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7 de mar. de 2008 · Obituary: Lord Francis Pym. Lord Pym was committed to a 'traditional brand' of Conservatism. Lord Francis Pym, who has died at the age of 86, was a traditional "one nation" Tory whose family had been in politics for many generations. He became an MP after success as a wartime officer and businessman, and was soon promoted to be chief whip under ...
7 de mar. de 2008 · Quick Reference. (b. Abergavenny, 13 Feb. 1922; d. Everton Park, Sandy, Bedfordshire, 7 March 2008) British; Defence Secretary 1979–81, Foreign Secretary 1982–3; Baron (life peer) 1987 The son of a Conservative MP, Pym was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He saw war service in Africa and Italy and was awarded the Military ...
Abstract. Chapters 3, 4 and 5 cover the Secretaries of State for Defence from 1979 to 1986 under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The first Secretary of State, Francis Pym, did not share Thatcher’s belief in strict cash controls on government spending with the same enthusiasm as his successors at defence, John Nott and Michael Heseltine.
Francis Pym was elected as a Conservative MP in 1961 and remained in the House of Commons until being raised to the peerage as Baron Pym in 1987. He worked as a Whip before being appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in 1973. He later served as Defence Secretary and was Foreign Secretary during the Falklands Crisis on 1982.
Francis Pym (27 October 1756 – 4 December 1833) was a British M.P. and High Sheriff. Biography [ edit ] Francis was the son of William Pym and Elizabeth née Kingsley and lived at the family seat of Hasells Hall (which he considerably improved) in Sandy, Bedfordshire .
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Francis Leslie Pym (1922—2008) Quick Reference (b. Abergavenny, 13 Feb. 1922; d. Everton Park, Sandy, Bedfordshire, 7 March 2008) British ...
