Background
KING, Thomas Tom Jeremy was born on June 13, 1933 in Glasgow. Son of John H. King and Mollie King.
KING, Thomas Tom Jeremy was born on June 13, 1933 in Glasgow. Son of John H. King and Mollie King.
Rugby School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
With E.S. and A. Robinson Ltd., Bristol, England, 1956, division general manager England, 1964-1969. Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister for Posts and Telecommunications, 1970-1972, Minister for Industrial Development, 1972-1974. Front bench spokesman for Ministry of Industry, 1975-1976, Ministry of Energy, 1976-1979.
Minister for local government and environmental services, 1979-1983. Secretary of state Department of Environment, 1983, Department of Transport, 1983, Department of Employment, 1983-1985. Secretary of state for Northern Ireland, 1985-1989.
Secretary of state for defense, 1989-1992. Chairman parliamentary intelligence and security committee, since 1994. Member committee standards of conduct in public life, since 1994.
Chairman sale Tilney Company Ltd., 1971-1979. Vice-chairman Conservative Parliamentary Industry committee, 1974. Board directors Electra Investment Trust.
Member of Parliament from Bridgwater, since 1970. Served to captain military service, 1951-1953, Tanzania and Kenya.
Married Jane Tilney, 1960. 2 children.