Elstead Hotel, Knyverton Road Bournemouth
A lunch for Bournemouth East Conservative Association where Gerald Howarth MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Ministry of Defence with the title of Minister for International Security Strategy.
For details and to book ring 01202 397 047
Mr Howarth was born in September 1947. He was educated at Haileybury and ISC Junior School, Windsor, and Bloxham School, Banbury (scholar). He read English at the University of Southampton (BA Hons), where he served with the University Air Squadron, and was commissioned into the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1968.
From 1971-1983 he worked in international banking with his last appointment as manager of syndicated lending at Standard Chartered Bank. From 1983-1992 he served as Conservative Member of Parliament for Cannock & Burntwood during which time he was PPS to Michael Spicer at the Department of Energy and from 1991-92 PPS to Mrs Margaret Thatcher.
In 1997 he was elected MP for Aldershot and served on the Home Affairs Select Committee and the Defence Select Committee. From 2002-2010 he served as a Shadow Defence Minister with responsibility for defence procurement and the Royal Air Force.
Mr Howarth has been married to Elizabeth since 1973 and they have three children and two grandchildren. He has held a pilot's licence since 1965 and is a church warden at the Royal Garrison Church in Aldershot. He is president of the Air Display Association, a Trustee of the British Forces Foundation and of the Vulcan to the Sky Trust, and he and his wife are joint patrons of Aerobility, the British Disabled Flying Association. Apart from flying, his interests include photography and DIY.