The Lord Weatherill | |
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![]() Weatherill as Speaker in 1989 | |
Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom | |
In office 16 June 1983[1] – 9 April 1992 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | George Thomas |
Succeeded by | Betty Boothroyd |
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Chairman of Ways and Means | |
In office 10 May 1979 – 11 June 1983 | |
Speaker | George Thomas |
Preceded by | Oscar Murton |
Succeeded by | Harold Walker |
Treasurer of the Household | |
In office 2 December 1973 – 4 March 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
Preceded by | Humphrey Atkins |
Succeeded by | Walter Harrison |
Comptroller of the Household | |
In office 7 April 1972 – 2 December 1973 | |
Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
Preceded by | Reginald Eyre |
Succeeded by | Walter Clegg |
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
In office 17 October 1971 – 7 April 1972 | |
Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
Preceded by | Jasper More |
Succeeded by | Walter Clegg |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 15 July 1992 – 6 May 2007 Life peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Croydon North East | |
In office 15 October 1964 – 16 March 1992 | |
Preceded by | John Hughes-Hallett |
Succeeded by | David Congdon |
Personal details | |
Born | Bruce Bernard Weatherill 25 November 1920 Sunningdale, England |
Died | 6 May 2007 Caterham, England | (aged 86)
Political party | Conservative (until 1983) |
Other political affiliations |
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Spouse |
Lyn Eatwell (m. 1949) |
Relations | Alan Lovell (son-in-law) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Malvern College |
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Military service | |
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Years of service | 1939–1946 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards |
Bruce Bernard Weatherill, Baron Weatherill, KStJ, PC, DL (25 November 1920 – 6 May 2007) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1983 and 1992.