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Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, CH, PC (/ ˈ h ɛ z ə l t aɪ n /; born 21 March 1933) is a British politician. Having begun his career as a property developer, he became one of the founders of the publishing house Haymarket. Heseltine served as a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1966 to 2001.
- 1959
- Conservative (1951–present)
- 3, including Annabel
- Non-affiliated (2019–present)
Ex-Conservative deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine, who was instrumental in beginning the regeneration of Liverpool in the wake of the 1981 Toxteth riots, has said the city's transformation has...
17 de mar. de 2023 · For more than 50 years he has been a key figure in British politics: pro-European, champion of Liverpool, the driving force behind Canary Wharf, toppler of Thatcher. He is now revered by a new...
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- Michael Heseltineand Boris Johnson
- Michael Heseltineand The Liberal Democrats
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One of the leading British political figures of the late 20th century, Lord Heseltine served as an MP from 1966 to 2001. Since 2001, Heseltine has served as a life peer in the House of Lords. Beginning his career as a businessman, Heseltine quickly converted to Conservative politics and he served in each of Edward Heath’s, Margaret Thatcher’s and J...
Following the Conservative Party’s victory at the 1970 General Election, Heseltine became a junior Minister at the Department of Transport under the then Prime Minister Edward Heath. Heseltine rose quickly through the party ranks and when the Conservatives came to power in 1979, Thatcher made Heseltine Secretary of State for the Environment. In a c...
After serving in the army, Heseltine made his millions in publishing as the co-founder of Haymarket Media Group. In 1959 the company relaunched Man About Town, which became an influential men’s consumer magazine. Heseltine was educated at Oxford University.
When Michael Heseltine stood down from the House of Commons at the 2001 election, Boris Johnson was selected to succeed him as MP for Henley. Johnson said it was ‘an honour and a privilege’ to follow Heseltine. Since 2001, the Heseltine and Johnson relationship has been less cordial. In 2016, Heseltine claimed Boris wouldn’t become PM due to his ‘o...
In 2019, Heseltine had the Conservative whip suspended in the Lords after he endorsed the Liberal Democrats at the 2019 General Election. He was a strong supporter of a second referendum following the 2016 vote to leave the European Union. Responding to his Lib Dem backing and asked how he would advise long-time Conservative voters, Lord Heseltine ...
In 1962, Heseltine married Anne Harding Williams. They have three children. Born in 1993, Heseltine appeared alongside his wife on the BBC’s ‘Gardener’s World’. Heseltine is a keen gardener and he has written a book on the subject.
25 de mar. de 2013 · Michael Heseltine: the great survivor who's still lording it over the political jungle in his ninth decade. Martin Hickman finds that the politician still has plenty to say about the economy –...
- Martin Hickman
12 de jul. de 2001 · Shadow Secretary of State for Industry. Lord Heseltine's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Heseltine CH. His name is Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
1 de abr. de 2024 · 15 Apr 2024. Brief letters. Making an April fool of AI and Tory leaders. 1 Apr 2024. UK divided: how 'levelling up' failed. No progress made on half of UK government’s levelling-up targets. 1...
