Christopher Tugendhat, Baron Tugendhat
Christopher Samuel Tugendhat, Baron Tugendhat (born 23 February 1937), is a British Conservative Party politician, businessman, journalist and author.
The Right Honourable The Lord Tugendhat | |
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Lord Tugendhat's parliamentary portrait, 2020 | |
| Chancellor of the University of Bath | |
| In office 1998–2013 | |
| Vice-Chancellor | David VandeLinde Glynis Breakwell |
| Preceded by | Sir Denys Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh |
| First Vice-President of the European Commission | |
| In office 6 January 1981 – 5 January 1985 | |
| President | Gaston Thorn |
| Preceded by | François-Xavier Ortoli |
| Succeeded by | Frans Andriessen |
| European Commissioner for Budget & Financial Control and Financial Institutions | |
| In office 1977–1985 | |
| President | Roy Jenkins Gaston Thorn |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Haferkamp |
| Succeeded by | Henning Christophersen |
| Member of Parliament for City of London and Westminster South Cities of London and Westminster (1970–1974) | |
| In office 18 June 1970 – 24 February 1977 | |
| Preceded by | John Smith |
| Succeeded by | Peter Brooke |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 15 October 1993 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Samuel Tugendhat 23 February 1937 Marylebone, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Julia Lissant née Dobson |
| Children | 2 |
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| Education | KCS Cambridge; Ampleforth |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
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| Awards | Knight Bachelor (1990) Life Peer (1993) |
A Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1977, then a Member of the European Commission, Lord Tugendhat entered the House of Lords in 1993, where he sits as a Life Peer.
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