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Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell, CH, CBE, PC (born 8 March 1930) is a British Conservative Party politician who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995.
May 21, 2018 · Hurd, Douglas (b. 1930). Former Conservative cabinet minister. After attending Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, Hurd entered the diplomatic service. He served in Peking (1954–6), at the United Nations (1956–60), and in Rome (1963–6) before leaving to enter politics.
Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell (born 8 March 1930) is a British Conservative politician. He served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995. He was born in the market town of Marlborough in Wiltshire. Hurd first entered Parliament in February 1974 as MP for the Mid Oxfordshire constituency (Witney from
Mar 21, 2019 · Hurd was a measured and effective foreign secretary, in a government that was increasingly ineffective, and as a member of a party that became increasingly unmanageable. As foreign secretary, he helped Thatcher see sense over German reunification, and helped steer Thatcher and Major through the Gulf War.
Overview. Douglas Hurd. (b. 1930) Quick Reference. (b. Marlborough, Wiltshire, 8 Mar. 1930) British; Home Secretary 1985–9, Foreign Secretary 1989–95; Baron (life peer) 1997 Hurd came from a political family; his father and grandfather had both been Conservative MPs.
Jul 17, 2013 · Although Douglas Hurd is a Tory magnifico and his collaborator, Edward Young, served as David Cameron's speechwriter, their book is far from a hagiography of their party's idol. Their...
Feb 27, 2010 · Douglas Hurd's account of our foreign secretaries is a revealing history lesson, says David Owen
