John Rankin Rathbone

Background

Rathbone, John Rankin was born on March 17, 1933 in London. Son of John Rankin Rathbone and Lady Beatrice (Clough) Wright.

Education

Degree in politics, philosophy and economics with honors, University Oxford, 1956. Program for Management Development, Harvard University, 1966.

Career

Researcher Robert Benson Lonsdale, London, 1956-1958. From trainee to vice president Ogilvy & Mather, New York City, 1958-1966. Chief publicity public relations officer Conservative Center Office, London, 1966-1968.

Director Charles Barker, 1968-1987. Member of Parliament of England Lewes, from 1974. Parliamentary private secretary Minister for Health, 1979-1981, Minister for Consumer Affairs, 1982-1983, Minister for Arts and Civil Service, 1985.

Chairman advisory committee Institute Management Resources, California and London, since 1987. Member British delegate to Council of Europe and We. European Union, since 1987.

Membership

Vice chairman British-Japanese Parliamentary group, House of Commons, London, since 1986. Chairman All-Party Drug Misuse Group, House of Commons, since 1987. Member British-Southern African Group, British-Chinese Group, British-Latin American Group, All Party Human Rights Group, All Party Engineering Group, All Party Management Group.

Served with King's Royal Rifle Corps, 1951-1953, European Movement. Fellow Royal Society Arts Manufacturers and Commmerce (council 1983-1988). Clubs: Brook's, Pratts (London).

Sussex (Brighton).

Connections

Married Margarita Sanchez y Sanchez, September 3, 1960 (divorced 1981). Children: John Paul, Tina, Michael. Married Susan Jenkin Coles, April 15, 1982.

Stepchildren: Charles, Lucinda, Thomas.

Father:

John Rankin Rathbone Wright

Mother:

Lady Beatrice (Clough) Wright

Spouse:

Susan Jenkin Coles

Spouse:

Margarita Sanchez y Sanchez

child:

Charles Rathbone

child:

Lucinda Rathbone

child:

John Paul Rathbone

child:

Michael Rathbone

child:

Tina Rathbone

child:

Thomas Rathbone