Francis Pym, Baron Pym
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The Right Honourable The Lord Pym MC PC |
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| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
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In office 6 April 1982 – 11 June 1983 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Lord Carrington |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Howe |
| Lord President of the Council | |
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In office 14 September 1981 – 5 April 1982 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Lord Soames |
| Succeeded by | John Biffen |
| Leader of the House of Commons | |
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In office 5 January 1981 – 5 April 1982 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Norman St John-Stevas |
| Succeeded by | John Biffen |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 5 January 1981 – 14 September 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Norman St John-Stevas |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Young |
| Paymaster General | |
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In office 5 January 1981 – 14 September 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Angus Maude |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Parkinson |
| Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Fred Mulley |
| Succeeded by | John Nott |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
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In office 6 November 1978 – 4 May 1979 |
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| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Davies |
| Succeeded by | Peter Shore |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | |
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In office 19 November 1976 – 6 November 1978 |
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| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Peyton |
| Succeeded by | Norman St John-Stevas |
| Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
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In office 18 February 1975 – 19 November 1976 |
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| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | ??? |
| Succeeded by | Michael Jopling |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
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In office 4 March 1974 – 29 October 1974 |
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| Leader | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Merlyn Rees |
| Succeeded by | Ian Gilmour |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
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In office 2 December 1973 – 4 March 1974 |
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| Prime Minister | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Willie Whitelaw |
| Succeeded by | Merlyn Rees |
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Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
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In office 19 June 1970 – 2 December 1973 |
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| Prime Minister | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Bob Mellish |
| Succeeded by | Humphrey Atkins |
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Member of Parliament for South East Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (1961–1983) |
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In office 16 March 1961 – 11 June 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Gerald Howard |
| Succeeded by | Jim Paice |
| Personal details | |
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Francis Leslie Pym 13 February 1922 Abergavenny, Wales, UK |
| Died | 7 March 2008 (aged 86) Sandy, England, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Francis Leslie Pym, Baron Pym, MC, PC (13 February 1922 – 7 March 2008) was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in various positions in the Cabinet in the 1970s and 1980s, including Foreign Secretary, Defence Secretary, Northern Ireland Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons. He was Member of Parliament (MP) representing the constituencies of Cambridgeshire (1961–83) and South East Cambridgeshire (1983–87), and was made a life peer in 1987.
Pym was born at Penpergwm Lodge, near Abergavenny in Monmouthshire. His father, Leslie Pym, was also a Member of Parliament, while his grandfather, the Right Reverend Walter Ruthven Pym, was Bishop of Bombay. He was not a descendant of the 17th century Parliamentarian John Pym as has been commonly held (see Pym's own published family history). He was educated at Eton, before going on to Magdalene College, Cambridge. For much of the Second World War, Pym served in North Africa and Italy as a captain and regimental adjutant in the 9th Lancers. He was awarded the Military Cross, and he ended his military service as a major. Pym was a managing director and landowner before he went into politics.
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