Sir Herbert Raymond Gower, FInstD (15 August 1916 – 22 February 1989) was a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament for over 37 years, representing seats in Glamorgan from 1951 to his death in 1989.

[1] He first stood for Parliament at the 1950 general election, contesting the safe Labour seat of Ogmore, where he was beaten by Walter Padley.

[1] Boundary changes saw most of the seat transferred to the Vale of Glamorgan, which Gower represented from its creation for the 1983 general election.

[1] He was also Secretary of the Friends of Wales Society (Cultural), a member of the Welsh Advisory Council for Civil Aviation (1959–62).

Gower was President of the Wales Area Conservative Teachers' Association (1962–) and the Glamorgan (London) Society (1967–69).

The consequent by-election in Gower's seat was won by Labour's John Smith (not to be confused with the party leader of the same name).