The Rt Hon. Peter Bruce Lilley
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 4 May 1997 – 2 June 1997
Leader	William Hague
Preceded by	Gordon Brown
Succeeded by	Francis Maude
Secretary of State for Social Security
In office 8 April 1992 – 4 May 1997
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Tony Newton
Succeeded by	Harriet Harman
Born	August 23, 1943 (1943-08-23) (age 63)
Political party	Conservative

Peter Bruce Lilley (born August 23, 1943, Hayes, Kent, England, educated at Dulwich College and Clare College, Cambridge) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of Parliament MP since 1983. He currently represents the constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden and, prior to boundary changes, represented St Albans which was its predecessor seat. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in the British Parliamentary system is the member of the Shadow Cabinet who is primarily responsible for marking the Chancellor of the Exchequer. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... William Jefferson Hague (born 26 March 1961) is a British politician, the Member of Parliament for Richmond, North Yorkshire, former leader of the Conservative Party, and current Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary. ... For the sportsmen, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude (born 4 July 1953) is a British politician, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Horsham, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and a member of the Privy Council. ... The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet, responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Sir John Major, KG, CH (born 29 March 1943) is a former British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leader of the British Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. ... Anthony Harold Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree, OBE PC, known as Tony Newton, (born August 29, 1937), is a British Conservative politician and former Cabinet member. ... Harriet Ruth Harman QC, MP (born July 30, 1950, London) is a British Solicitor and Labour politician. ... is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hayes is a place in the London Borough of Bromley, south-east London, England. ... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Dulwich New College buildings. ... Full name Clare College Motto - Named after Elizabeth de Clare Previous names University Hall (1326), Clare Hall (1338), Clare College (1856) Established 1326 Sister College(s) Oriel College St Hughs College Master Prof. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Hitchin and Harpenden is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... St Albans is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Early life

Before entering Parliament, he was an energy analyst at the City of London stockbroker, W. Greenwell & Co.. Having been selected as prospective parliamentary candidate for St. Alban's, a safe Tory seat, he became a partner in the firm. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Nigel Lawson, and Financial Secretary to the Treasury before joining the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to replace Nicholas Ridley in mid-1990 after the latter was force to resign over an anti-German gaffe. After the 1992 General Election he became Secretary of State for Social Security and the coincidence of his youthful, good looks, right wing reputation and area of departmental responsibility resulted in the satirical television show Spitting Image portraying him as an SS Officer. Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby, PC (born March 11, 1932), was a British politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer between June 1983 and October 1989. ... Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a junior Ministerial post in the UK Treasury. ... The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry is a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. ... Nicholas Ridley (February 17, 1929 - March 4, 1993) was a British politician. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992. ... The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet, responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... 1867 edition of the satirical magazine Punch, a British satirical magazine, ground-breaking on popular literature satire. ... Spitting Image was a satirical puppet show that ran on the United Kingdoms ITV television network from 1984 to 1996. ... SS or ss or Ss may be: The Schutzstaffel, a Nazi paramilitary force Steamship (SS) (ship prefix) The United States Secret Service A submarine not powered by nuclear energy (SS) (United States Navy designator), see SSN A Soviet/Russian surface-to-surface missile, as listed by NATO reporting name Shortstop...

Leadership Contest

He contested the Conservative Party leadership election, 1997 coming fourth in a field of five candidates. In opposition he held the post of Shadow Chancellor from 1997 - 1998 and was Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party 1998 - 1999. Final round William Hague - 90 Kenneth Clarke - 72 Hague becomes Leader ...

Critical Point of View

In 2001 Lilley provoked some controversy in his party and Britain more widely by calling for cannabis to be legalised in a Social Market Foundation pamphlet.[1] Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Social Market Foundation is a think tank based in the UK. It was formed in 1989 by supporters of David Owen after the SDP disbanded. ...

In 2005 Lilley produced a report for the Bow Group centre-right think tank that was highly critical of Government plans to introduce national identity cards.[2] Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bow Group is the oldest centre-right think tank in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the institution. ... Enabling legislation for the British national identity card was passed under the Identity Cards Act 2006 [1]. The multi-billion pound scheme [2] has yet to enter procurement. ...

When David Cameron was elected leader of the Conservatives in December 2005, Lilley was appointed Chairman of the Globalisation and Global Poverty policy group, part of Cameron's extensive 18-month policy review. David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom, positions he has occupied since December 2005. ...

Target from Satirist

Peter Lilley has twice given singing performances at Conservative Party conferences. In 1992 as Secretary of State at the DSS, he sang a riff on "I have a little list", from The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan, condemning those who unfairly claimed benefits. Lilley's version was as follows: Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... DSS can refer to: Sometimes used as an informal abbreviation for the Dead Sea scrolls. ... The Mikado, or The Town of Titipu, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen operatic collaborations. ... W. S. Gilbert Arthur Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of librettist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900). ...

"But there are scores of other frauds to tackle,

So conference in the words of the Mikado,

I've got a little list,

Of benefit offenders who I'll soon be routing out,

And who never would be missed,

They never would be missed!,

There's those who claim in a dozen names,

And councillors who claim the dole to run left wing campaigns,

I've got them on my list,

There's young ladies who get pregnant just to jump the housing queue,

And dads who won't support the kids of the ladies they have..... kissed,

And I haven't even mentioned all those scrounging Socialists,

I've got them on my list,

And none of them would be missed,

No none of them would be missed!"

In 1998, he changed the words of "Land of Hope and Glory", singing "Land of Chattering Classes", in condemnation of the apparent abandonment of British values and history by Tony Blair's New Labour. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Land of Hope and Glory is an English patriotic song. ... The chattering classes is a term often used in the media and by conservative political commentators to refer to a politically active, socially concerned and highly educated elite section of the middle class, especially those with political, media, and academic connections. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... New Labour is an alternative name of the British political Labour Party. ...

During the Third series of Drop The Dead Donkey he was continually ridiculed for being the "Slimey bastard" of the week. Video Cover, with main cast Drop the Dead Donkey was a situation comedy that ran on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1998. ...

External links

• The Rt Hon Peter Lilley MP official site
• ePolitix.com - Peter Lilley
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Peter Lilley MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Peter Lilley MP
• The Public Whip - Peter Lilley MP
• BBC News - Peter Lilley profile 22 October, 2002
• BBC article about Lilley's legalise cannabis proposal 6 July, 2001
• Lilley speaks about his work as Chair of the Globalisation and Global Poverty policy group Clare Politics

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