Bruce Grocott
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The Right Honourable The Lord Grocott PC |
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Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms |
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In office 29 May 2002 – 24 January 2008 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | The Lord Carter |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 1994–1997 |
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| Leader | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Hilary Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | John Whittingdale |
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Member of Parliament for Telford The Wrekin (1987–1997) |
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In office 11 June 1987 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Warren Hawksley |
| Succeeded by | David Wright |
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Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Tamworth |
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In office 10 October 1974 – 3 May 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Jack d'Avigdor-Goldsmid |
| Succeeded by | John Heddle |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 November 1940 Watford, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater |
University of Leicester University of Manchester |
Bruce Joseph Grocott, Baron Grocott PC (born 1 November 1940) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Grocott was born in Kings Langley near Watford, and was educated at the University of Leicester. He obtained an MA from Manchester University after conducting research on Local Government. He was appointed to the post of lecturer, and later a senior lecturer, at the City of Birmingham College of Commerce (later Birmingham Polytechnic, now Birmingham City University). During this time he was elected to Bromsgrove Urban District Council. From 1972 to 1974 he was a principal lecturer at North Staffordshire Polytechnic.
His first attempt to become a member of Parliament was in the 1970 election when he stood unsuccessfully for South West Hertfordshire. He was then selected as a candidate and was elected as Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Tamworth in October 1974, in which position he became Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Planning, and later the Minister of Agriculture. He lost his seat at the 1979 general election and joined Central Television as a presenter and producer, working on programmes such as Left, Right and Centre, Central Lobby and Central Weekend.
He was re-elected for The Wrekin in 1987 and he was very shortly thereafter appointed Deputy Shadow Leader of the House to Jack Cunningham before becoming advisor to the Leader of the Opposition, Neil Kinnock and, later, a Foreign Affairs Spokesman under John Smith. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tony Blair from 1994 until 2001.
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