Michael John Hicks Beach, 2nd Earl St Aldwyn GBE GCStJ TD PC DL (9 October 1912 – 29 January 1992) was a British Conservative politician.

[1] St Aldwyn was educated at Eton and later fought in the Second World War as a Major in the 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars.

[1] In 1958 Macmillan promoted him to Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (chief government whip in the House of Lords).

After the Conservatives lost power in 1964 he served as Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Lords from 1964 to 1970.

When the Conservatives returned to power in 1970 under Edward Heath, St Aldwyn was again appointed Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, which he remained until the government fell in 1974.