Michael Ancram
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The Most Honourable The Marquess of Lothian PC QC DL |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 10 May 2005 – 6 December 2005 |
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| Leader | Michael Howard |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Soames |
| Succeeded by | Liam Fox |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
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In office 18 September 2001 – 10 May 2005 |
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| Leader |
Iain Duncan Smith Michael Howard |
| Preceded by | Francis Maude |
| Succeeded by | Liam Fox |
| Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party | |
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In office 18 September 2001 – 6 December 2005 |
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| Leader |
Iain Duncan Smith Michael Howard |
| Preceded by | Michael Portillo |
| Succeeded by | William Hague |
| Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
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In office 2 December 1998 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Leader | William Hague |
| Preceded by | Cecil Parkinson |
| Succeeded by | David Davis |
| Shadow Constitutional Affairs Spokesperson | |
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In office 19 June 1997 – 1 June 1998 |
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| Leader | William Hague |
| Preceded by |
William Hague Michael Howard |
| Succeeded by | Liam Fox |
| Minister of State for Northern Ireland | |
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In office 11 January 1994 – 2 May 1997 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Robert Atkins |
| Succeeded by | Adam Ingram |
| Undersecretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
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In office 27 May 1993 – 11 January 1994 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Hanley |
| Succeeded by | Tim Smith |
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Member of Parliament for Devizes |
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In office 10 April 1992 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Claire Perry |
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Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 18 May 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Hutchison |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Griffiths |
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Member of Parliament for Berwick and East Lothian |
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In office 28 February 1974 – 10 October 1974 |
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| Preceded by | John Mackintosh |
| Succeeded by | John Mackintosh |
| Personal details | |
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7 July 1945 London, England, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Theresa Fitzalan-Howard |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater |
Christ Church, Oxford University of Edinburgh |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, Baron Kerr of Monteviot, PC, QC, DL (born 7 July 1945), formally styled as the Earl of Ancram and commonly known as Michael Ancram until he inherited the marquessate in 2004, is a British Conservative Party politician. He was formerly a Member of Parliament (MP) and a member of the Shadow Cabinet. Since 2010 a member of the House of Lords, he is the only marquess in the House of Lords. Lord Lothian is hereditary Chief of the Scottish Clan Kerr.
Michael Ancram was born in London and is the elder son and second child of the 12th Marquess of Lothian. He was educated at the Catholic independent school Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire, followed by Christ Church at the University of Oxford (BA History 1966 proceeded MA), where he was a member of the Bullingdon Club, and the University of Edinburgh (LLB 1968).
Ancram was called to the Scottish Bar in 1970 and continued to practice as an Advocate until 1979, apart from a brief period in 1974 when he first sat as an MP; he became a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1996.
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