John Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham
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The Right Honourable The Viscount Blakenham OBE PC DL |
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| Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
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In office 20 October 1963 – 28 July 1965 |
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| Leader | Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | Iain Macleod |
| Succeeded by | Edward du Cann |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 20 October 1963 – 18 October 1964 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | Iain Macleod |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Houghton |
| Minister of Labour | |
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In office 27 July 1960 – 20 October 1963 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Edward Heath |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Godber |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
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In office 6 January 1958 – 27 July 1960 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Derick Heathcoat-Amory |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Soames |
| Secretary of State for War | |
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In office 18 October 1956 – 6 January 1958 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Sir Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Anthony Head |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Soames |
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Member of Parliament for Sudbury and Woodbridge (1950-1963) Woodbridge (1945-1950) |
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In office 5 July 1945 – 5 December 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Walter Ross-Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Keith Stainton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1911 |
| Died | 7 March 1982 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Hon. Nancy Pearson (1908–1994) |
John Hugh Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham, OBE, PC, DL (22 January 1911 – 7 March 1982) was a British Conservative politician.
Blakenham was the third son of The Rt. Hon. Richard Hare, 4th Earl of Listowel, an Anglo-Irish , and The Hon. Freda Vanden-Bampde-Johnstone. His elder brother, The 5th Earl of Listowel, was a prominent Labour politician. He was educated at Eton.
Blakenham was an Alderman of London County Council between 1937 and 1952 and fought in the Second World War with the Suffolk Yeomanry in Italy and was awarded the Legion of Honour and appointed an OBE. He sat as Member of Parliament for Woodbridge between 1945 and 1950 and for Sudbury and Woodbridge between 1950 and 1963 and was vice-chairman of the Conservative Party between 1952 and 1955. He served under Sir Anthony Eden as Minister of State for the Colonies between 1955 and 1956 and under Eden and his successor, Harold Macmillan, as Secretary of State for War from 1956 to 1958.
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