Peter Morrison
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The Right Honourable Sir Peter Morrison |
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| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
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In office 23 July – 28 November 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Archie Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Graham Bright |
| Minister of State for Energy | |
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In office 11 June 1987 – 23 July 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Alick Buchanan-Smith |
| Succeeded by | Colin Moynihan (Under-Secretary) |
| Conservative Party Deputy Chairman | |
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In office 10 September 1986 – 11 June 1987 |
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| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Minister of State for Trade and Industry | |
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In office 2 September 1985 – 10 September 1986 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Norman Lamont |
| Succeeded by | Giles Shaw |
| Minister of State for Employment | |
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In office 13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Michael Alison |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Clarke |
| Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
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Member of Parliament for Chester |
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In office 28 February 1974 – 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | John Temple |
| Succeeded by | Gyles Brandreth |
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| Born | 2 June 1944 Fonthill, Wiltshire, England, UK |
| Died | 13 July 1995 (aged 51) London, England |
| Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
Sir Peter Hugh Morrison PC (2 June 1944 – 13 July 1995) was a British Conservative politician, MP for Chester from 1974 to 1992, and Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Morrison was the third son of John Morrison, 1st Baron Margadale, by the Honourable Margaret Smith, the daughter of Frederick Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden and Lady Esther Gore. Sir Charles Morrison, Conservative MP for Devizes from 1964 to 1992, was his elder brother. He was educated at Eton and Keble College, Oxford, where he read Law.
Morrison was first elected to the House of Commons in the general election of February 1974 for Chester. He was one of the first backbench MPs to urge Margaret Thatcher to stand for the Party leadership in 1975. In 1986 he became Deputy Conservative Party chairman under Norman Tebbit having been previously a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister of State in the Department of Employment. In 1987, he was Minister of State for Energy, with responsibility for oil.
During this period it was alleged that Morrison joined the small group of MPs, including Michael Grylls, Neil Hamilton, and Michael Brown, who took money from Ian Greer on behalf of third-party clients. During the Cash for Questions Inquiry, Ian Greer Associates admitted Morrison received payments after ceasing to be an MP. The Parliamentary Report in Hansard quotes Ian Greer as stating he made "Two commission payments, perhaps three, for client referrals" to Morrison between 1993–1994.
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