St George s amp Descendants of the Knights of the Garter Annual Review 2007 08 vol VIII 2008 p 479 List of retired West Sussex Deputy Lieutenants www westsussexlieutenancy org uk Archived from the original on 17 October 2020 Retrieved 17 December 2020 Honorary Fellows Christs College Cambridge www christs cam ac uk Archived from the original on 27 September 2020 Retrieved 18 December 2020 The Rt Hon the Lord Luce Christs College Cambridge www christs cam ac uk Previous Chancellor University of Gibraltar Honorary Graduates 1978 2000 ROSL Announces New President Royal Over Seas League ROSL External links EditHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Richard LuceParliament of the United KingdomPreceded byHenry Kerby Member of Parliament for Arundel and Shoreham1971 February 1974 Constituency abolishedNew constituency Member of Parliament for ShorehamFebruary 1974 1992 Succeeded byMichael StephenPolitical officesPreceded byGrey Gowrie Minister for the Arts1985 1990 Succeeded byDavid MellorGovernment officesPreceded bySir Hugo White Governor of Gibraltar1997 2000 Succeeded bySir David DurieCourt officesPreceded byThe Rt Hon The Lord Camoys Lord Chamberlain2000 2006 Succeeded byThe Rt Hon The Earl PeelOrders of precedence in the United KingdomPreceded byThe Lord Morgan GentlemenBaron Luce Followed byThe Lord Ashcroft Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Luce Baron Luce amp oldid 1116557043, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
