Arthur Charles St John Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron LukeKStJ (13 January 1933 – 2 October 2015) was a British peer. He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 until his retirement in 2015.
He entered the House of Lords in 1996 and following the Conservative party's defeat in the 1997 general election he became an Opposition Whip in the House of Lords. Lord Luke was Opposition Spokesperson for Wales (2000–06), Transport (2002–04), Defence (2004–10) and Tourism (2010).[2] He retired from the House on 24 June 2015.[3]
Lord Luke married firstly Silvia Maria Roigt in 1959. They divorced in 1971, and he married secondly Sarah Louise Hearne, daughter of the actor Richard Hearne in 1971. He had one son, Ian James Lawson Johnston, 4th Baron Luke, and two daughters by his first wife, and one son by his second wife.
He died on 2 October 2015 at the age of 82, just over three months after his retirement from the Lords.[4]
Arms
Coat of arms of Arthur Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke
Crest
A spur between two wings Or.
Escutcheon
Argent on a saltire Sable between four daggers points downwards Gules the sun in his splendour Or on a chief of the third three cushions of the fourth.
Supporters
Dexter a heron sinister a flamingo both Proper.[5]