John Wakeham
John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, PC DL (born 22 June 1932) is a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was chancellor of Brunel University between 1998 and 2012, and since then has been its chancellor emeritus.
The Right Honourable The Lord Wakeham PC DL | |
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Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Leader of the House of Lords | |
| In office 11 April 1992 – 20 July 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | The Lord Waddington |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Cranborne |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
| In office 11 April 1992 – 20 July 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | The Lord Waddington |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Cranborne |
| In office 13 June 1987 – 10 January 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Biffen |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Belstead |
| Secretary of State for Energy | |
| In office 24 July 1989 – 11 April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | Cecil Parkinson |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 10 January 1988 – 24 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Whitelaw |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Howe |
| Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Biffen |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Howe |
| Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Michael Jopling |
| Succeeded by | David Waddington |
| Minister of State for the Treasury | |
| In office 6 April 1982 – 9 June 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Lord Cockfield |
| Succeeded by | Barney Hayhoe |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | |
| In office 15 September 1981 – 6 April 1982 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Michael Marshall |
| Succeeded by | John Butcher |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 9 January 1981 – 15 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | David Waddington |
| Succeeded by | Tony Newton |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
| Life peerage 29 April 1992 | |
| Member of Parliament for South Colchester and Maldon (Maldon 1974–1983) | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Harrison |
| Succeeded by | John Whittingdale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1932 |
| Political party | Conservative |
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| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Wakeham was a director of Enron from 1994 until its bankruptcy in 2001.
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