Michael Brougham, 5th Baron Brougham and Vaux
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Michael John Brougham, 5th Baron Brougham and Vaux, CBE
(born 2 August 1938) is a British peer
and a Member of the House of Lords
.
Born the eldest son of the 4th Baron Brougham and Vaux
, Brougham was educated at Millfield, Lycée Jaccard, Switzerland
and the Northampton Institute of Agriculture. On 20 July 1963, he married Olivia Susan Gray and they had one daughter, The Hon. Henrietta Louise (born 23 February 1965). Succeeding to his father's title in 1967, he also divorced his wife that year and married Catherine Jill Gulliver. They have one son, The Hon. Charles William Brougham (born 1971).
Lord Brougham has been Deputy Chairman of the Committees of the House of Lords, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords since 1995 and is also currently Vice-Chairman of the Association of Conservative Peers. He is also keen on health and safety and outside Parliament, he was President of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
from 1986-89 (and has been Vice-President since 1990) and has been President of Safety Groups UK since it replaced the National Health and Safety Groups Council] in 2005] as well as being Chairman of the Tax Payers' Society from 1989–91 and has been Chairman of the European Secure Vehicle Alliance since 1992. In 1995, he was awarded the CBE.
Order of the British Empire
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(born 2 August 1938) is a British peer
Peerage
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and a Member of the House of Lords
Members of the House of Lords
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Born the eldest son of the 4th Baron Brougham and Vaux
Victor Brougham, 4th Baron Brougham and Vaux
Victor Henry Peter Brougham, 4th Baron Brougham and Vaux was a British peer and politician.-Life:Brougham succeed to the title on 24 May 1927. He spoke in the House of Lords...
, Brougham was educated at Millfield, Lycée Jaccard, Switzerland
Switzerland
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and the Northampton Institute of Agriculture. On 20 July 1963, he married Olivia Susan Gray and they had one daughter, The Hon. Henrietta Louise (born 23 February 1965). Succeeding to his father's title in 1967, he also divorced his wife that year and married Catherine Jill Gulliver. They have one son, The Hon. Charles William Brougham (born 1971).
Lord Brougham has been Deputy Chairman of the Committees of the House of Lords, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords since 1995 and is also currently Vice-Chairman of the Association of Conservative Peers. He is also keen on health and safety and outside Parliament, he was President of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is a British charity which aims to promote safety. It is particularly known for its vocal campaigns on issues of road safety, including Tufty the road crossing squirrel, the Cycling Proficiency Test and the Green Cross Code, as well as on issues of...
from 1986-89 (and has been Vice-President since 1990) and has been President of Safety Groups UK since it replaced the National Health and Safety Groups Council] in 2005] as well as being Chairman of the Tax Payers' Society from 1989–91 and has been Chairman of the European Secure Vehicle Alliance since 1992. In 1995, he was awarded the CBE.