John Gardiner, Baron Gardiner of Kimble

The Right Honourable
The Lord Gardiner of Kimble
The Right Honourable The Lord Gardiner of Kimble
Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 May 2021
Lord Speaker	The Lord McFall of Alcluith
Preceded by	The Lord McFall of Alcluith
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity
	In office; 13 July 2016 – 10 May 2021
Prime Minister	Theresa May; Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Rory Stewart
Succeeded by	The Lord Benyon
Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords ; Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard
	In office; 8 May 2015 – 13 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Lord Newby
Succeeded by	The Earl of Courtown
Lord-in-waiting; Government Whip
	In office; 4 September 2012 – 8 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Baroness Rawlings
Succeeded by	Vacant
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 24 June 2010; Life Peerage
Personal details
Born	17 March 1956 (age 68)
Nationality	British
Political party	Non-affiliated
Other political; affiliations	Conservative (until 2021)
Spouse	Olivia Musgrave
Alma mater	Uppingham School; Royal Holloway, University of London

See also Gerald Gardiner, Baron Gardiner

John Gardiner, Baron Gardiner of Kimble (born 17 March 1956) is a British politician. He is a life peer, and has served as Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords since May 2021.

Early life, education and early career

Educated at Uppingham School and Royal Holloway, University of London, he graduated with a BA in Modern History, Economic History and Politics in 1977. He served as private secretary to five successive Chairmen of the Conservative Party between 1989 and 1995, under Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major. He has also worked as Director of Political Affairs for the Countryside Alliance, and served on the Quality of Life Commission Rural Affairs Group of the Conservative Party.

House of Lords

On 23 June 2010, Gardiner was raised to the peerage as Baron Gardiner of Kimble, of Kimble in the County of Buckinghamshire.^[1]

In 2012, he was appointed a Lord-in-waiting, and served in the Lords as a government whip and spokesman on the Cabinet Office, Business, Innovation and Skills, and Energy and Climate Change.

In May 2015, Gardiner was promoted to be Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard and Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords.

In July 2016, he was moved by new Prime Minister Theresa May to be Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He served in this role until 10 May 2021.

On 11 May 2021, Gardiner was appointed as Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords.^[2]

He is married to the sculptor Olivia Musgrave.^[3] He lives in London and Suffolk and is a partner of the family farm at Kimble in Buckinghamshire. He was Chairman of the Vale of Aylesbury with Garth and South Berks Hunt from 1992 to 2006 and President of the Buckinghamshire County Show 2007.

Arms

Coat of arms of John Gardiner, Baron Gardiner of Kimble
Crest In front of a garb Or a foxhound statant Proper supporting with the dexter foreleg a banner of the arms on a staff Gules. Escutcheon Argent on a chevron engrailed Vert between three foxes courant Proper three Dairy Shorthorns statant Or on a chief Gules three swans wings elevated and addorsed Argent.^[4] Supporters On either side a griffin Argent the tail tufted Or murally gorged Gules winged Vert the exterior foreclaws grasping an annulet the interior forefoot resting on a grice of three steps Or. Motto Floreat Rus

References

^ "No. 59471". The London Gazette. 28 June 2010. p. 12149.
^ "House of Lords: Senior Deputy Speaker". UK Parliament. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "The Society of Portrait Sculptors, Olivia Musgrave". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
^ Debrett's Peerage. 2015. p. 488.

External links

Political offices
Preceded by The Lord Newby	Deputy Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords 2015–2016	Succeeded by The Earl of Courtown
Preceded by The Lord Newby	Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard 2015–2016	Succeeded by The Earl of Courtown
Preceded by Rory Stewart	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity 2016–2021	Succeeded by The Lord Benyon
Preceded by The Lord McFall of Alcluith	Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords 2021–present	Incumbent
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Lord Knight of Weymouth	Gentlemen Baron Gardiner of Kimble	Followed by The Lord German

[1] "No. 59471". The London Gazette. 28 June 2010. p. 12149.

[2] "House of Lords: Senior Deputy Speaker". UK Parliament. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[3] "The Society of Portrait Sculptors, Olivia Musgrave". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2012.

[4] Debrett's Peerage. 2015. p. 488.

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