John Horam

John Horam, 87, died on July 25, 2026. John Horam was known publicly as a British Conservative politician. John Rhodes Horam, Baron Horam (born 7 March 1939) is a British Conservative politician. He has represented three parties in Parliament—originally a Labour MP, he defected to the SDP on its foundation in 1981, then to the Conservatives in 1987, and has served as a minister in both Labour and Conservative governments. On 4 September 2013, he was created a working life peer as Baron Horam of Grimsargh in the County of Lancashire. He is a founder and vice chair of the Common Sense Group of Conservative parliamentarians. Public biographical listings identify Horam as a British Conservative politician. This public record remains centered on Horam's work as a British Conservative politician and the documented milestones of that career.