Richard Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum

The Right Honourable The Lord Ryder of Wensum OBE PC
Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
In office 28 November 1990 – 20 July 1995
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Tim Renton
Succeeded by	Alastair Goodlad
Junior ministerial offices 1986–1990 Paymaster General In office 14 July 1990 – 28 November 1990 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by The Earl of Caithness Succeeded by The Lord Belstead Economic Secretary to the Treasury In office 24 July 1989 – 14 July 1990 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by Peter Lilley Succeeded by John Maples Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food In office 25 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by Donald Thompson Succeeded by David Curry Assistant Government Whip In office 16 October 1986 – 24 July 1988 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Member of Parliament for Mid Norfolk
In office 9 June 1983 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	Constituency Created
Succeeded by	Keith Simpson
Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 1979–1981
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Tom McNally
Succeeded by	Derek Howe
Personal details
Born	(1949-02-04) 4 February 1949 (age 75)
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Magdalene College, Cambridge

Richard Andrew Ryder, Baron Ryder of Wensum, OBE, PC (born 4 February 1949) is a British Conservative Party politician. A former Member of Parliament (MP) and government minister, he was made a life peer in 1997 and was a member of the House of Lords from 1997 to 2021.