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Lord Wakeham

Conservative Secretary of State Cabinet Peer Wikipedia ↗
Born
1932
Godalming
School
Charterhouse School
Independent (Clarendon)
University
Christ Church
Oxford or Cambridge
In office
15.2 years
Longer than 99% of ministers
OfficeOther workEducation

In government

JM
Appointed by John Major
2 posts · 1992–1994
  • Lord Privy Seal
    Cabinet Secretary of State 1992/04 – 1994/07
  • Leader of the House of Lords
    Cabinet Whip / House leadership 1992/04 – 1994/07
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Appointed by Margaret Thatcher
9 posts · 1979–1992
  • Secretary of State for Energy
    Cabinet Secretary of State 1989/07 – 1992/04
  • Lord President of the Council
    Cabinet Secretary of State 1988/01 – 1989/07
  • Leader of the House of Commons
    Cabinet Whip / House leadership 1987/06 – 1989/07
  • Lord Privy Seal
    Cabinet Secretary of State 1987/06 – 1988/01
  • Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
    Whip / House leadership 1983/06 – 1987/06
  • Minister of State, HMT
    Minister of State 1982/04 – 1983/06
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, DoI
    Under-Secretary 1981/09 – 1982/04
  • Lord Commissioner (Whip)
    Whip / Parliamentary 1981/01 – 1981/09
  • Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
    Whip / Parliamentary 1979/05 – 1981/01

Career

Before Parliament 2

Undated
accountant
Banking, finance & accountancyunverified
Undated
businessman
Company management / entrepreneurunverified

Alongside Parliament 1

1994–2001
director
Enron
Company management / entrepreneur

After office 2

1998–2012
chancellor
Brunel University
Teaching & academia
2012–
chancellor emeritus
Brunel University
Teaching & academia

Date unknown 1

Undated
Role not stated
N M Rothschild & Sons
Other / unclassified

Voting record

456
votes since 2016
0
votes against their own party, 0.0% of 444 whipped votes
0
rebellions as a minister, from 0 votes
12
free votes, with no party line
Share of whipped votes cast against their own party
Lord Wakeham0.0%
Typical Conservative0.3%
Typical Labour0.1%
Whipped votes by year
With their partyAgainst
Votes by topic
With their partyAgainst

Free votes their own view

Read the full voting transcript (456 votes)

Commons and Lords votes since 2016. Topics are assigned from division titles by keyword rules.