Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater
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This article is about the British politician and life peer. For the bayou in Florida, see Tom King Bayou.
Thomas Jeremy King, Baron King of Bridgwater, CH, PC (born 13 June 1933) is a British politician.[2] A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet from 1983 to 1992, and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Bridgwater in Somerset from 1970 to 2001. He was made a life peer in 2001.
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The Lord King of Bridgwater | |
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Secretary of State for Defence | |
In office 24 July 1989 – 11 April 1992 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher John Major |
Preceded by | George Younger |
Succeeded by | Malcolm Rifkind |
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
In office 3 September 1985 – 24 July 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Douglas Hurd |
Succeeded by | Peter Brooke |
Secretary of State for Employment | |
In office 16 October 1983 – 2 September 1985 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Norman Tebbit |
Succeeded by | The Lord Young of Graffham |
Secretary of State for Transport | |
In office 11 June 1983 – 16 October 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | David Howell |
Succeeded by | Nicholas Ridley |
Secretary of State for the Environment | |
In office 6 January 1983 – 11 June 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Michael Heseltine |
Succeeded by | Patrick Jenkin |
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy | |
In office 19 November 1976 – 4 May 1979 | |
Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | John Biffen |
Succeeded by | David Owen |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 9 July 2001 Life Peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Bridgwater | |
In office 12 March 1970 – 14 May 2001 | |
Preceded by | Gerald Wills |
Succeeded by | Ian Liddell-Grainger |
Personal details | |
Born | (1933-06-13) 13 June 1933 (age 90) Rugby, United Kingdom |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Elizabeth Jane King[1] |
Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
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