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George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft, CH, PC (26 July 1909 – 4 June 1994) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1957 and 1958.
19 de abr. de 2011 · Citations. Metrics. Reprints & Permissions. Read this article. This article re-assesses the resignation of Chancellor of the Exchequer, Peter Thorneycroft, and his two junior ministers in January 1958 in terms of the importance of this event in the pre-history of Thatcherism.
- Chris Cooper
- 2011
A new biography of the British politician Peter Thorneycroft, who served in various offices of state and influenced the Conservative party. The book is launched at Portcullis House and the proceeds are donated to the University of Southampton's Development Trust.
About Oral History. Thorneycroft, Peter (Peter George Edward), 1909-1994. (1909-1994) Minister of Aviation (1960-1962); Minister of Defence (1962-1964); Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom (1964). Thorneycroft discusses his interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK] and JFK’s way of creating organic conversation.
13 de fev. de 2009 · Peter Thorneycroft battled the fire for over an hour in Kinglake, Australia, and saved 20 lives
3 de set. de 2020 · Peter Thorneycroft was a leading member of the Tory Reform Committee (TRC), a group of backbench Conservative MPs who advocated a 'New Conservatism' based on Keynesian economics and state planning in the 1940s. This article examines the political thinking and organisational history of the TRC and its influence on British Conservatism.
A politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK, Peter Thorneycroft was a supporter of Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher. See his portrait and biography in the National Portrait Gallery collection.
