▁not ▁the ▁first ▁MP ▁to ▁appear ▁on ▁camera ▁in ▁the ▁chamber , ▁as ▁Bob ▁Cry er , ▁the ▁MP ▁for ▁Brad ford ▁South ▁raised ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁order ▁before ▁G ow ▁presented ▁the ▁Lo yal ▁Address ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁In ▁his ▁speech , ▁G ow ▁referred ▁to ▁a ▁letter ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁from ▁a ▁firm ▁of ▁consult ants ▁who ▁had ▁offered ▁to ▁improve ▁his ▁personal ▁appearance ▁and ▁television ▁image , ▁making ▁a ▁few ▁self - de prec ating ▁j okes ▁about ▁his ▁bald ness . ▁MP s ▁agreed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁experiment ▁permanent . ▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁his ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁the ▁direction ▁in ▁which ▁Government ▁policy ▁on ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁was ▁moving , ▁G ow ▁remained ▁on ▁close ▁terms ▁with ▁Th atch er . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁Th atch er ' s ▁leadership ▁election ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁st alk ing ▁horse ▁candidate , ▁Sir ▁Anthony ▁Meyer . ▁But ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁believed ▁Th atch er ' s ▁premi ership ▁had ▁reached ▁a ▁logical ▁end ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁should ▁ret ire . ▁G ow ▁enjoyed ▁friend ships ▁with ▁people ▁of ▁various ▁political ▁persu as ions , ▁including ▁left - wing ▁Labour ▁MP ▁Tony ▁B anks . ▁Alan ▁Clark ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" my ▁closest ▁friend ▁by ▁far ▁in ▁politics ". ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁G ow ▁married ▁Jane ▁Elizabeth ▁Pack e ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 4