The Lord Wakeham | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Leader of the House of Lords | |
| In office 11 April 1992 – 20 July 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | The Lord Waddington |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Cranborne |
| Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
| In office 11 April 1992 – 20 July 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | The Lord Waddington |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Cranborne |
| In office 13 June 1987 – 10 January 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Biffen |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Belstead |
| Secretary of State for Energy | |
| In office 24 July 1989 – 11 April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | Cecil Parkinson |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 10 January 1988 – 24 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Whitelaw |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Howe |
| Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Biffen |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Howe |
| Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 13 June 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Michael Jopling |
| Succeeded by | David Waddington |
| Minister of State for the Treasury | |
| In office 6 April 1982 – 9 June 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | The Lord Cockfield |
| Succeeded by | Barney Hayhoe |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | |
| In office 15 September 1981 – 6 April 1982 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Michael Marshall |
| Succeeded by | John Butcher |
| Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | |
| In office 9 January 1981 – 15 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | David Waddington |
| Succeeded by | Tony Newton |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 29 April 1992 | |
| Member of Parliament for South Colchester and Maldon (Maldon 1974–1983) | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Harrison |
| Succeeded by | John Whittingdale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1932[1] |
| Political party | Conservative |
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| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, PC DL (born 22 June 1932) is a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.[2] He was chancellor of Brunel University between 1998 and 2012, and since then has been its chancellor emeritus.[3]
Wakeham was a director of Enron from 1994[4] until its bankruptcy in 2001.[5]
- ^ "Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Wakeham". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Mr John Wakeham". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Chancellor". Brunel University. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Staff and agencies (30 January 2002). "Enron's board of directors". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "UC reaches $168-million settlement with Enron directors in securities fraud case". University of California. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.