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The Lord Amery of Lustleigh | |
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Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
In office 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
Sec. of State | Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
Preceded by | Joseph Godber |
Succeeded by | David Ennals Roy Hattersley |
Minister for Housing and Construction | |
In office 15 October 1970 – 5 November 1972 | |
Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Paul Channon |
Minister of Public Buildings and Works | |
In office 23 June 1970 – 14 October 1970 | |
Preceded by | John Silkin |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Member of Parliament for Preston North | |
In office 23 February 1950 – 10 March 1966 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | Ronald Atkins |
Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion | |
In office 27 March 1969 – 16 March 1992 | |
Preceded by | Sir William Teeling |
Succeeded by | Derek Spencer |
Personal details | |
Born | Harold Julian Amery 27 March 1919 London, England |
Died | 3 September 1996 London, England | (aged 77)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Catherine Macmillan
(m. 1950; died 1991) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Harold Julian Amery, Baron Amery of Lustleigh, PC (27 March 1919 – 3 September 1996) was a British Conservative Party politician, who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 39 of the 42 years between 1950 and 1992. He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1960.
Amery was created a life peer upon his retirement from the House of Commons in 1992. For three decades, he was a leading figure in the Conservative Monday Club. He was the son-in-law of Conservative prime minister Harold Macmillan. His brother, John, was hanged for high treason for supporting Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy during the Second World War.[1]