Francis Leslie Pym, Baron Pym and British Foreign Secretary (1982-1983).
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| Head of the government | Margaret Thatcher | ||||||
| Predecessor | Peter Carington | ||||||
| Successor | Jeffrey Howe | ||||||
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| Head of the government | Margaret Thatcher | ||||||
| Predecessor | Christopher Soames | ||||||
| Successor | John Biffen | ||||||
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| Head of the government | Margaret Thatcher | ||||||
| Predecessor | Norman John Steves | ||||||
| Successor | John Biffen | ||||||
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| Head of the government | Margaret Thatcher | ||||||
| Predecessor | Norman John Steves | ||||||
| Successor | Janet Young | ||||||
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| Head of the government | Margaret Thatcher | ||||||
| Predecessor | Angus mode | ||||||
| Successor | Cecil Parkinson | ||||||
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| Head of the government | Margaret Thatcher | ||||||
| Predecessor | Fred malley | ||||||
| Successor | John knott | ||||||
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| Head of the government | Edward heath | ||||||
| Predecessor | William Whitelow | ||||||
| Successor | Merlin Rees | ||||||
| Birth | February 13, 1922 Abergavenny , Monmouthshire , UK | ||||||
| Death | March 7, 2008 (86 years old) Sandy, Bedfordshire , UK | ||||||
| The consignment | UK Conservative Party | ||||||
| Education | Cambridge University Magdalen College | ||||||
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Biography
Born in the family of a large landowner, a famous leader of the conservative party, member of parliament. His grandfather, Rev. Walter Rutven Pym, was Bishop of Bombay.
He studied at Eton College , graduated from Magdalen College in Cambridge .
During the Second World War, he served in North Africa and Italy as captain and regimental adjutant of the 9th Her Majesty the Royal Ulan Regiment . He was awarded the Military Cross , finished his service with the rank of major. After demobilization, he was engaged in commerce, was the manager and landowner.
He began his political career as a member of the Herefordshire County Council in 1958 from a conservative party . In 1961-1987 - Member of the House of Commons of the British Parliament. In 1964-1970 parliamentary organizer of the opposition.
- 1970-1973 - Coordinator of the vote of the parliamentary majority faction in the House of Commons, parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Finance,
- 1973-1974 - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,
- 1975-1978 - Minister for Northern Ireland Shadow Cabinet
- 1978-1979 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Shadow Cabinet ,
- 1979-1981 - Minister of Defense
- January-September 1981 - Leader of the House of Commons and General Treasurer,
- 1981-1982 - Lord Chairman of the Council
- 1982-1983 - British Foreign Secretary.
In 1983, Margaret Thatcher was dismissed after a second conservative victory. He was a member of the opposition Wets conservative group, which also formed the Conservative Center Forward group. However, his attempts to oppose the prime minister were unsuccessful. In his book, The Politics of Consent (1984), opposed Thatcher's politics and leadership style.
In 1987, completed his mandate in the House of Commons, becoming a lifelong peer.
Sources
- Lord Pym: Leading 'wet' in Thatcher's first cabinet who became Foreign Secretary during the Falklands War , The Independent (March 8, 2008). Date of treatment January 7, 2010.