Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo
The Lord Palumbo | |
|---|---|
Peter Palumbo, 1974 | |
| Chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain | |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Lord Rees-Mogg |
| Succeeded by | abolished; replaced by national councils |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 4 February 1991 – 2 September 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Garth Palumbo 20 July 1935 London, UK |
| Spouse(s) |
Denia Wigram
(m. 1959; div. 1977)Hayat Mrowa (m. 1986) |
| Children | 6, including James Palumbo |
| Parent(s) | Rudolph Palumbo (father); Elsie Gregory (mother) |
| Relatives | Kamel Mrowa (father-in-law) |
| Education | Scaitcliffe School; Eton College |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Property developer |
| Known for | Chairman, Arts Council of GB |
| Website | www.lordpeterpalumbo.com |
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Peter Garth Palumbo, Baron Palumbo (born 20 July 1935), is a British property developer, devotee of architecture, and art collector, who served as the last Chairman of the unified Arts Council of Great Britain, before it was divided into separate councils in 1994.
Lord Palumbo sat as a Life Peer on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords from 1991 to 2019.