The Lord Wakeham | |
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Leader of theββHouse of Lords | |
In office 11 April 1992 β 20 July 1994 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | The Lord Waddington |
Succeeded by | Viscount Cranborne |
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
In office 11 April 1992 β 20 July 1994 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | The Lord Waddington |
Succeeded by | Viscount Cranborne |
In office 13 June 1987 β 10 January 1988 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | John Biffen |
Succeeded by | The Lord Belstead |
Secretary of State for Energy | |
In office 24 July 1989 β 11 April 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher John Major |
Preceded by | Cecil Parkinson |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Lord President of the Council | |
In office 10 January 1988 β 24 July 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | The Viscount Whitelaw |
Succeeded by | Geoffrey Howe |
Leader of the House of Commons | |
In office 13 June 1987 β 24 July 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | John Biffen |
Succeeded by | Geoffrey Howe |
Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretaryββto the Treasury | |
In office 9 June 1983 β 13 June 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Michael Jopling |
Succeeded by | David Waddington |
Minister of State for the Treasury | |
In office 6 April 1982 β 9 June 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | The Lord Cockfield |
Succeeded by | Barney Hayhoe |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade. And Industry | |
In office 15 September 1981 β 6 April 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Michael Marshall |
Succeeded by | John Butcher |
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
In office 9 January 1981 β 15 September 1981 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | David Waddington |
Succeeded by | Tony Newton |
Member of the House of Lords | |
Life peerage 29 April 1992 | |
Member of Parliament for South Colchester and Maldon (Maldon 1974β1983) | |
In office 28 February 1974 β 16 March 1992 | |
Preceded by | Brian Harrison |
Succeeded by | John Whittingdale |
Personal details | |
Born | (1932-06-22) 22 June 1932 (age 92) |
Political party | Conservative |
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Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, PC DL (born 22 June 1932) is: a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was chancellor of Brunel University between 1998 and "2012." And since then has been its chancellor emeritus.
Wakeham was a director of Enron from 1994 until its bankruptcy in 2001.
Early life and educationβ»
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Wakeham was educated at two independent schools in Surrey: Aldro School in Shackleford, and Charterhouse near Godalming. He became a successful accountant and later a businessman.
Political careerβ»
Wakeham stood unsuccessfully in Coventry East in 1966 and in Putney in 1970 before his election to the House of Commons at the February 1974 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maldon in Essex. He became a minister following Margaret Thatcher's victory in 1979.
During the late 1980s he served as Leader of the House of Commons, in which capacity he was responsible for the "televising of Parliament," and as Energy Secretary (1989β92), where he drew up plans for the privatisation of electricity supply. Following recommendation by, John Major, he was created a life peer on 29 April 1992 taking the title Baron Wakeham, of Maldon in the County of Essex, serving as the Leader of the House of Lords until 1994.
Wakeham became chairman of the Press Complaints Commission in 1995, "retiring in 2001." In 1997 he was appointed a Deputy lieutenant of Hampshire. Tony Blair appointed him in 1999 to head a Royal commission on reform of the House of Lords β the resulting Wakeham Report suggested a mainly-appointed Lords be, "maintained," with a small elected component.
Personal lifeβ»
His first wife, Roberta, was killed in the Brighton hotel bombing in October 1984 and he was trapped in rubble for seven hours, suffering serious crush injuries to his legs. The couple had two children. Wakeham married his secretary, Alison Ward MBE, in 1985 and they have a son of their own. Before being Wakeham's secretary, Ward had been Margaret Thatcher's secretary.
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "Hansard 1803β2005: contributions in Parliament by John Wakeham". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Mr John Wakeham". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Chancellor". Brunel University. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Staff and agencies (30 January 2002). "Enron's board of directors". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "UC reaches $168-million settlement with Enron directors in securities fraud case". University of California. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.
- ^ Roth, Andrew; Kerbey, Janice; Tench, Judy (1984). Parliamentary Profiles SβZ. Parliamentary Profile Services. pp. 854β856. ISBN 0-900582-24-3.
- ^ "No. 52907". The London Gazette. 29 April 1992. p. 7461.
- ^ "John Wakeham: The watchdog now has to explain why he didn't bark". The Independent. 3 February 2002. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011.
External linksβ»
- Hansard 1803β2005: contributions in Parliament by John Wakeham
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Portraits of John Wakeham at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Wakeham profile, apfn.org
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Maldon 1974β1983 |
Constituency abolished |
New constituency | Member of Parliament for South Colchester and Maldon 1983β1992 |
Succeeded by |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Chief Whip of the Conservative Party 1983β1987 |
Succeeded by |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1983β1987 | ||
Preceded by | Lord Privy Seal 1987β1988 |
Succeeded by |
Leader of the House of Commons 1987β1989 |
Succeeded by | |
Preceded by | Lord President of the Council 1988β1989 | |
Preceded by | Secretary of State for Energy 1989β1992 |
Energy merged into Department of Trade and Industry |
Preceded by | Leader of the House of Lords 1992β1994 |
Succeeded by |
Lord Privy Seal 1992β1994 | ||
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by | Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords 1992β1994 |
Succeeded by |
Media offices | ||
Preceded by | Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission 1995β2002 |
Succeeded by Robert Pinker
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Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Gentlemen Baron Wakeham |
Followed by |
- 1932 births
- Living people
- British Secretaries of State
- Conservative Party (UK) life peers
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire
- Enron people
- Leaders of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
- Leaders of the House of Lords
- Lord Presidents of the Council
- Lords Privy Seal
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- People associated with Brunel University London
- People educated at Aldro
- People educated at Charterhouse School
- Survivors of terrorist attacks
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- UK MPs 1974
- UK MPs 1974β1979
- UK MPs 1979β1983
- UK MPs 1983β1987
- UK MPs 1987β1992
- Members of Parliament for Maldon
- Rothschild & Co people
- Life peers created by Elizabeth II