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Peers' Careers: Ministers in the House of Lords, 1964–95

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  • Philip Cowley
  • David Melhuish

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Ministers in the Lords are an important and overlooked part of the British executive. This article examines who they are, what careers they have, and speculates about careers in a reformed upper chamber. It finds intra‐party differences in the type of peer employed as ministers and in previous education but not (greatly) in previous occupation, concluding that ministers in the Lords remain part of a social élite. The effect of gender is also examined. It examines career paths, finding the development of an apprenticeship system and a glass ceiling which has led to recruitment problems for the Government. Labour's plans for reform, and the consequences for executive recruitment, are also considered.

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  • Philip Cowley & David Melhuish, 1997. "Peers' Careers: Ministers in the House of Lords, 1964–95," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 45(1), pages 21-35, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:polstu:v:45:y:1997:i:1:p:21-35
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9248.00067
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