Anthony St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso

Anthony Tudor St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso (born 16 May 1957) is a British peer, politician, businessman and solicitor. He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999 until the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026. He spoke on African affairs (and is a notable expert on Southern Africa), deregulation, financial services and information technology. Rather than aligning with a particular political party, he remained a crossbencher.

Life and career The only son of Andrew St John, 21st Baron St John of Bletso, he was educated in South Africa at Bishops Diocesan College and the University of Cape Town, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science, and at the University of South Africa, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Laws.

He succeeded to his father's peerage in 1978, taking his seat in the House of Lords in 1979.

Since 1998, Lord St John has served as an extra Lord-in-Waiting to HM The Queen. He has recently served on the House of Lords Communications Select Committee and the Ad hoc select committee on artificial intelligence. He is currently Vice Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Africa Group, Zimbabwe group and South Africa group as well as the endangered species group. He served as chairman of the charity, Citizens Online from 2001 to 2008. He is currently a trustee of Christel House Europe and trustee emeritus of Alexandra Rose Charities, Tusk Trust and Television Trust for the environment.

His special interests are foreign affairs, particularly Africa, clean technology, wildlife conservation and sport. He plays a proactive role in the charitable sector, as a trustee of 7 charities mostly focused on poverty reduction, education and wildlife conservation in Southern Africa.

Personal life St John married firstly Dr Helen Jane Westlake, they have three children Oliver Beauchamp St John (1995) Alexander Andrew St John (1996) Athene Emma St John (1998)

St John married secondly Sabina St John, and they have 5 children between them.