John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market

The Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market
Parliamentary portrait, 2018
Ministerial Offices 1979–1994
Secretary of State for Transport
In office
11 April 1992 – 20 July 1994
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byMalcolm Rifkind
Succeeded byBrian Mawhinney
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
In office
2 November 1990 – 11 April 1992
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded byGeoffrey Howe
Succeeded byTony Newton
Secretary of State for Education and Science
In office
24 July 1989 – 2 November 1990
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byKenneth Baker
Succeeded byKenneth Clarke
Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office
13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byMichael Jopling
Succeeded byJohn Gummer
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office
2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byPeter Rees
Succeeded byJohn Major
Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
In office
4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Member of Parliament
for South Norfolk
In office
28 February 1974 – 14 May 2001
Preceded byJohn Hill
Succeeded byRichard Bacon
Personal details
Born (1937-02-14) 14 February 1937 (age 87)
London, United Kingdom
Political partyConservative
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
King's College London

John Roddick Russell MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, OBE, PC, FKC (born 14 February 1937), is a politician from the United Kingdom. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Norfolk from 1974 to 2001. He served in the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1985–87), Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1987–89), Secretary of State for Education and Science (1989–90), Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council (1990–92), and Secretary of State for Transport (1992–94). He was made a life peer in 2001.


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