John Biffen

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William John Biffen, Baron Biffen PC (* 3. November 1930 in Combwich , Somerset , England ; † 14. August 2007 in Shrewsbury , Shropshire , England) was a British politician of the Conservative Party .

biography

After visiting Dr. Morgan's School in Bridgwater , he studied at Jesus College at the University of Cambridge . He then began his professional career and was from 1953 to 1960 when the company Tube Investments, Ltd. active.

On 8 November 1961, he was at a by-election ( by-election for the first time) for the Conservative Party deputy to the lower house ( House of Commons elected) and represented there first until 1983 the constituency Oswestry and then from 1983 to 1997 the constituency of Shropshire North .

After the Tories won the general election on May 3, 1979 , Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher appointed him Chief Secretary to the Treasury . After a government reshuffle, he was then Minister of Commerce between 1981 and 1982 before becoming Lord President of the Council . He was most recently 1983-1987 Lord Privy Seal ( Lord Privy Seal ) of the Thatcher government and at the same time from 1982 to 1987 leader of the conservative majority party in the House ( Leader of the House of Commons ). However, these offices he lost because of his criticism of the planned by Prime Minister Thatcher poll tax ( Poll Tax ).

After retiring from the House, he was in 1997 as a life peer with the title Baron Biffen , of Tanat in the Shropshire the nobility raised and belonged from 1997 until his death in the upper house ( House of Lords ) to.

Baron Biffen was also a member of the Mont Pelerin Society , an association of neoliberal intellectuals founded in 1947 , whose goal is the defense and promotion of freedom , the rule of law , private property and competition .

He has also authored several books on political subjects such as Nation in Doubt (1976) and Political Office or Politic Power: Six Speeches on National and International Affairs (1977). In 1989 his political memoir was published under the title Inside Westminster: Behind the Scenes at the House of Commons .

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personal data
SURNAME Biffen, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Biffen, William John, Baron Biffen (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Conservative Party politician, Member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Combwich , Somerset , England
DATE OF DEATH August 14, 2007
Place of death Shrewsbury , Shropshire , England