Ian Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar
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The Right Honourable The Lord Gilmour of Craigmillar PC |
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| Lord Privy Seal | |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 11 September 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Lord Peart |
| Succeeded by | Humphrey Atkins |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 15 January 1976 – 4 May 1979 |
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| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | George Younger |
| Succeeded by | Fred Mulley |
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In office 11 March 1974 – 29 October 1974 |
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| Leader | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Fred Peart |
| Succeeded by | Peter Walker |
| Shadow Home Secretary | |
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In office 18 February 1975 – 15 January 1976 |
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| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Keith Joseph |
| Succeeded by | Willie Whitelaw |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
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In office 29 October 1974 – 18 February 1975 |
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| Leader | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Francis Pym |
| Succeeded by | Airey Neave |
| Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 8 January 1974 – 4 March 1974 |
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| Prime Minister | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Peter Carington |
| Succeeded by | Roy Mason |
| Minister for Defence Procurement | |
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In office 7 April 1971 – 8 January 1974 |
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| Prime Minister | Ted Heath |
| Preceded by | Robert Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | George Younger |
| Member of Parliament for Chesham and Amersham |
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In office 28 February 1974 – 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Cheryl Gillan |
| Member of Parliament for Central Norfolk |
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In office 22 November 1962 – 28 February 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Collard |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 July 1926 London, England, UK |
| Died | 21 September 2007 (aged 81) Isleworth, England, UK |
| Political party |
Conservative (Before 1999) Pro-Euro Conservative (1999–2001) Liberal Democrats (2001–2007) |
| Alma mater |
Balliol College, Oxford City Law School |
Ian Hedworth John Little Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar PC (8 July 1926 – 21 September 2007) was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He was styled Sir Ian Gilmour, 3rd Baronet from 1977, having succeeded to his father's baronetcy, until he became a life peer in 1992. He served as Secretary of State for Defence in 1974, in the government of Edward Heath. He also served in the government of Margaret Thatcher, as Lord Privy Seal from 1979 to 1981.
Gilmour was the son of stockbroker Lieutenant Colonel Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet, and his wife, Victoria, a granddaughter of the 5th Earl of Cadogan. His parents divorced in 1929, and his father married Mary, the eldest daughter of the 3rd Duke of Abercorn. The family had land in Scotland and he inherited a substantial estate and shares in Meux's Brewery from his grandfather, Admiral of the Fleet, the Hon. Sir Hedworth Meux.
They lived in the grounds of Syon Park in London, with a house in Tuscany. He was educated at Eton College and read history at Balliol College, Oxford.
He served with the Grenadier Guards from 1944 to 1947. He was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1952 and was a tenant in the chambers of Quintin Hogg for two years. He bought The Spectator in 1954 and was its editor from 1954 to 1959. He sold The Spectator to the businessman Harold Creighton in 1967. His editorship of the magazine is seen as one of the highlights of that paper's long history.
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