John Gummer

The Right Honourable
The Lord Deben
PC
The Right Honourable The Lord Deben PC
	Official portrait, 2023
Chairman, Climate Change Committee
	In office; 2012–2023
Preceded by	Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell
Succeeded by	Piers Forster
Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
	In office; 2 May 1997 – 11 June 1997
Leader	John Major
Preceded by	John Prescott (Environment)
Succeeded by	Norman Fowler
Secretary of State for the Environment
	In office; 27 May 1993 – 2 May 1997
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Michael Howard
Succeeded by	John Prescott (Environment, Transport and the Regions)
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
	In office; 24 July 1989 – 27 May 1993
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher; John Major
Preceded by	John MacGregor
Succeeded by	Gillian Shephard
Paymaster General
	In office; 11 September 1984 – 1 September 1985
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Cecil Parkinson
Succeeded by	Kenneth Clarke
Chairman of the Conservative Party
	In office; 11 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Leader	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Cecil Parkinson
Succeeded by	Norman Tebbit
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 June 2010; Life Peerage
Member of Parliament ; for Suffolk Coastal; Eye (1979–1983)
	In office; 3 May 1979 – 12 April 2010
Preceded by	Harwood Harrison
Succeeded by	Thérèse Coffey
Member of Parliament ; for Lewisham West
	In office; 18 June 1970 – 8 February 1974
Preceded by	James Dickens
Succeeded by	Christopher Price
Personal details
Born	26 November 1939 (age 84); Stockport, Cheshire, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Penelope Gardner
Alma mater	Selwyn College, Cambridge

John Selwyn Gummer, Baron Deben, PC (born 26 November 1939) is a British Conservative Party politician, formerly the Member of Parliament (MP) for Suffolk Coastal and now a member of the House of Lords.^[1]^[2] He was Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1983 to 1985 and held various government posts including Secretary of State for the Environment from 1993 to 1997.

Gummer stood down from the House of Commons at the 2010 general election and was appointed to the House of Lords as Lord Deben.^[3]

Lord Deben was Chairman of the UK's independent Climate Change Committee. He also chairs the sustainability consultancy Sancroft International, recycler Valpak,^[4] and PIMFA (Personal Investment & Financial Advice Association). He is a director of The Catholic Herald and the Castle Trust – a mortgage and investment firm.^[5]^[6] He is a trustee of climate change charity Cool Earth,^[7] alongside the ocean conservation charity, Blue Marine Foundation.^[8]

^ Cite error: The named reference Castle_1995-08-27_Independent was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Mr John Gummer (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ "Contact information for Lord Deben – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk.
^ Cite error: The named reference 2014-03-16_Valpak was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Castle Trust: Discover more". castletrust.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference 2014-03-16_CastleTrust was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Homepage – Current". Cool Earth.
^ "Blue Marine Foundation – Creating partnerships for a healthy ocean". Blue Marine Foundation.

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[2] "Mr John Gummer (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[3] "Contact information for Lord Deben – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk.

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[5] "Castle Trust: Discover more". castletrust.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

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[7] "Homepage – Current". Cool Earth.

[8] "Blue Marine Foundation – Creating partnerships for a healthy ocean". Blue Marine Foundation.

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The Right Honourable The Lord Deben PC
Official portrait, 2023

Chairman, Climate Change Committee
In office 2012–2023
Preceded by	Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell
Succeeded by	Piers Forster
Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
In office 2 May 1997 – 11 June 1997
Leader	John Major
Preceded by	John Prescott (Environment)
Succeeded by	Norman Fowler
Secretary of State for the Environment
In office 27 May 1993 – 2 May 1997
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Michael Howard
Succeeded by	John Prescott (Environment, Transport and the Regions)
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office 24 July 1989 – 27 May 1993
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher John Major
Preceded by	John MacGregor
Succeeded by	Gillian Shephard
Paymaster General
In office 11 September 1984 – 1 September 1985
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Cecil Parkinson
Succeeded by	Kenneth Clarke
Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office 11 June 1983 – 2 September 1985
Leader	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Cecil Parkinson
Succeeded by	Norman Tebbit
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 June 2010 Life Peerage
Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal Eye (1979–1983)
In office 3 May 1979 – 12 April 2010
Preceded by	Harwood Harrison
Succeeded by	Thérèse Coffey
Member of Parliament for Lewisham West
In office 18 June 1970 – 8 February 1974
Preceded by	James Dickens
Succeeded by	Christopher Price

Personal details
Born	(1939-11-26) 26 November 1939 (age 84) Stockport, Cheshire, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Penelope Gardner
Alma mater	Selwyn College, Cambridge