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Abstract. Christopher Soames was not a typical ambassador. Winston Churchill’s son-in-law, a former Member of Parliament and a former Conservative Cabinet minister, he had little diplomatic experience, but a great deal of political savoir faire. He was hence an unusual choice, especially for a Labour government, selected for an unusual moment ...
Sep 17, 1987 · Arthur Christopher John Soames was born on Oct. 12, 1920, the son of a Buckinghamshire landowner. He was educated at Eton and at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, where he won a commission ...
Jul 7, 2015 · Arthur Christopher Soames, Baron Soames, (1920-1987) was a British Conservative politician who served as the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia (1979-80).He served the Government of Harold Macmillan as Secretary of State for War and as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and also served as British Ambassador to France (1968-72) and European Commissioner for Trade and External ...
and Christopher Soames, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the party in the House of Lords. Of these possible appointments, Soames’ trump card was his ‘great diplomatic experience’.11 He had served as British Ambassador in Paris, where he had earned the well-deserved reputation of being able to get on well with difficult characters
Rupert Christopher Soames OBE (born 18 May 1959) is a British businessman and the former chief executive of Serco from 2014 to 2023. [1] [2] He is a grandson of Winston Churchill , a nephew of one-time Defence Secretary Duncan Sandys and his wife Diana Churchill , of journalist Randolph Churchill , and of actress and dancer Sarah Churchill .
Thatcher had come to trust Carrington’s judgement, and both had formed immense personal liking and respect for the other.16 The Prime Minister did not take much persuading, judging by her extremely affectionate personal telephone call to Christopher and Mary Soames on Christmas Day 1979.17 This helped to protect both Soames and Carrington ...
Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, GCMG GCVO CH CBE PC (12 October 1920 – 16 September 1987) was a British politician, a member of the Conservative Party and son-in-law of Winston Churchill. A European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia, he was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford from 1950 to 1966. He held several government posts and attained ...
