Bernard Weatherill

The Lord Weatherill
Weatherill as Speaker in 1989
Speaker of the House of Commons
of the United Kingdom
In office
16 June 1983[1] – 9 April 1992
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded byGeorge Thomas
Succeeded byBetty Boothroyd
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
Chairman of Ways and Means
In office
10 May 1979 – 11 June 1983
SpeakerGeorge Thomas
Preceded byOscar Murton
Succeeded byHarold Walker
Treasurer of the Household
In office
2 December 1973 – 4 March 1974
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byHumphrey Atkins
Succeeded byWalter Harrison
Comptroller of the Household
In office
7 April 1972 – 2 December 1973
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byReginald Eyre
Succeeded byWalter Clegg
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office
17 October 1971 – 7 April 1972
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byJasper More
Succeeded byWalter Clegg
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
15 July 1992 – 6 May 2007
Life peerage
Member of Parliament
for Croydon North East
In office
15 October 1964 – 16 March 1992
Preceded byJohn Hughes-Hallett
Succeeded byDavid Congdon
Personal details
Born
Bruce Bernard Weatherill

(1920-11-25)25 November 1920
Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
Died6 May 2007(2007-05-06) (aged 86)
Caterham, Surrey, England
Political partyConservative (until 1983)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
Lyn Eatwell
(m. 1949)
RelationsAlan Lovell (son-in-law)
Children3
EducationMalvern College
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1939–1946
RankCaptain
Unit4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards

Bruce Bernard Weatherill, Baron Weatherill, KStJ, PC, DL (25 November 1920 – 6 May 2007) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 1983 and 1992.

  1. ^ Journals of the House of Commons (PDF). Vol. 240. p. 4.

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