William Howie, Baron Howie of Troon explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
The Lord Howie of Troon
Office:Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Term Start:21 April 1978
Term End:26 May 2018
Life Peerage
Office1:Comptroller of the Household
Primeminister1:Harold Wilson
Term Start1:1967
Term End1:1968
Predecessor1:William Whitlock
Successor1:Ioan Evans
Office2:Member of Parliament
for Luton
Term Start2:7 November 1963
Term End2:29 May 1970
Predecessor2:Charles Hill
Successor2:Charles Simeons
Birth Date:2 March 1924
Party:Labour

William Howie, Baron Howie of Troon (2 March 1924 – 26 May 2018),[1] known as Will Howie, was a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP).

Howie was elected to the House of Commons at a 1963 by-election in the Luton constituency, following the appointment of Conservative MP Charles Hill as chairman of the Independent Television Authority. He was re-elected at the 1964 general election with a majority of only 723 votes.

He held his seat at the 1966 election with an increased majority of 2,464, but at the 1970 general election he lost his seat to the Conservative Charles Simeons.

On 21 April 1978, he was made a life peer as Baron Howie of Troon, of Troon in the District of Kyle and Carrick.[2]

On 17 July 2007 it was revealed that Howie provided a parliamentary security pass to Douglas Smith, Chairman of the lobbying group Westminster Advisers.[3]

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  1. Web site: Death of a Member: Lord Howie of Troon - Hansard. hansard.parliament.uk.
  2. Web site: Dod Finance – Top financial news and advice. https://web.archive.org/web/20110527052350/http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=38&menu=81&biog=y&id=26599&Page=Lord%20Howie%20of%20Troon%20:%20Political%20Biography. 27 May 2011.
  3. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article2776202.ece Peers face inquiry over security passes given to lobbyists - UK Politics, UK - Independent.co.uk