Background
GORST, John Michael was born on June 28, 1928. Parents: the late Derek Charles Gorst and Tatiana Gorst (née Kolotinsky).
GORST, John Michael was born on June 28, 1928. Parents: the late Derek Charles Gorst and Tatiana Gorst (née Kolotinsky).
Ardingly School, 1940-1946. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, French and German, 1949-1951.
Member of Parliament for Hendon North, since 1970. Secretary, Conservative Consumer Protection Committee, 1973-1974. Member, Employment Select Committee.
1979-1987; Vice-Chairman, Conservative Media Committee, 1983-1987, Chairman, since 1987. Vice-Chairman, All-Party War Crimes Committee. Advertising and Public Relations Manager, Pye, Ltd., 1953-1963.
Public Affairs and Industrial Relations Consultant, John Gorst and Associates Ltd., since 1964. Secretary and founder, Telephone Users Association, 1964-1970. Sec, and founder, Local Radio Association, 1964-1970.
Church of England
Clubs: Garrick Club.
Spouse Noel Harington Walker, 1954. Children: Julain Eldon, Sebastian Chadwick, Tarquin Harold, Tamburlaine John Fitzroy, Jasper Fennimore.