John Attlee, 3rd Earl Attlee

British peer and hereditary member of the House of Lords (born 1956)

The Right Honourable The Earl Attlee


Lord-in-Waiting Government Whip
In office 11 May 2010 – 8 April 2014
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Lord Tunnicliffe
Succeeded by	The Baroness Williams of Trafford
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer 2 March 1992 – 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 2nd Earl Attlee
Succeeded by	Seat abolished^[a]
Incumbent
as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999
Preceded by	Seat established^[b]

Personal details
Born	(1956-10-03) 3 October 1956 (age 67)
Political party	Conservative (from 1997)
Other political affiliations	Crossbench (until 1997)
Spouses	Celia Plummer (m. 1993⁠–⁠2002) Teresa Ahern (m. 2008)

John Richard Attlee, 3rd Earl Attlee (born 3 October 1956), styled Viscount Prestwood between 1967 and 1991, is a British Conservative Party peer and member of the House of Lords. He is the grandson of Clement Attlee, the Labour Prime Minister, who was the first Earl Attlee.

Early life

Attlee was educated at Stowe School, trained with Smiths Industries, and worked mainly in materials management.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

In 1985, Attlee went into business in the field of commercial vehicle recovery and repair.^[1] In this connection he is president of the Heavy Transport Association and Patron of the Road Rescue Recovery Association.^[1]

He undertook a tour with the non-governmental organisation British Direct Aid in Bosnia during the winter of 1993–94, and then ran British Direct Aid's operation in Rwanda for most of 1995.^[1]

Military service

A member of the Territorial Army, Attlee served in Bosnia with an aid agency during 1993–1994. He has also served in the Gulf War.^[2]

Political career

Attlee inherited his title following his father's death in 1991 and entered the House of Lords in 1992,^[1] initially as a crossbencher. Shortly before the general election of 1997 he joined the Conservative Party. He is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999.

He served as an Opposition spokesman on various subjects; immediately prior to the 2010 general election he was spokesman for transport and an Opposition whip.^[3] Following the Conservative victory in that election Earl Attlee was appointed a Lord-in-waiting or Government whip in the House of Lords.^[4] He continued in that role until April 2014, when he left the government. He was replaced by Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford.^[5]

Personal life

Earl Attlee married Teresa Ahern on 27 September 2008, in the Crypt Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, Palace of Westminster.^[6] Lady Attlee is the younger daughter of Mortimer Ahern, of Malvern, Worcestershire. Should Lord Attlee die without a son, the earldom will become extinct.

Arms

Coat of arms of John Attlee, 3rd Earl Attlee
	Coronet A Coronet of an Earl Crest On a Mount Vert two Lions addorsed Or Escutcheon Azure on a Chevron Or between three Hearts of the Last winged Argent as many Lions rampant Sable Supporters On either side a Welsh Terrier sejant Proper Motto Labor vincit omnia (Labour conquers all)

Notes

^ Seat abolished by the House of Lords Act 1999.
^ Seat established by the House of Lords Act 1999.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "John Attlee". Conservative Party. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
^ "The Tory peer who went to war". 20 June 2003. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ "Earl Attlee". Democracy Live. BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
^ "Who's who: Cameron's government". BBC News. 3 June 2010.
^ "Appointment to the government: Baroness Williams of Trafford". GOV.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
^ "Earl Attlee and Miss T. M. Ahern". Telegraph Announcements. London: Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2010.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl Attlee
Profile at the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Current session contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Voting record at PublicWhip.org
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou.com
Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
Profile at BBC News Democracy Live

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Martin Attlee	Earl Attlee 1991–present Member of the House of Lords (1991–1999)	Incumbent Heir: none
Parliament of the United Kingdom
New office created by the House of Lords Act 1999	Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 1999–present	Incumbent

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