The Rt Hon. the Lord Benyon GCVO
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Benyon's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Benyon GCVO. His name is Richard Henry Ronald Benyon, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
2024-09-10 → present
Crossbench
current
2019-10-30 → 2024-09-09
Conservative
2019-09-04 → 2019-10-29
Independent
2005-05-05 → 2019-09-04
Conservative
Government posts
2024-11-04 → present
Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)
2023-11-14 → 2024-07-05
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
2022-10-30 → 2024-07-05
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2021-05-13 → 2022-10-29
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2010-05-17 → 2013-10-07
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Opposition posts
2009-01-19 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
2007-07-03 → 2009-01-19
Opposition Whip (Commons)
Committee memberships
2005-07-12 → 2007-10-22
Home Affairs Committee
2010-07-26 → 2013-11-25
Environmental Audit Committee
2014-11-03 → 2015-03-30
Committees on Arms Export Controls
2015-07-06 → 2016-10-31
Defence Committee
2014-11-03 → 2015-03-30
Defence Committee
2015-09-08 → 2016-10-31
Defence Sub-Committee
2016-10-20 → 2017-05-03
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Contact
Parliamentary office
benyonr@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s) · 2 historic
Not currently an officer of any active APPG. Was officer of 2 group(s) historically — those rotated off in later snapshots.
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.