Alexander Patrick Greysteil Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie (born 26 November 1939) was a Conservative Party politician often known as Grey Gowrie; he works in the arts. November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January-March January 2 - End of term for Frank Finley Merriam, 28th Governor of California. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ...

He was educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford. He obtained the earldom on the death of his grandfather in 1955, joining the Conservative frontbench in 1972 as a whip. He was later Minister for the Arts and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys. ... College name Balliol College Named after John de Balliol Established 1263 Sister College St Johns Master Andrew Graham JCR President Jack Hawkins Undergraduates 403 Graduates 228 Homepage Boatclub Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the British government. ...

After leaving government, he became Chairman of Sotheby's and the Arts Council. PR shot of Sothebys New York, from auditions for The Apprentice 2 Sothebys is a noted auction house. ... The Arts Council of Great Britain was a Quango dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts in Britain. ...

He married Xandra Bingley in 1962; they divorced in 1974 and he remarried.