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Encyclopedia > Baron Gueterbock

The Right Honourable Anthony Fitzhardinge Gueterbock, 18th Baron Berkeley, Baron Gueterbock, OBE (b. 20 September 1939) is a British peer and Labour politician. He was made a life peer in order to continue sitting in the House of Lords following the removal of the hereditary peers. The Right Honourable (abbreviated The Rt Hon. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...


After attending Eton College, Gueterbock started a career in civil engineering. He joined George Wimpey plc and served as its Chairman until 1987. He then worked as Public affairs manager for Eurotunnel until 1995. He is now Chairman of the Rail Freight Group. He is also a member of the European Commission’s Transport & Energy Policy Advisory Forum and President of the Aviation Environment Federation, the leading UK non-profit group promoting a sustainable future for aviation. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a prestigious independent school for boys. ... The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ... George Wimpey plc is a housebuilding company based in London England. ... Eurotunnel plc (in the UK) and Eurotunnel S.A. (in France) make up the Eurotunnel Group, founded in August 1986, which manages and operates the Channel Tunnel between the UK and France. ...


Gueterbock inherited the title Baron Berkeley following the death of his maternal aunt in 1992. Berkeley was made a life peer as Baron Gueterbock, of Cranford in the London Borough of Hillingdon in 2000. He sits on the Labour benches. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...


He married Diana Christine (Dido) Townsend in 1965; they had two sons and a daughter. He married Rosalind Julia Georgina Clarke in 1999.

Preceded by:
Mary Foley-Berkeley
Baron Berkeley Succeeded by:
Current incumbent

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