Francis Leslie Pym, Baron Pym MC, PC (13 February 1922 – 7 March 2008) was a British Conservative Party politician who, during his political career, held several Cabinet positions. The Right Honourable (abbreviated as The Rt Hon) is an Honorific prefix that is traditionally applied to certain The Military Cross ( MC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the United Kingdom Government heading the Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Peter Alexander Rupert Carington 6th Baron Carrington and Baron Carington of Upton Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe Baron Howe of Aberavon, CH, PC, QC (born 20 December 1926 known until 1992 as Sir Geoffrey Howe, is a British The Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Treasurer and above Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Arthur Christopher John Soames Baron Soames, GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC ( October 12, 1920 &ndash September William John Biffen Baron Biffen, PC, DL ( 3 November 1930 – 14 August 2007) was a Conservative member of The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Norman Anthony Francis St John-Stevas Baron St John of Fawsley, PC, FRSL (born 18 May 1929 is a British Conservative politician author constitutional William John Biffen Baron Biffen, PC, DL ( 3 November 1930 – 14 August 2007) was a Conservative member of HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is in modern times a Sinecure office in the Government of the United Kingdom. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Norman Anthony Francis St John-Stevas Baron St John of Fawsley, PC, FRSL (born 18 May 1929 is a British Conservative politician author constitutional Angus Edmund Upton Maude Baron Maude of Stratford-upon-Avon (8 September 1912 &ndash 9 November 1993 was a Conservative Party politician and British cabinet member Note that there are two other British life peers with similar titles Barbara Scott Young Baroness Young of Old Scone; and Lola Young Baroness Young of Hornsey Cecil Edward Parkinson Baron Parkinson, PC (born 1 September 1931 in Carnforth, Lancashire) is a British Conservative politician The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Frederick William Mulley Baron Mulley PC ( 3 July, 1918 – 15 March 1995) was a British Labour politician barrister-at-law Sir John William Frederic Nott (born 1 February 1932 in Bideford, Devon) is a former British Conservative Party Politician prominent The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the chief minister in the Government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Northern Ireland Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. 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 William Stephen Ian Whitelaw 1st Viscount Whitelaw, KT, CH, MC, PC, DL (28 June 1918 &ndash 1 July 1999 commonly known as Merlyn Rees, later Merlyn Merlyn-Rees Baron Merlyn-Rees, PC ( 18 December 1920 &ndash 5 January 2006) was a In the United Kingdom, there are at five Secretaries to the Treasury, officials officially acting as secretaries to the Treasury board Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. 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 Humphrey Edward Atkins Baron Colnbrook ( August 12, 1922 – October 4, 1996) was a British Conservative politician The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch under control of the Lord Steward's Department but is in fact Robert Joseph Mellish Baron Mellish, PC ( 3 March 1913 &ndash 9 May 1998) was a British politician Humphrey Edward Atkins Baron Colnbrook ( August 12, 1922 – October 4, 1996) was a British Conservative politician Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ancient county See also Monmouthshire (historic The ancient county of Monmouthshire was formed from the Welsh Marches by the Laws in Wales Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Magdalene College redirects here see also Magdalen College Oxford Magdalene College (ˈmɔːdlɪn was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel in time The Military Cross ( MC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. In the Politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister
He was born at Penpergwm Lodge, near Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, and was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge. Abergavenny (Y Fenni meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a Market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. Ancient county See also Monmouthshire (historic The ancient county of Monmouthshire was formed from the Welsh Marches by the Laws in Wales Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Magdalene College redirects here see also Magdalen College Oxford Magdalene College (ˈmɔːdlɪn was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel in time For much of World War II he served in North Africa and Italy as a Captain and regimental adjutant in the 9th Lancers and he was awarded the Military Cross; he ended his military service as a Major. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The 9th Queen's Royal Lancers were a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The Military Cross ( MC) is the third level Military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993 other ranks of the British Army and formerly also to Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country
He was a managing director and landowner, and became a Councillor on Herefordshire County Council. Constitution Herefordshire was reconstituted both as a new Non-metropolitan district (effective 19th July 1996 and as a new County comprising the area of the A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County.
