Alistair McAlpine, Lord McAlpine of West Green, is an Independent Conservative member of the House of Lords, and has been a director of the family-run construction firm, Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons Ltd, for over thirty years. He was Treasurer of the Conservative party from 1975 to 1990 and its Deputy Chairman from 1979 to 1983. He is a regular contributor to the Spectator, the Mail on Sunday and other papers, and has been actively involved in the arts for many years.  He is the author of several books.

The Lord McAlpine of West Green has been a patron of the SAVE FOUNDATION since 1989.