Patrick Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding
| The Right Honourable The Lord Jenkin of Roding PC | |
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| Secretary of State for the Environment | |
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In office 12 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Tom King |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Baker |
| Secretary of State for Industry | |
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In office 14 September 1981 – 12 June 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Keith Joseph |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Parkinson (Trade and Industry) |
| Secretary of State for Social Services | |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 14 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | David Ennals |
| Succeeded by | Norman Fowler |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Services | |
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In office 19 November 1976 – 4 May 1979 | |
| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Norman Fowler |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Orme |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy | |
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In office 18 February 1975 – 19 November 1976 | |
| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Succeeded by | John Biffen |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 7 April 1972 – 8 January 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Maurice Macmillan |
| Succeeded by | Tom Boardman |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 19 June 1970 – 7 April 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Dick Taverne |
| Succeeded by | Terence Higgns |
| Member of Parliament for Wanstead and Woodford | |
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In office 15 October 1964 – 11 June 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | James Arbuthnot |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 September 1926 Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Monica (m.1950) |
| Children | Bernard |
| Alma mater |
Jesus College, Cambridge Middle Temple, Inns of Court |
| Religion | Anglican |
Charles Patrick Fleeming Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding, PC (born 7 September 1926)[1] is a British Conservative politician and the great-grandson of the scientist Fleeming Jenkin.
Biography
Jenkin was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford, Clifton College in Bristol and Jesus College, Cambridge. He became a barrister, called by the Middle Temple in 1952, and company director. He was a councillor on Hornsey Borough Council 1960–63.
Jenkin was the Conservative MP for Woodford from 1964 to 1974 (succeeding Sir Winston Churchill on his retirement) and, after constituency boundary changes, for Wanstead and Woodford from 1974 to 1987, and served as an Opposition spokesman on economic and trade affairs from 1965. He has been a member of the Bow Group since 1951.[2] In January 1974 he became Minister for Energy just weeks before the Conservatives fell from office, and participated in many ways in the government of Margaret Thatcher. He served as Secretary of State for Social Services from 1979 to 1981, then as Secretary of State for Industry until 1983, and finally as Secretary of State for the Environment from 1983 to 1985. He was elevated to the House of Lords as a life peer with the title Baron Jenkin of Roding, of Wanstead and Woodford in Greater London in 1987.[1][3][4] On 6 January 2015 he retired from the House of Lords pursuant to section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. [5] Jenkin was interviewed in 2012 as part of The History of Parliament's oral history project.[6][7]
Jenkin is president of the Foundation for Science and Technology, and is a vice-president of the Local Government Association.[2] His son, Bernard, is a Member of Parliament. His grandfather, Frewen, was the first Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford from 1908 in the newly created Department of Engineering Science, and the namesake of the Jenkin Building at Oxford.
References
- 1 2 "Charles Patrick Fleeming Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- 1 2 "UK Parliament Biography". Parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51014. pp. 1–2. 30 July 1987.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 51113. p. 1. 6 November 1987.
- ↑ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201415/ldhansrd/text/150106-0001.htm Lords Hansard for 6 January 2015
- ↑ "Oral history: JENKIN, Patrick (b.1926)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Lord Jenkin of Roding interviewed by Mike Greenwood". British Library Sound Archive. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Patrick Jenkin
- Interview for the History of Parliament oral history project
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Wanstead and Woodford 1964–1987 |
Succeeded by James Arbuthnot |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Dick Taverne |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1970–1972 |
Succeeded by Terence Higgins |
| Preceded by Maurice Macmillan |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1972–1974 |
Succeeded by Tom Boardman |
| Preceded by David Ennals |
Secretary of State for Social Services 1979–1981 |
Succeeded by Norman Fowler |
| Preceded by Keith Joseph |
Secretary of State for Industry 1981–1983 |
Succeeded by Cecil Parkinson as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry |
| Preceded by Tom King |
Secretary of State for the Environment 1983–1985 |
Succeeded by Kenneth Baker |
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