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Political career
Pym contested Rhondda West without success in 1959 and entered Parliament in 1961 at a by-election as Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire. Rhondda West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rhondda district of Wales. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Cambridgeshire is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary Constituency. He held the seat until 1983, and was MP for Cambridgeshire South East 1983–1987. South East Cambridgeshire is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Pym was an Opposition whip from 1964 and served under Edward Heath as Government Chief Whip (1970–1973) and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1973–1974), and Margaret Thatcher as Defence Secretary (1979–1981), Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council (1981–1982). Whip is a role in party-based politics whose primary purpose is to ensure control of the formal decision-making process in a parliamentary legislature 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 The Chief Whip is a political office in some Legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the chief minister in the Government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Northern Ireland Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 The Secretary of State for Defence is the senior United Kingdom government minister in charge of the Ministry of Defence. The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons The Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Treasurer and above He took up the role of Tory foreign secretary during the Falklands War in 1982 following Lord Carrington's resignation, but was removed from this role by Margaret Thatcher in 1983 after her second election victory (see also Conservative Government 1979-1997). The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Peter Alexander Rupert Carington 6th Baron Carrington and Baron Carington of Upton Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 Members of the Cabinet are in bold face
He was regarded as a leading member of the Wets during the Thatcher administration. In the United States "wet" was also a slang term for opponents of Prohibition. During the 1983 general election campaign he stated on the BBC's Question Time programme that he thought that "Landslides don't on the whole produce successful governments". Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 Question Time in a Parliament occurs when Backbenchers (members of the parliament who are not Ministers) ask questions of the Prime Minister which [1] This was publicly repudiated by his party leader Margaret Thatcher. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925
Shortly afterwards, he launched a new pressure group called Conservative Centre Forward specifically to argue for more centrist, One Nation policies. One Nation, One Nation Conservatism, or Tory Democracy is a term used in political debate in the United Kingdom to refer to the left wing of the Conservative But with Mrs Thatcher now at the height of her powers, it was unsuccessful.
He stood down at the 1987 election and was created a life peer as Baron Pym, of Sandy in the County of Bedfordshire. Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence In the United Kingdom, life peers are created members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as Hereditary Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a County in England that forms part of the East of England region. Pym was not a descendant of the 17th century Parliamentarian John Pym as has been commonly held. The Parliament of England was the Legislature of the Kingdom of England. John Pym (1584 &ndash December 8, 1643) was an English parliamentarian, leader of the Long Parliament and a prominent critic of See Pym's own published family history. His father, Leslie Pym, was also a Member of Parliament; his grandfather, Rt. Leslie Ruthven Pym ( 24 May 1884 &ndash 17 July 1945) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Rev. Walter Pym, was Bishop of Bombay. The Bishop of Bombay was the Ordinary of the Anglican Church in Bombay from its inception in 1837 until the foundation of the Church in India Pakistan
Portrayal on Television
In the controversial television drama, the Falklands Play, the character of Pym was portrayed by Peter Childs. The Falklands Play is a dramatic account of the political events leading up to and including the 1982 Falklands War. Peter Child is an American Composer. He is Professor of Music and MacVicar Faculty Fellow at MIT, where he chaired the department of Music and Theater In 1989, Jonathan Lynn revealed that Pym had been the touchstone for the role of Chief Whip played by Peter Cartwright in Yes, Prime Minister. Career Personal life Born in Bath, England, Lynn was educated at Kingswood School, Bath (1954–1961 after which he studied Law at Peter Cartwright (born August 30, 1935) is an Actor who has made hundreds of appearances in television film and on radio and has worked extensively Yes Minister is a multi-award winning satirical British sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn that was first transmitted
Death
He died on 7 March 2008 after a prolonged illness, aged 86. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [2]
References
- Obituary, The Guardian, 7 March 2008
- Obituary, The Times, 8 March 2008
- Obituary, The Independent, 8 March 2008
- Obituary, The Daily Telegraph, 8 March 2008
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