Difference between revisions of "Norman Tebbit"
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| − | Tebbit worked as a journalist from 1947 | + | Tebbit worked as a journalist from 1947 to 1949 and then joined the RAF for two years before spending a period working in publishing and advertising (1951-53). From 1953 to 1970 he worked as an airline pilot before being elected as a Conservative MP. <ref>''Debrett's People of Today'', [http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/search/results/3889/Norman%20Beresford%20Tebbit%20TEBBIT.aspx The Rt Hon Lord Tebbit, CH, PC], [Accessed 5 January 2009]</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:28, 5 January 2010
Norman Beresford Tebbit, Lord Tebbit of Chingford (born 29 March 1931) is a right-wing British politician. He was a key member of the second Thatcher government and was Secretary of State for Trade and Industry from 1983 to 1985 and chairman of the Conservative Party from 1985 to 1987. [1]
Career
Tebbit worked as a journalist from 1947 to 1949 and then joined the RAF for two years before spending a period working in publishing and advertising (1951-53). From 1953 to 1970 he worked as an airline pilot before being elected as a Conservative MP. [2]
Resources
Glasgow University Media Group [On Norman Tebbit] 'Columnlist', The List, 14-27 November 1986
Notes
- ↑ Debrett's People of Today, The Rt Hon Lord Tebbit, CH, PC, [Accessed 5 January 2009]
- ↑ Debrett's People of Today, The Rt Hon Lord Tebbit, CH, PC, [Accessed 5 January 2009]
