Cecil Edward Edward Parkinson

Background

Parkinson, Cecil Edward was born on September 1, 1931 in England. Son of Sidney Parkinson.

Education

Graduate, Royal Lancaster Grammar School. Bachelor, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1955. Master of Arts, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1961.

Career

Joined Metal Box Company as manitoba trainee. Joined West, Wake, Price & Company (chartered accountants) as articled clerk 1956, Partner 1961-1971. F. Parkinson Hart Securities Limited.

1967, Chairman 1967-1979, Director 1967-1979, since 1984.

Director several other companies 1967-1979; Branch Treasure Hemel Hempstead Conservative Association 1961-1964, Constituency Chairman 1965-1966, Chair, and ex officio.

Chairman Hertfordshire. 100 Club 69. President Hemel Hempstead Young Conservatives 1968-1971, Northampton Young Conservatives 1969-1971.

Contested Northampton, General Election 1970.

Member of Parliament for Enfield West 1970-1974, for Hertfordshire South 83, for Hertsmere since 1983. Secretary Conservative Backbench Finance Committee 72. Parliament. Private Secretary to Minister for Aerospace and Shipping 1972-1974.

Assistant Government Whip 1974, Opposition Whip 1974-1976.

Opposition Spokesman on Trade 1976-1979. Minister of State for Trade 1979-1981.

Paymaster-General 83. Chairman Conservative Party 1981-1983, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry June-October 1983, for Energy 1987-1989, for Transport 1989-1990.

Chairman Conservative Way Forward Group since 1991.

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1982-1983. Leader, Institute of Directors Parliament. Panel 1972-1979; Secretary Anglo-Swiss Parliament.

Group 1972-1979, Chairman 1979-1982.

Chairman Anglo-Polish Conservative Society since 1986, Chemical Dependency Centre Limited. since 1986. Director Babcock Institute since 1984.

.Jarvis (Harpenden) Holdings, Sports Aid Foundation, Counter Products Marketing, Aldenham School, Save and Prosper July, Tarmac since 1984, Sears Public Limited Company since 1984.

Achievements

• Cecil Edward Parkinson has been listed as a noteworthy secretary of state for transport by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Ran for combined Oxford and Cambridge team against American Universities, 1954. Ran for Cambridge against Oxford, 1954, 55. Member of Beefsteak, Pratts, Hawks (Cambridge).

Interests

• Reading, golf, skiing.

Connections

Married Ann Mary Jarvis, 1957. 3 daughters.

Father:

Sidney P. Parkinson

Spouse:

Ann Mary Jarvis