Matthew Parris
Matthew Parris (* 7. August 1949 ) is a former British politician of the Conservative Party , which today as author and journalist operates.
Life
Parris grew up in South Africa and attended Waterford Kamhlaba during his school days . He then studied in England Law at the University of Cambridge and then international relations at Yale University . After graduating, he worked for two years in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office ; But then he decided on a political career and became involved as a politician in the Conservative Party . From May 3, 1979 to May 8, 1986 Parris was the successor of James Scott-Hopkins MP in the House of Commons for West Derbyshire . Parris' successor as MP was Patrick McLoughlin . After his parliamentary term, Parris worked as a television presenter for the British television program Weekend World on ITV ; he took over the show in 1986 as the successor to television journalist Brian Walden . Parris moderated the show until 1988. He then worked as a journalist on BBC Radio 4 for the documentary Great Lives . He also appeared on the show Have I Got News For You and hosted the show After Dark .
Parris has written many books as an author over the years. among others A Castle in Spain , Mission Accomplished !: A Treasury of the Things Politicians Wish They Hadn't Said Matthew Parris and Chance Witness: An Outsider's Life in Politics .
In August 2006 Parris entered into a "civil partnership" with the British journalist Julian Glover . Parris lives with his family temporarily in Spain and in London, where they each have private apartments.
Works (selection)
- 2007: Mission Accomplished !: A Treasury of the Things Politicians Wish They Hadn't Said Matthew Parris , Phil Mason (JR Books Ltd) ISBN 9781906217358
- 2005: A Castle in Spain (Viking) ISBN 0-670-91547-5
- 2002: Chance Witness: An Outsider's Life in Politics (Viking) ISBN 0-670-89440-0
- 2002: The King's English (Oxford Language Classics Series) Henry Fowler, Frank Fowler, Matthew Parris (introduction) (Oxford University Press) ISBN 0-19-860507-2
- 2001: Off Message: New Labor, New Sketches (Robson Books, 2001) ISBN 1-86105-479-3
- 2000: I Wish I Hadn't Said That: The Experts Speak - and Get It Wrong! Matthew Parris (foreword), Christopher Cerf , Victor Navasky (HarperCollins, 2000) ISBN 0-00-653149-0
- 1999: Against the Law: The Classic Account of a Homosexual in 1950s Britain Peter Wildeblood , Matthew Parris (Introduction) (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999) ISBN 0-297-64382-7
- 1998: The Great Unfrocked: Two Thousand Years of Church Scandal (Robson, 1998) ISBN 1-86105-129-8
- 1998: Scorn with Extra Bile Matthew Parris (Editor) (Penguin Books, 1998) ISBN 0-14-027780-3
- 1997: I Couldn't Possibly Comment: More Sketches from the Commons (Robson Books) ISBN 1-86105-095-X
- 1997: Read My Lips: A Treasury of Things Politicians Wish They Hadn't Said (Parkwest Publications) ISBN 1-86105-043-7
- 1995: Great Parliamentary Scandals: Four Centuries of Calumny, Smear and Innuendo (Robson Books) ISBN 0-86051-957-0
- 1995: Scorn with Added Vitriol (Hamish Hamilton) ISBN 0-241-13587-7
- 1994: Scorn: A Bucketful of Discourtesy, Disparagement, Invective, Ridicule, Impudence, Contumely, Derision, Hate, Affront, Disdain, Bile, Taunts, Curses and Jibes (Hamish Hamilton) ISBN 0-241-13384-X
- 1993: Look Behind You !: Sketches and Follies from the Commons (Robson) ISBN 0-86051-874-4
- 1991: So Far So Good ...: Selected Pieces (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) ISBN 0-297-81215-7
- 1990: Inca Kola: A Traveller's Tale of Peru (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1990) ISBN 0-297-81075-8
- 1977: Coping with the Soviet Union , Peter Blaker, Julian Critchley, Matthew Parris (Conservative Political Center Bookshop, 1977) ISBN 0-85070-599-1
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parris, Matthew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Conservative Party politician, author and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | South Africa |