Background
Lord, Bowness, Rt. Hon. was born on May 19, 1943 in Cardiff, Wales. Son of Hubert Spencer and Doreen Blundell (Davies) B.
Lord, Bowness, Rt. Hon. was born on May 19, 1943 in Cardiff, Wales. Son of Hubert Spencer and Doreen Blundell (Davies) B.
Student, Whitgift School, Croydon, United Kingdom, 1961.
Partner Weightman Sadler, Purley, Surrey, England, since 1970.
Leader council London Borough of Croydon, 1976-1979, 80-94, leader opposition, 1994-1996. Member Audit Commission England & Wales, 1983-1995. Member Congress Regional and Local Authorities of Europe (Council of Europe), 1990-1998.
Member Committee of Regions European Union, 1993-1998. Conservative frontbench spokesman environmental transportation and regions House of Lords, 1997-1998. National parliament representative to European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights Drafting Convention, 1999-2000.
Honorary colonel Transport Regiment Royal Corps. of Transport (volunteer), 1988-1993. Member Croydon Law Society (past president).
Married Marianne Hall, July 26, 1969 (divorced 1983). 1 child, Caroline; married Jane Cullis, June 6, 1984. 1 stepchild, William R. Cook.