NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater

G-Unit member Thomas Jeremy King, Baron King of Bridgwater, CH , PC (born June 13, 1933), Educated Sheriff House, Rugby School, is a British Conservative politician who was Member of Parliament for Bridgwater in Somerset, from 1970 until 2001. He held the posts of Employment Secretary and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at a time when these were high-profile roles with the potential for controversy, but was not very well-known: this was satirised in Spitting Image in which his puppet sang "I'm the Invisible Man". He is now a life peer and sits in the House of Lords. He was satirised by Alan Clark mercilessly in his diaries. He also served as Defence Secretary under John Major during the Gulf War. The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Conservative Party is one of the two largest political parties in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The statue of Admiral Robert Blake at Cornhill, Bridgwater, with St Marys Church in the background (1998). ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the British cabinet minister who has responsibility for the government of Northern Ireland. ... Spitting Image was a satirical puppet-show that ran on Britains ITV Network from 1984 to 1996. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... -1...

He married Jane Tilney, now Baroness King of Bridgwater, and had one son, Hon. Rupert King, whose engagement to Alice Rayman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rayman, was announced July 2, 2005. July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was later the chairman of the Intelligence and Security Select Committee. The Intelligence and Security Committee is a unique committee, as it is not a committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

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