Peter Brooke

Mr Peter Leonard Brooke

Rush ID: 150

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Details

Born:
3 March 1934
Died:
13 May 2023
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Research assistant
Election occupation:
Management consultant
Parentage:
Henry Brooke MP and Barbara Mathews
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
N/A
Education level:
Postgraduate

References

Rush ID:
150
MNIS ID:
154
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q334257
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
2091
They work for you ID:
10067

Name changes

  1. BROOKE, Peter (1934- )

Peerages

  1. Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

    Life

    2001

Constituencies

  1. Cities of London and Westminster

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1997
    Date of election: 1 May 1997
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 2001
    Date of exit: 7 June 2001
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Notes: None

  2. City of London and Westminster South

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1977*
    Date of election: 25 February 1977
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1997
    Date of exit: 1 May 1997
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Boundary revision
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Bedwellty

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1974
    Date of election: Thu 10th Oct 1974
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Assistant Whip 1979-1981

  2. Under-Secretary 1983-1985

    Department of Education and Science

  3. Minister of State 1985-1987

    Treasury

  4. Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1989-1992

  5. Secretary of State for National Heritage -1997

  6. Paymaster-General 1987-1989

  7. Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1981-1983

Higher education

  1. Balliol College

    Graduated

  2. Harvard University

    Graduated

    Business School

Schools

  1. Marlborough College

Marriages

  1. Smith, Joan Margaret

    Year: 1964

    Notes: 4 sons

Relationships

  1. Child of Henry Brooke

Parties

  1. Conservative Party Member

Local governments

  1. Camden Borough Council

    Councillor

    1968-1969

Clubs

  1. Brooks's Club

  2. City Livery Club

  3. I Zingari Club

  4. Marylebone Cricket Club

  5. St Stephen's Club