Peter TEMPLE-MORRIS

Background

TEMPLE-MORRIS, Peter was born on February 12, 1938 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. Parents: the late Sir Owen TempleMorris, Queen's Counsel and Lady Vera Temple-Morris (née Thompson).

Education

Malvern College; St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge, Master of Arts, law, 1961. Spoken languages: French.

Career

Member of Parliament, Leominister, since 1974. Secretary, Conservative Parliamentary Transport Committee, 1976-1979, Conservative Parliamentary Legal Committee, 1977-1978, Conservative Parliamentary Foreign Affairs, 1979-1982. Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister of Transport, 1979.

Executive Committee, British Group, 1PU, since 1977, Chairman, 85. Member. House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. Vice-chairman, Conservative Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, 1982-1990.

Member, Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, 1987-1990. Founding Co-Chmn., British-Irish Inter-Parly. Body, since 1990; Chairman, British-Lebanese, BritishNetherlands, British-Russian, British-Southern Africa and BritishIranian Parliamentary Groups, Vice-Chairman, British-Argentine All-Party Group.

Treasurer, United Nations Association, United Kingdom. Vice-Chairman, Conservative European Affairs Committee, since 1991. Chairman, House of Lords and Commons Solicitors’ Group, since 1992.

Barrister, 1962-1977. Second Prosecuting Counsel to the Inland Revenue, South Eastern Circuit, 1972-1974. Solicitor. Payne Hicks Beach and Company, Lincoln’s Inn, since 1989.

Religion

Church of England

Membership

Executive Committee, Society of Conservative Lawyers, 1969-1971, since 1990, Chairman, Finance and General Purposes Committee, since 1992. Clubs: Carlton Club; Cardiff and County Club. Bucks Club.

Interests

• Travel, shooting, wine and food.

Connections

Spouse Taheré (née Khozeimé Alam), 1964. Children: Edward, David, Suzanna, Christina.

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Taheré (née Khozeimé Alam)