Career Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur

chapel of eton college

the son of 3rd baron glenarthur, born scottish mercantile family , educated @ eton college. commissioned 10th royal hussars in 1963, glenarthur aide-de-camp high commissioner of aden in 1964 , 1965. between 1976 , 1980, served major in royal hussars, territorial , army volunteer reserve, , captain british airways helicopters between 1976 , 1982.

lord glenarthur served in government of margaret thatcher in house of lords, , in 1982 became lord-in-waiting (government whip) , became parliamentary under secretary of state @ department of health , social security (dhss) in 1983. moved home office before being promoted minister of state scotland in 1986. last ministerial appointment minister of state foreign , commonwealth affairs 1987 1989. amongst particular responsibilities hong kong , united kingdom s relationship china.

from 1977 1982, lord glenarthur director of aberdeen , texas corporate finance ltd , 1979 1982 abtex computer systems ltd. senior executive of hanson plc 1989 1996, deputy chairman of hanson pacific ltd 1994 1998 , director of whirly bird services ltd 1995 2004. further consultant british aerospace 1989 1999 , president of national council civil protection 1991 2003. british helicopter advisory board, chairman between 1992 , 2004, , president since 2004. lord glenarthur director of lewis group in 1993 , 1994, consultant chevron uk ltd 1994 1997 , director of millennium chemicals 1996 2004. consultant hanson plc 1996 1999 , imperial tobacco group plc 1996 1998, chairman of european helicopter association 1996 2003 , of international federation of helicopter associations 1997 2004, , governor of nuffield hospitals since 2000. between 2001 , 2002, consultant audax trading ltd, , director between 2003 , 2005. since 2001, has been commissioner of royal hospital chelsea, since 2002 director of medical defence union , since 2005 director of andax global.

glenarthur has been council member of air league since 1994 , member of national employers liaison committee majesty s reserve forces 1996 2002. since 2002, chairman of national employer advisory board britain s reserve forces. lieutenant of royal company of archers, since 2002 honorary colonel of 306 field hospital , since 2004 honorary air commodore of 612 (county of aberdeen) squadron, royal auxiliary air force. in 1992, glenarthur became freeman of guild of air pilots , air navigators , in 1996 liveryman. having been member of chartered institute of logistics , transport since 1978, made fellow in 1999. further fellow of royal aeronautical society since 1992, , freeman of city of london since 1996.

since 2010, lord glenarthur has been governor , trustee of king edward vii s hospital sister agnes. in role governor, wrote australian radio station 2day fm in wake of hoax call king edward vii hospital concerning pregnancy of hrh duchess of cambridge, , subsequent death of nurse jacintha saldanha took call. glenarthur wrote appalling call approved radio management before broadcast.