Lord David Charles WADDINGTON

Background

WADDINGTON, Lord David Charles was born on August 2, 1929 in Burnley, England. Parents: Charles Waddington and Minnie Hughan Waddington (née Pickles).

Education

Hertford College, Oxford, Master of Arts, jurisprudence, 1947-1950.

Career

Member. Conservative Party, since 1947. Member of Parliament. Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, 1979-1981.

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Employment, 1981-1983. Minister of State, Home Office, 1983-1987. Government Chief Whip, 1987-1989.

Home Secretary, 1989-1990. Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Lords, 1990-1992. Governor, Commander in Chief of Bermuda, since 1992.

Barrister, since 1953. Master of the Bench, Grays Inn.

Religion

Church of England

Interests

• Sailing.

Connections

Spouse Gillian Rosemary Waddington (née Green), 1958. Children: James. Matthew, Alistair, Jennifer, Victoria.

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Gillian Rosemary Waddington (née Green)