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Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC (12 October 1920 – 16 September 1987) was a British Conservative politician who served as a European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford from 1950 to 1966.
In the historiography of British imperialism, the role of the ‘man on the spot’ has been identified as an important impulse to the imperial project, and as a key instigator of decision making. Equa...
- Sue Onslow
- 2013
Christopher Soames was not a typical ambassador. Winston Churchill’s son-in-law, a former Member of Parliament and a former Conservative Cabinet minister, he had little diplomatic experience, but a great deal of political savoir faire. He was hence an unusual...
- Daniel Furby, N. Piers Ludlow
- 2013
13 de dez. de 1979 · LONDON, Dec. 12 — Eleven years ago, when a Labor Party Government appointed Christopher Soames to the prestigious and important position of Ambassador to France, it seemed to many to be a most...
Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, was a British Conservative politician who served as a European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford from 1950 to 1966. He held several government posts and attained Cabinet rank.
Christopher Soames was not a typical ambassador. Winston Churchill’s son-in-law, a former Member of Parliament and a former Conservative Cabinet minister, he had little diplomatic experience, but a great deal of political savoir faire. He was hence an unusual choice, especially for a Labour government, selected for an unusual moment in Anglo–
- Daniel Furby, N. Piers Ludlow
- 2013
1 de jan. de 2013 · Christopher Soames, 1968–72. January 2013. DOI: 10.1057/9781137318299_7. In book: The Paris Embassy (pp.138-161) Authors: Daniel Furby. N. Piers Ludlow. To read the full-text of this research ...
