Peter Luff

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Peter James Luff MP (born 18 February 1955) is a former lobbyist and a former Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology at the Ministry of Defence. He was the member of Parliament for Worcester from 1992 to 1997 and Worcester Mid from 1997 to 2015. He announced in September 2012 he would not be contesting the May 2015 general election and was replaced by Nigel Huddleston who held the seat.

Before entering parliament he worked for three years from 1977 as a research assistant to the Conservative MP Peter Walker, before heading up Edward Heath's private office for two years from 1980. He became the managing director of Good Relations Ltd, a lobbying company in 1982. In 1987 he became a special adviser to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, David Young. He became a senior consultant for Lowe Bell Communications (now Bell Pottinger Communications) in 1989, before again working for Good Relations from 1990. -royal-united-services-institute-rusi-and-the-university-of-roehampton Summary of business appointments applications - Sir Peter Luff], 31 July 2014, accessed 15 June 2015.</ref>

Revolving Door roles=

After stepping down as an MP ahead of the 2015 UK general election, Luff began working as an adviser to L3 Communications. He describes it as a US-based arms firm that he 'describes as a prime contractor in aerospace systems and national security solutions and a leading provider of a broad range of communication and electronic systems'.

ACOBA approved roles

In July 2014 the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments approved Luff's appointment as the chairman of the oversight board at Royal United Services Institute and the University of Roehampton and the chairman of the board of directors at the Pub Governing Body.

Interests

• 10 February 2007, my wife and I attended the BAFTA Awards and a dinner as guests of Orange, mobile phone and broadband operator. (Registered 18 February 2007)
• 30 September -6 October 2007, to Hong Kong, to study economic developments in Hong Kong, as a guest of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office. (Registered 15 October 2007)
• Land and Property: Terraced property in Worcester, let on an assured tenancy.

Affiliations

• Westminster Media Forum
• Centre for Parliamentary Studies, advisory board

Director

• Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK Branch, Appointed: 03/12/2002 Resigned: 28/11/2006 Company No. 04606846
• Non-Executive Director, Marlin Group Holdings plc - from February 2013
• Chairman, Democracy Forum - from January 2013
• Non Executive Director, Parity Group Plc - from September 2013
• Chairman of the British Shooting Sports Council - from March 2014