Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler
He was Chairman of the Cambridge University Conservative Association in Michaelmas 1960, in which term he entertained both the Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Home Secretary Rab Butler.In April 1976, he was photographed outside the Palace of Westminster having just taken delivery of his third four-cylinder MG MGB GT – he had reportedly rejected the idea of buying a V8 version on account of the cost."[6] As Secretary of State for Transport, Fowler drove through Lord Nugent's 1981 bill to make seat belts compulsory, a law that came into force in 1983.[7][8] As Secretary of State for Social Services in 1986, Fowler implemented the first official drive to educate the British public to the dangers of AIDS.[9] Some Conservatives, including Thatcher herself, objected to the frank content of these messages, which contained material about needle usage and intravenous drugs, as well as discussions about the risks of unprotected sex.[11] The phrase has been reused by many others as a reason for a resignation, and is often treated as insincere or euphemistic, though Fowler has said he was being literal, as he worried he was growing distant from his young children.[15] In 2003, Lord Fowler proposed that the European Union should appoint a high-level coordinator with ambassadorial rank to deal with the AIDS epidemic.[21] He also stated his desire to stand down in order to "speak his mind" as an independent member of the House of Lords on issues he has campaigned for, in particular LGBT rights in the United Kingdom and HIV and AIDS.
Hec FowlerThe Right HonourableLord SpeakerElizabeth IIThe Lord McFall of AlcluithThe Baroness D'SouzaShadow Home SecretaryWilliam HagueBrian MawhinneyAnn WiddecombeShadow Secretary of State for EnvironmentTransportand the RegionsSir George YoungGillian ShephardChairman of the Conservative PartyJohn MajorChris PattenJeremy HanleySecretary of State for EmploymentMargaret ThatcherThe Lord Young of GraffhamMichael HowardSecretary of State for Social ServicesPatrick JenkinJohn MooreSecretary of State for TransportBill RodgersDavid HowellShadow Minister of State for TransportShadow Secretary of State for Social ServicesMember of the House of LordsLord TemporalIncumbentLife peerageMember of ParliamentSutton ColdfieldGeoffrey LloydAndrew MitchellNottingham SouthGeorge PerryChelmsfordCrossbenchConservativeSpeakerAlma materTrinity Hall, CambridgeministriesMinister of Transportmaking seat belts compulsoryEmployment Secretaryknightedlife peerKing Edward VI Grammar SchoolNational Servicesecond lieutenantEssex RegimentCambridge University Conservative AssociationHarold MacmillanRab ButlerThe TimesFebruary 1974 electionPalace of WestminsterMG MGB GTLord Nugentseat beltsDon't Die of IgnoranceWoolsackLord McFall of AlcluithHouse of CommonsHouse of LordsWest MidlandsEuropean Unionambassadorialselect committeetelevision licence feelegislation aiming to extend marriage rights to same-sex coupleselectedConstitutional Reform Act 2005COVID-19 pandemicremote workingLGBT rights in the United KingdomHIV and AIDSstigma and discrimination against those with HIV and AIDSnon-executive chairmanAggregate Industries plcNational Union of JournalistsFulham, LondonPoliticos PublishingKingston upon HullThe GuardianAutocarThe Daily TelegraphThe London GazetteParliament of the United KingdomHansardMinister of State for TransportMinister without PortfolioJohn GummerEnvironmentRegionsGeorge YoungOrders of precedence in the United KingdomThe Lord Clark of WindermereGentlemenThe Lord Campbell-SavoursUK Parliamentary committeeCommonsDinenageR. WalkerMacNeilGoodwillKearnsJohnsonChampionBucklandWishartStewartBaldwinGarnierC SmithHillierMcPartlandMordenC. WalkerHodgson