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Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott

The Right Honourable
The Lord Grocott
PC
Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
In office
29 May 2002 – 24 January 2008
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Gordon Brown
Preceded by The Lord Carter
Succeeded by The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition
In office
1994–1997
Leader Tony Blair
Preceded by Hilary Armstrong
Succeeded by John Whittingdale
Member of Parliament
for Telford
The Wrekin (1987–1997)
In office
11 June 1987 – 7 June 2001
Preceded by Warren Hawksley
Succeeded by David Wright
Member of Parliament
for Lichfield and Tamworth
In office
10 October 1974 – 3 May 1979
Preceded by Jack d'Avigdor-Goldsmid
Succeeded by John Heddle
Personal details
Born (1940-11-01) 1 November 1940 (age 76)
Watford, United Kingdom
Political party Labour
Alma mater University of Leicester
University of Manchester

Bruce Joseph Grocott, Baron Grocott PC (born 1 November 1940) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

Grocott was born in Kings Langley near Watford, and was educated at the University of Leicester. He obtained an MA from Manchester University after conducting research on Local Government. He was appointed to the post of lecturer, and later a senior lecturer, at the City of Birmingham College of Commerce (later Birmingham Polytechnic, now Birmingham City University). During this time he was elected to Bromsgrove Urban District Council. From 1972 to 1974 he was a principal lecturer at North Staffordshire Polytechnic.

His first attempt to become a member of Parliament was in the 1970 election when he stood unsuccessfully for South West Hertfordshire. He was then selected as a candidate and was elected as Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Tamworth in October 1974, in which position he became Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Planning, and later the Minister of Agriculture. He lost his seat at the 1979 general election and joined Central Television as a presenter and producer, working on programmes such as Left, Right and Centre, Central Lobby and Central Weekend.

He was re-elected for The Wrekin in 1987 and he was very shortly thereafter appointed Deputy Shadow Leader of the House to Jack Cunningham before becoming advisor to the Leader of the Opposition, Neil Kinnock and, later, a Foreign Affairs Spokesman under John Smith. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tony Blair from 1994 until 2001.


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