William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill
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The Right Honourable The Lord Waldegrave of North Hill PC |
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Waldegrave in 1981
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| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 5 July 1995 – 2 May 1997 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Aitken |
| Succeeded by | Alistair Darling |
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
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In office 20 July 1994 – 5 July 1995 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Gillian Shephard |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Hogg |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 10 April 1992 – 20 July 1994 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | The Lord Patten of Barnes |
| Succeeded by | David Hunt |
| Secretary of State for Health | |
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In office 2 November 1990 – 10 April 1992 |
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| Prime Minister |
Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Virginia Bottomley |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
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In office 26 July 1988 – 2 November 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | David Mellor |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Hogg |
| Minister of State for Housing | |
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In office 13 June 1987 – 26 July 1988 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Patten |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Sinclair |
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Member of Parliament for Bristol West |
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In office 3 May 1979 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Cooke |
| Succeeded by | Valerie Davey |
| Personal details | |
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William Arthur Waldegrave 15 August 1946 London, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Burrows |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater |
Corpus Christi College, Oxford Harvard University |
William Arthur Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, PC (/ˈwɔːlɡreɪv/; born 15 August 1946) is a British Conservative politician who served in the Cabinet from 1990 until 1997 and is a life member of the Tory Reform Group. He is now a life peer and Provost of Eton College
Waldegrave's 2015 memoir, A Different Kind of Weather, discusses his high youthful political ambition, his political and to some extent personal life, and growing acceptance that he would not achieve his ultimate ambition. It also provides an account of the Heath, Thatcher and, to a lesser extent, Major Governments, including his role in development of the community charge or poll tax – in fact it includes a chapter entitled 'The Poll Tax – all my own work'.
Waldegrave served as a Trustee (1992-2011) and Chair (2002–2011) of the Rhodes Trust, during which time he also helped to create and served as a Trustee of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation. His portrait hangs at Rhodes House, Oxford.
Waldegrave was the Chairman of Trustees for the National Museum of Science and Industry from 2002 to 2010. He became Provost of Eton College, on 8 February 2009.
Waldegrave is the youngest (by six years) of the seven children of Mary Hermione Grenfell and the 12th Earl Waldegrave, and the only brother of the present Earl. One of his sisters is The Lady Susan Hussey.
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