Peter Brooke
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The Right Honourable The Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville CH PC |
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| Secretary of State for National Heritage | |
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In office 22 September 1992 – 20 July 1994 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | David Mellor |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Dorrell |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
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In office 24 July 1989 – 10 April 1992 |
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| Prime Minister |
Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | Tom King |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Mayhew |
| Paymaster General | |
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In office 13 July 1987 – 24 July 1989 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Clarke |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Caithness |
| Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
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In office 13 July 1987 – 24 July 1989 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Norman Tebbit |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Baker |
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Member of Parliament for Cities of London and Westminster City of London and Westminster South (1977-1997) |
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In office 24 February 1977 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Christopher Tugendhat |
| Succeeded by | Mark Field |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Peter Leonard Brooke 3 March 1934 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater |
Balliol College, Oxford Harvard Business School |
Peter Leonard Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, CH PC (born 3 March 1934) is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet under Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Cities of London and Westminster from 1977 to 2001.
He is the son of Henry Brooke, a former Home Secretary, and Barbara Brooke. (His parents were one of the few married couples where both partners held noble titles in their own right.) He was educated at Marlborough College and Balliol College, Oxford, (where he was President of the Oxford Union) before going on to the Harvard Business School in the United States. After leaving university he worked as a headhunter and was Chairman of Spencer Stuart.
After unsuccessfully challenging Neil Kinnock at the Labour stronghold of Bedwellty in October 1974, he was elected as MP for the Cities of London and Westminster in a by-election in 1977. He was sworn of the Privy Council in 1988. He was made Chairman of the Conservative Party in 1987, and then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in 1989.
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