Fowler, (Peter) Norman (1938- )

British Conservative politician, chair of the party 1992-94. He was a junior minister in the Heath government, transport secretary in the first Thatcher administration in 1979, social services secretary in 1981, and employment secretary 1987-89.

Fowler was chair of the Cambridge University Conservative Association in 1960. He worked as correspondent for The Times until 1970, when he became a member of Parliament. In 1997 he became the environment secretary in William Hague's shadow cabinet. Knighted 1990.