Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
British politician (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, Baron Gascoyne-Cecil, KG, KCVO, PC, DL (born 30 September 1946) is a British Conservative politician. From 1979 to 1987 he represented South Dorset in the House of Commons, and in the 1990s he was Leader of the House of Lords under his courtesy title of Viscount Cranborne. Lord Salisbury lives in one of England's largest historic houses, the 17th-century Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, and currently serves as Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire.
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The Marquess of Salisbury | |
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Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire | |
Assumed office 7 October 2005 | |
Preceded by | The Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth |
Leader of the Opposition in the Lords Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | |
In office 2 May 1997 – 3 December 1998 | |
Leader | John Major William Hague |
Preceded by | The Lord Richard |
Succeeded by | The Lord Strathclyde |
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
In office 20 July 1994 – 2 May 1997 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | The Lord Wakeham |
Succeeded by | The Lord Richard |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence | |
In office 22 April 1992 – 20 July 1994 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Kenneth Carlisle & The Earl of Arran |
Succeeded by | The Lord Henley |
Member of the House of Lords | |
as a hereditary peer 29 April 1992 – 11 November 1999[1] | |
Preceded by | The 6th Marquess of Salisbury |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
as a life peer 17 November 1999 – 8 June 2017[2] | |
Member of Parliament for South Dorset | |
In office 3 May 1979 – 18 May 1987 | |
Preceded by | Evelyn King |
Succeeded by | Ian Bruce |
Personal details | |
Born | (1946-09-30) 30 September 1946 (age 77) |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Hannah Stirling (m. 1970) |
Children | 5 |
Parent | |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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