Michael Hicks Beach, 2nd Earl St Aldwyn

The Earl St Aldwyn
Lord St Aldwyn in 1932
Chief Whip of the House of Lords
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
In office
24 June 1970  11 March 1974
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byThe Lord Beswick
Succeeded byThe Baroness Llewelyn-Davies of Hastoe
In office
27 June 1957  21 October 1964
Prime MinisterHarold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Preceded byThe Earl Fortescue
Succeeded byThe Lord Shepherd
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
In office
18 October 1954  18 January 1957
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Harold Macmillan
Preceded byThe Lord Carrington
Succeeded byJoseph Godber
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
9 October 1933  29 January 1992
Hereditary peerage
Preceded byThe 1st Earl St Aldwyn
Succeeded byThe 3rd Earl St Aldwyn
Personal details
Born(1912-10-09)9 October 1912
Sudeley, England
Died29 January 1992(1992-01-29) (aged 79)
Coln St. Aldwyns, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Diana Mills
(m. 1948)

Michael John Hicks Beach, 2nd Earl St Aldwyn GBE GCStJ TD PC DL (9 October 1912  29 January 1992) was a British Conservative politician. He achieved the distinction of serving in the governments of five different prime ministers.