Product Information
A beautifully weighted memoir of political success and failure, and the passing of an era.Product Identifiers
PublisherConstable, Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN-101472119754
ISBN-139781472119759
eBay Product ID (ePID)213312869
Product Key Features
AuthorWilliam Waldegrave
FormatHardback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBiographies & Autobiographies
GenreAutobiography: Historical, Political & Military
Additional Product Features
Place of PublicationLondon
Spine30mm
Pagination320
First Published2015
Content NoteCartoons in Plate Section to Be Cleareds with Times
Author BiographyLord Waldegrave was educated at Eton College, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and Harvard. After a spell working in industry, he was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Bristol West in 1979. He was made a Minister in 1981, and served continuously in 1997, including terms as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, and at the Foreign Office. At Cabinet level he served as Secretary of State for Health, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister of Agriculture, and Chief Secretary to the Treasury. After losing his Commons seat in 1997, he entered the House of Lords as Baron Waldegrave of North Hill. He is currently Provost of Eton College, and owns a dairy farming business in Somerset. He is married to Caroline Waldegrave, and they have four children.
Date of Publication05/03/2015
Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom