 announcing his support for a Scottish Assembly in 1974.

After the Conservatives lost the February 1974 general election, he was an opposition spokesman, initially on Scottish affairs and then on sport, until 1979.  After the 1979 general election, he was appointed as Margaret Thatcher's first Minister for Sport, as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of the Environment under Michael Heseltine.  He also had responsibility for some environmental issues, and was involved in strengthening the provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Monro came under some criticism for opposing the visit of a South African Barbarians rugby team to the UK and a return visit by the British Lions rugby team the next year. He was dropped from the Government in 1981 in the wake of Mrs Thatcher's proposal that the British team pull out of the Moscow Olympics, receiving a consolatory knighthood that year.  In 1986, he suggested that the government bill the Kremlin in the amount of £1 million and provide the amount to Scottish farmers in compensation for losses to sheep herds caused by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

In 1988, a bomb exploded on Pan Am Flight 103, which crashed at Lockerbie, near his home.  He was closely involved in the aftermath as the local constituency MP, and went out to Lockerbie with two other MP's. He was hailed by politicians of all political stripes for his compassion and caring; Scottish Labour MP Brian Wilson praised him as "a man who is truly a part of the community that he represents".

He returned to the Scottish Office on 9 April 1992, but he was sacked from this position on 5 July 1995. He became a member of the Privy Council in 1995, and following his retirement as an MP, was made a life peer as Baron Monro of Langholm, of Westerkirk in Dumfries and Galloway on 6 November 1997.

The number of Conservative MPs from Scotland declined from 24 when he was first elected an MP in 1964 to nil after the 1997 general election.  A One Nation Conservative, he occasionally rebelled against the official party line, opposing the closing of British Steel Corporation's Ravenscraig steelworks, for example.  One of his Labour Party opponents, Norman Hogg, dubbed him "the last of the decent Tories".

Outside politics
Monro was a president of the Scottish Rugby Union, and he was honorary president of Langholm RFC for over 20 years. He managed the 1970  rug
announcing his support for a Scottish Assembly in 1974. 

 After the Conservatives lost the February 1974 general election, he was an enemy spokesman, initially on scots affairs and then on sport, until 1979.   After the 1979 cosmopolitan election, he was appointed as Margaret Thatcher's beginning Minister for Sport, as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of the Environment under Michael Heseltine.   He also had duty for some environmental issues, and was involved in strengthen the provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. 

 Monro came under some criticism for pit the visit of a South African Barbarians rugby team to the UK and a return sojourn by the British Lions rugby team the next year. He was dropped from the Government in 1981 in the wake of Mrs Thatcher's proposal that the British team pull out of the Moscow Olympics, receiving a comforting knighthood that year.   In 1986, he suggested that the government placard the Kremlin in the amount of £ 1 million and provide the sum to Scottish farmer in compensation for losses to sheep herds caused by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. 

 In 1988, a bomb calorimeter exploded on Pan Am Flight 103, which crashed at Lockerbie, near his home.   He was closely involved in the aftermath as the local constituency MP, and went out to Lockerbie with two other MP's. He was hailed by politicians of all political stripes for his compassion and caring; Scottish Labour MP Brian Wilson praised him as " a man who is truly a part of the community that he represent ". 

 He returned to the Scottish Office on 9 April 1992, but he was sacked from this stead on 5 July 1995. He became a member of the Privy Council in 1995, and following his retirement as an MP, was made a biography peer as Baron Monro of Langholm, of Westerkirk in Dumfries and Galloway on 6 November 1997. 

 The number of Conservative MPs from Scotland declined from 24 when he was foremost elected an MP in 1964 to nil after the 1997 general election.   A One Nation Conservative, he occasionally rebelled against the official party line, opposing the closing of British Steel Corporation's Ravenscraig steelworks, for example.   One of his Labour Party opponents, Norman Hogg, dubbed him " the last of the becoming Tories ". 

 Outside politics 
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 anjouncing his support for a Scottish Assgmvly in 1974.

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Outside politpcs
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AFteR tHe CoNserVatives lost the fEbruAry 1974 general election, he waS an opPoSItioN SpOkesmAn, initiALlY ON ScOtTiSh aFfAIrS and tHen On sport, Until 1979.  After The 1979 GeNeral electioN, He Was appointEd aS Margaret ThaTchEr's firSt minISter fOr SPort, aS ParliAMentarY Under SecReTAry of STAte at thE dEpArtmEnt of the EnvironmeNT uNDer Michael HeseLtine.  HE aLSo HAD reSpoNsibility fOr Some eNVironmeNTaL ISSueS, And was involveD in strengthENinG the prOvIsiONs of thE WildLiFE anD CountrysidE Act 1981.

monro came Under sOMe critiCIsm for oPposinG thE viSit oF A SOuTh AFrICan bArBarIAns Rugby teaM tO tHe UK aNd a rETURN visIt bY the britiSh Lions rugby tEam The nEXt yEar. He Was drOppeD fRom thE GoverNment In 1981 In the wake of Mrs THatcHer's propoSal ThAt tHe britiSH team pUll Out Of the MoScow OlyMPicS, rECEIvIng a consolatory kniGhTHOoD that yeaR.  In 1986, he sUGgEsTEd that thE gOveRnmeNT Bill tHe KrEMlIn in the aMount oF £1 MiLlIon and pRoVide thE aMouNt tO ScotTIsh fArmers In compenSatioN For losses to sheEP herds caused bY ThE cHeRNobyL nuClear disastEr.

In 1988, A Bomb ExplODeD on pAn Am FLight 103, WhICh CRashed at Lockerbie, neAr His homE.  He waS closely involVed in the afTERMath as thE locAL cONstituency MP, anD went Out to LockeRBie with tWo othEr MP's. He wAs hailed bY POliticiaNs oF alL poLitICAl Stripes for his COMpasSiOn and caRinG; ScottiSh LAboUr Mp BrIaN Wilson prAised him As "A mAn WhO is Truly A Part of thE cOmmUnIty That hE RepresEnts".

HE retUrNeD To tHe ScottISh oFFice On 9 apRil 1992, bUt hE wAs sacKed fROm tHis posiTion on 5 JulY 1995. He BEcamE a MeMber of tHe Privy CounciL iN 1995, and followInG hiS retirEMEnt as an Mp, was made a life peer as BaroN monro of lanGholm, Of WeSterkirk iN DuMfries And gAllowaY on 6 NovEmber 1997.

thE nuMBEr of CONSeRvaTiVe MPs from SCOTlaNd decLiNed fRom 24 when He was first elected aN mP iN 1964 to nil after thE 1997 geNeraL ELeCtiON.  A oNe NAtIOn CONServative, he occaSionally reBeLLeD against thE OffIcIal partY line, opPosinG The closIng of BritIsh Steel COrPoraTIOn's ravenscraiG steelwoRks, for exaMPle.  OnE Of His LaBouR Party OpPonEnts, NOrman HOGg, dUbbed Him "the LaSt of thE deceNt tories".

OuTside politics
Monro was a pResideNt of tHe SCottish RuGby uNioN, and he was HonoRary presidEnt Of LAnghoLm Rfc for oVer 20 yEArS. He MAnageD the 1970  RUg
 announcing his support fo r a Scotti sh As sem bly  i n 19 74.
After the Con s erva tives lost the Februar y 197 4g ener a lelect ion, he wa s anop po sit io n  s pokes man , initi ally on Sc ott is h affairs an d  t hen on spo rt,  until 1979.   A fter t he  19 7 9 gen era l ele ction, he was  appointe da s Marg a ret Tha t c he r'sfirst Minister fo r  S p ort, as Parlia mentar yU nd e r  Se cre tary of St at e att he Depa r tm e n t  of the Environme nt under Mi c hae l Hese lt ine .   He a lso h ad res ponsibility  for  some env ironme n tal iss u es, and  was i nvo lve d in st re ngt he n ing th e p r ovi sions of  t he  Wild life a n d  Cou ntr ysid e Act  1981.

Monro  ca me u n der  some  crit icis mfor o pposin g the  v isit of a South  Afr ican Barb ari an s r ug by te a m to t heUKand a r eturn v i sit  b y t he  British Lions rug by t ea m the ne xt yea r .He was drop pe d f romt h e Gov ernm e nt  in 1981  in th e  w ak e of Mr sThatch er 'spro posal that  the B ritish t eam p u ll out of theM oscow Olympic s ,r e ce i ving  aconsolatory  kni g htho od t h at  ye a r.  I n 198 6, he suggested that thego vernme nt bi ll the Kremli n in the a m o u nt of £1  mil l io n  and provide t he am ount to Sc o ttish fa rmers  in comp ensationf o r losses  to  sh eep  he r d scaused by the C hern ob yl nucl ear  disast er. 

I n 1 988 ,a bomb ex ploded o nPa nAm  Fl ight1 03, whic hcra sh edat Lo c kerbie , nea r hi sho m e. He was cl o s elyin vo lved  in  t he af term a thas thelocal con sti t uenc yMP , and w ent out to Lo ck erbie with  t wootherM P 's. He w as hailed by politician s  of all  po litic al s tripes fo r h is com pas s ion an d cari ng; S co tti s h  Labo u r  M P B ri an Wilsonp r ais ed hi mas " a man w ho is truly a part ofthe community  th at h e re pre s en t s". 
H e r e t urned to the Sc ottish Off ic e  o n 9 April1 992 ,but hewas sac ked f r om this  position  on 5 Jul y1995 . Hebecame a m ember of  the Priv y  Coun c il  in 1 995 , andfo llo winghis re t ire mentas anMP , wasmadealife pee r as Baron Monro of Lan gholm,  of W est erkirk in  Du m fri es and Ga llow ay on 6 No vem ber  1997 .
T he nu mber of  Co n serva tive MPs fromS co tla n d  d eclined fro m 2 4 w hen h e w a s firs t el ected an MP in 19 6 4 to nil after  the 1 997  ge n eral  e lection.  A On e N at i o n Conser va tive, he oc casional ly rebel led ag ainstthe off i c ia l  party  lin e,opposingthe  c l osing o fBr i tish S teel  C orpora tion's Rave n s craig steelworks , for e xampl e . One o fhis Lab o ur P arty oppon ents, Norma n Hogg , du bbedhim "th elast o f t he  decent To r ies".

Ou tside  politi cs 
Mon rowas apres i d ent o f th eSco ttish Rug b y  U n io n, and  hewas h on orar y preside n t of Lan gho l m RFC f or  ov e r  20 ye a rs . He managed  th e 197 0  rug
 announcing_his support_for a Scottish Assembly_in 1974.

After_the_Conservatives lost_the_February 1974 general_election, he was_an opposition spokesman, initially_on Scottish affairs_and_then on sport, until 1979.  After the 1979 general election, he was appointed_as_Margaret Thatcher's_first_Minister_for Sport, as Parliamentary Under_Secretary of State at the_Department of_the Environment under Michael Heseltine.  He also_had_responsibility for some_environmental issues, and was involved in strengthening the provisions_of the Wildlife and Countryside Act_1981.

Monro came under_some_criticism_for opposing the visit_of a South African Barbarians rugby_team to the UK and a_return visit by the British Lions rugby_team the next year. He was_dropped from the Government in_1981 in_the wake of Mrs Thatcher's_proposal that the_British team_pull out of_the Moscow Olympics, receiving a consolatory_knighthood that year._ In 1986, he suggested that_the_government bill the_Kremlin_in_the amount_of £1 million_and_provide the_amount_to Scottish farmers in compensation for_losses_to sheep herds caused by the Chernobyl_nuclear disaster.

In 1988, a_bomb_exploded on Pan Am_Flight 103, which crashed at_Lockerbie, near his home.  He_was closely_involved in_the aftermath as the local constituency MP, and went out to_Lockerbie with two other MP's. He_was hailed by politicians_of all_political_stripes for his_compassion_and caring;_Scottish Labour MP Brian Wilson praised him_as "a_man who is truly a part_of the community that_he_represents".

He returned to the Scottish Office_on 9 April 1992, but he_was sacked from this position_on_5_July 1995. He became a_member of the Privy Council in_1995, and following_his retirement as an MP, was made_a_life peer as Baron Monro of_Langholm,_of Westerkirk in Dumfries and Galloway_on_6_November 1997.

The number of Conservative_MPs from Scotland declined from 24_when he was first elected an MP in 1964_to nil after_the 1997 general election. _A_One_Nation Conservative, he occasionally rebelled against the official party line,_opposing the_closing of British_Steel Corporation's Ravenscraig steelworks, for example.  One of his_Labour Party opponents, Norman Hogg, dubbed him_"the last of the decent Tories".

Outside politics
Monro was a president of_the Scottish Rugby Union, and he was honorary_president of Langholm RFC for over 20_years. He managed the_1970_ rug