Nick Bourne

The Right Honourable The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
Official portrait, 2022
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
In office 27 October 2017 – 26 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	The Lord Duncan of Springbank
Succeeded by	Office abolished
In office 12 May 2015 – 17 June 2017
Prime Minister	David Cameron Theresa May
Preceded by	The Baroness Randerson
Succeeded by	The Lord Duncan of Springbank
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Faith
In office 17 July 2016 – 26 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Eric Pickles (2015)
Succeeded by	The Viscount Younger of Leckie
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office 14 June 2017 – 27 October 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	The Lord Dunlop
Succeeded by	The Lord Duncan of Springbank
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
In office 12 May 2015 – 17 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Baroness Verma
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Lord-in-waiting Government Whip
In office 13 August 2014 – 17 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	The Baroness Northover
Succeeded by	The Baroness Mobarik
Leader of the Opposition
In office 11 July 2007 – 5 May 2011
Monarch	Elizabeth II
First Minister	Rhodri Morgan Carwyn Jones
Preceded by	Ieuan Wyn Jones
Succeeded by	Andrew RT Davies (Paul Davies Interim)
Leader of the Welsh Conservative Party
In office 18 August 1999 – 6 May 2011
Deputy	Andrew R. T. Davies
Leader	William Hague Iain Duncan Smith Michael Howard David Cameron
Preceded by	Rod Richards
Succeeded by	Andrew RT Davies (Paul Davies Interim)
Member of the Welsh Assembly for Mid and West Wales
In office 6 May 1999 – 6 May 2011
Preceded by	Office Created
Succeeded by	William Powell
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 September 2013 Life Peerage
Personal details
Born	Nicholas Henry Bourne (1952-01-01) 1 January 1952 (age 72)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	University of Wales, Aberystwyth Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation	University lecturer, politician
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Nicholas Henry Bourne, Baron Bourne of Aberystwyth (born 1 January 1952) is a Conservative Party politician who served as Leader of the Welsh Conservative Party and Member of the Welsh Assembly for Mid and West Wales from August 1999 until May 2011.

During the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election he unexpectedly lost his regional list seat, due to Conservative gains at constituency level. He was elevated to the House of Lords in September 2013,^[1] and the following year, became a government whip.