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 Chris Chataway breaking the world record for the three miles on July 30, 1955 |
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Sir Christopher John Chataway PC (born January 31, 1931) was a British athlete, television news broadcaster, and a Conservative politician. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Athletics, known as Track and Field in the United States has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at The European Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the European Athletic Association. The 5th European Championships in Athletics were held from August 25 to August 29, 1954 in the Swiss capital Berne. A privy council is a body that advises the Head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically but not always in the context of a Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person
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Athletics career
Chataway attended Sherborne School before going up to Magdalen College, Oxford where his studies were overshadowed by his success on the athletics track as a long-distance runner. Sherborne School is a British Independent school for boys located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. Magdalen College redirects here see also Magdalene College Cambridge Magdalen College (ˈmɔːdlɨn "maudlin" is one of the constituent The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the At the Helsinki Olympic Games of 1952, he took fifth place in the 5000 metres. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On leaving university he took an executive job with Guinness. Guinness (ˈɡɪnɪs is a popular Dry stout that originated in Arthur Guinness ' brewery at St When Sir Hugh Beaver of Guinness came up with the idea of the Guinness Book of Records, it was Chataway who suggested his old University friends Norris and Ross McWhirter as editors, knowing of their liking for facts. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U Norris Dewar McWhirter, CBE ( August 12 1925 – April 19 2004) was a Writer, political activist, co-founder Alan Ross McWhirter ( 12 August, 1925 – 27 November, 1975) known as Ross McWhirter was with his identical twin brother Norris McWhirter
Chataway continued with his running. When Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four minute mile, his close friend Chataway was one of his pacemakers. Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE (born 23 March 1929 is an English former athlete best known as the first man to run the Mile in less than 4 He was edged into second place in the 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championship of 1954, recording the same time as the winner Vladimir Kuts, but two weeks later turned the tables at a London v. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Vladimir Petrovich Kuts (Владимир Петрович Куц ( February 7, 1927 – August 16, 1975) was a Soviet long distance Moscow athletics competition at White City, setting a world record time of 13 minutes 51. White City Stadium (originally The Great Stadium) was built in White City, London, for the 1908 Summer Olympics. 6 seconds. The contest was televised via the Eurovision network and made Chataway a sporting celebrity; that December he won the first BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. After competing in the 1956 Olympics, Chataway retired from international athletics, though he continues to race for Thames Hare and Hounds up to this day. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Broadcasting and politics
He used his fame to make a drastic career move, signing up as a newscaster for ITN. ITN ( Independent Television News) is a major news and content provider with headquarters in the United Kingdom. He was the first face to be seen on the first news bulletin on the new channel. However, he did not stay long, transferring to the BBC in April 1956 to work in the current affairs department. By this time he was also considering another career, this time in politics. He had been narrowly elected as a Conservative to the London County Council in 1958 in Lewisham North, and was then selected to stand for Parliament in the same seat. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. London County Council (LCC was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889-1965 existence and the first London-wide general municipal Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lewisham North was a parliamentary constituency in Lewisham, London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons Lewisham North was a highly marginal seat won by Labour in a by-election in 1957, but Chataway's charm helped to win the seat with a majority bigger than it had been in the previous general election. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)
His maiden speech expressed the hope that the England cricket team would refuse to play a tour in apartheid South Africa, a highly unusual opinion for a Conservative at this time which marked him out as an extremely progressive Tory. A maiden speech is the first speech given by a newly- elected members of a Legislature or Parliament. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa In Parliament, Chataway took up the issue of refugees, especially in Africa, and campaigned so hard during World Refugee Year that he was awarded a Nansen Medal. The Nansen Refugee Award formerly known as the Nansen Medal is given annually by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to individuals or groups in recognition He served as a Parliamentary Private Secretary before being appointed as a junior Education Minister in July 1962. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the 1964 election, his majority was slashed to 343 and the seat looked distinctly vulnerable; in 1966 he lost. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.
ILEA
Chataway then returned to London local government. After the Conservatives won control of the Greater London Council in 1967 he was elected as a County Alderman, and the Inner London Education Authority co-opted him, without election, as a member of the Education Committee, and made him Leader. The Greater London Council (GLC was the top-tier Local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986 Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Inner London Education Authority (ILEA was the education authority for the 12 inner London boroughs from 1965 until its abolition in 1990 This was an odd move; it was ordered by Edward Heath who wanted to block the right-wing councillor Seton Forbes-Cockell from taking the post. Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 &ndash 17 July 2005 often known as Ted Heath, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
With controversy over selection growing, Heath did not want Chataway and the ILEA to launch a confrontation with the Labour government, as Forbes-Cockell would have done. Chataway ran a consensual ILEA that did not attempt a root and branch change to the way education had been run. The London Borough council elections of 1968 increased his majority. The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Heath government
However Chataway was eager to get back into Parliament, and the opportunity came in a byelection in Chichester in May 1969. Chichester is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He then resigned as ILEA Leader. His closeness to Edward Heath led to an appointment as Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in June 1970. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In this post he took charge of introducing commercial radio for the first time, ending the BBC monopoly. After a reshuffle in April 1972 he was Minister for Industrial Development. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Business career
When the Conservatives were defeated in 1974, Chataway announced his retirement from politics (at the age of 43) and he did not seek re-election that October. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. He then went into business, becoming Managing Director of Orion Bank. and a Director of British Electrical Traction Ltd. He was given some public appointments including the Chairmanship of the Civil Aviation Authority; he also remained active in support of African charities. He supported his friend Chris Brasher when he established the London Marathon, and has been President of the Commonwealth Games Council for England since 1990. Christopher William "Chris" Brasher CBE ( 21 August 1928 – 28 February 2003) was a British athlete The London Marathon is a popular road marathon that has been held each year in London since 1981 usually in April The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) He was Knighted in 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
In the 2005 general election his step-son Charles Walker was elected as Conservative MP for Broxbourne. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Charles Ashley Rupert Walker (born 11 September 1967 is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. Broxbourne is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Niall MacDermot |
Member of Parliament for Lewisham North 1959–1966 |
Succeeded by Roland Moyle |
| Preceded by Walter Loveys |
Member of Parliament for Chichester 1969–October 1974 |
Succeeded by Anthony Nelson |
| Educational offices | ||
| New institution | Leader of the Inner London Education Authority 1967-1969 |
Succeeded by Lena Townsend |
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