Background
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.
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.
Henrietta Louise (born 23 February 1965). They have one son, The Honorary 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 1986-1989 (and has been Vice-President since 1990), and has been President of Safety Groups United Kingdom since it replaced the National Health and Safety Groups Council, in 2005. He has also been Chairman of the Tax Payers" Society from 1989-1991 and has been Chairman of the European Secure Vehicle Alliance since 1992.
In 1995, he was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.