John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, PC, DL (born 22 June 1932), is a businessman and British Conservative Party politician. Since he left government, he has been active in business again, notably being a director of Enron before its collapse. Wakeham was educated at two independent schools in Surrey: at Aldro School in Shackleford, and at Charterhouse School near Godalming. He became a successful accountant and later businessman before his election to the House of Commons for Maldon, Essex in 1974.
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- John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, PC, DL (born 22 June 1932), is a businessman and British Conservative Party politician. Since he left government, he has been active in business again, notably being a director of Enron before its collapse. Wakeham was educated at two independent schools in Surrey: at Aldro School in Shackleford, and at Charterhouse School near Godalming. He became a successful accountant and later businessman before his election to the House of Commons for Maldon, Essex in 1974. He became a minister after Margaret Thatcher's victory in 1979. His first wife, Roberta, was killed in the Brighton hotel bombing in October 1984 and he himself was trapped in rubble for seven hours, suffering serious crush injuries to his legs. They had two children together. He married his secretary, Alison Ward MBE just months later in 1985, and they have a son of their own. Before being Wakeham's secretary she had been Margaret Thatcher's secretary. During the late eighties he served as Leader of the House of Commons, in which capacity he was responsible for the televising of Parliament, and as Energy Secretary (1989–1992), where he drew up plans for the privatisation of electricity. He was appointed a life peer as Baron Wakeham, of Maldon in the County of Essex in 1992 by John Major, serving as the Leader of the House of Lords until 1994. He became chairman of the Press Complaints Commission in 1995, retiring in 2001. In 1997, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire. Tony Blair appointed him in 1999 to head a Royal Commission on reform of the House of Lords — the resulting report suggested a mainly appointed Lords be maintained, with a small elected component.
- John Wakeham, baron Wakeham, brytyjski polityk i przedsiębiorca, członek Partii Konserwatywnej, minister w rządach Margaret Thatcher i Johna Majora. Wykształcenie odebrał w Charterhouse School. Przed rozpoczęciem kariery politycznej najpierw pracował jako księgowy, później prowadził własny biznes. W 1974 r. został wybrany do Izby Gmin jako reprezentant okręgu Maldon. Od 1983 r. reprezentował okręg wyborczy South Colchester and Maldon. W 1983 r. został parlamentarnym sekretarzem skarbu. W latach 1987-1989 był przewodniczącym Izby Gmin. Za jego urzędowania odbyły się pierwsze transmisje telewizyjne z posiedzeń Izby. Jednocześnie był Lordem Tajnej Pieczęci, a od 1988 r. Lordem Przewodniczącym Rady. W latach 1989-1992 był ostatnim ministrem energii, autorem planu prywatyzacji sektora energetycznego. W 1992 r. został parem dożywotnim jako baron Wakeham. Otrzymał stanowiska Lorda Tajnej Pieczęci i przewodniczącego Izby Lordów. Na tych stanowiskach pozostał do 1994 r. W 1995 r. został przewodniczącym komitetu skarg prasowych. Był nim do 2001 r. W 1997 r. został zastępcą Lorda Namiestnika Hampshire. W 1999 r. został członkiem Królewskiej Komisji ds. reformy Izby Lordów. Jego pierwsza żona, Roberta, zginęła w zamachu bomobwym na hotel Brighton 12 października 1984 r. Wakeham odniósł w tym zamachu poważne obrażenia. Z Robertą miał dwoje dzieci. Niedługo później poślubił Alison Ward z którą ma jednego syna.
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- John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, PC, DL (born 22 June 1932), is a businessman and British Conservative Party politician. Since he left government, he has been active in business again, notably being a director of Enron before its collapse. Wakeham was educated at two independent schools in Surrey: at Aldro School in Shackleford, and at Charterhouse School near Godalming. He became a successful accountant and later businessman before his election to the House of Commons for Maldon, Essex in 1974.
- John Wakeham, baron Wakeham, brytyjski polityk i przedsiębiorca, członek Partii Konserwatywnej, minister w rządach Margaret Thatcher i Johna Majora. Wykształcenie odebrał w Charterhouse School. Przed rozpoczęciem kariery politycznej najpierw pracował jako księgowy, później prowadził własny biznes. W 1974 r. został wybrany do Izby Gmin jako reprezentant okręgu Maldon. Od 1983 r. reprezentował okręg wyborczy South Colchester and Maldon. W 1983 r.
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