The Lord Randall of Uxbridge | |
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons Treasurer of the Household | |
| In office 11 May 2010 – 6 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Tommy McAvoy |
| Succeeded by | Greg Hands |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 25 June 2018 | |
| Member of Parliament forUxbridge and South Ruislip Uxbridge (1997–2010) | |
| In office 31 July 1997 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Shersby |
| Succeeded by | Boris Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-08-05)5 August 1955 (age 70) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Kate |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Website | Official website |
Alexander John Randall, Baron Randall of Uxbridge,PC (born 5 August 1955) is a British politician who served as theMember of Parliament (MP) forUxbridge from1997 to2010 and forUxbridge and South Ruislip until2015, before being awarded a life peerage in 2018. A member of theConservative Party, he served asGovernment Deputy Chief Whip from May 2010 and October 2013, as well as Environment Adviser toTheresa May from 2017 to 2019.
Lord Randall is a trustee and Vice-Chair of the Human Trafficking Foundation and in February 2016 was appointed Special Envoy on modern slavery to theMayor of London, alongsideAnthony Steen.[1]
Randall's family have lived in Uxbridge for many years. The family owned the major local department storeRandalls of Uxbridge on Vine Street, which was founded by his great-grandfather Philip Randall in 1891, and closed in 2015.[2]
Born inUxbridge, Randall was educated at Rutland House School, anindependent school inHillingdon in the west ofGreater London and atMerchant Taylors' School inMoor Park, Hertfordshire. In 1979, he graduated from theSchool of Slavonic and East European Studies (which is now part ofUniversity College London) with an Upper Second Class HonoursBA degree inSerbo-Croatian language and literature.[3][4]
Randall later became managing director of Randall's and one of three shareholders in the business. In 1994, he became Honorary Treasurer of Uxbridge Conservative Association, which later elected him Chairman.
He announced in 2014 that the family store would close, citing decreased turnover and competition from online shopping as causes. Speaking about the closure, he criticised other employers for usingzero-hours contracts to cut their costs.[5]
Randall was elected Member of Parliament forUxbridge in aby-election following the death of SirMichael Shersby in the wake of theLabour Party's1997 landslide election victory. Randall had been anelection agent for Shersby throughout the 1997 General Election campaign. He became the first Conservative candidate to win a parliamentary by-election since the party'srecently elected leaderWilliam Hague's victory inRichmond in 1989.
During his political career he has sat on theEnvironment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee and its Environment Sub-Committee. He is strongly against theexpansion of Heathrow Airport.
In 1999 he was appointed as anOpposition Whip, but, due to hisopposition to Britain's involvement in the Iraq War, he resigned as a matter of conscience in March 2003.[6] He was later reappointed as a Whip in 2003. At the end of 2005 he was promoted to Conservative Assistant Chief Whip. In 2010 he was appointed the joint Deputy Chief Whip andTreasurer of Her Majesty's Household in theCoalition Government.
He was appointed as aPrivy Counsellor on 9 June 2010.[7]
He resigned from the government with praise toDavid Cameron on 6 October 2013, amid a cabinet reshuffle.[8] On 21 October 2013 it was announced that he was to receive aknighthood,[9] having the accolade bestowed byThe Prince of Wales on 12 February 2014.[10] On 10 July 2014, Randall announced that he would not be standing as a parliamentary candidate for the seat at the 2015 general election.[11]
On 18 May 2018, it was announced he would be elevated to theHouse of Lords.[12] On 25 June, he was created alife peer asBaron Randall of Uxbridge, of Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon.[13]
In February 2016 he was appointed Special Envoy on Modern Slavery to theMayor of London, alongside Anthony Steen CBE.[1]He is President of theColne Valley Regional Park.
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Lord Randall married Katherine Frances Gray in 1986; the couple have two sons and a daughter. Randall is a keen supporter ofUxbridge Football Club andSaracens Rugby Club.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forUxbridge 1997–2015 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Treasurer of the Household 2010–2013 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Conservative Deputy Chief Whip in theHouse of Commons 2005–2013 | Succeeded by |
| Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by | Gentlemen Baron Randall of Uxbridge | Followed by |
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