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Gascoyne-Cecil comes from one of England's most prominent aristocratic families, with a long history of service in Conservative administrations. His father, the sixth Marquess was a Conservative [[MP]] and President of the [[Monday Club]].<ref>Anthony Seldon, [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-saturday-profile-viscount-cranborne-conservative-peer-the-last-true-blue-blood-1186204.html The Saturday Profile Viscount Cranborne, Conservative Peer: The last true blue blood], Independent, 21 November 1998.</ref> | Gascoyne-Cecil comes from one of England's most prominent aristocratic families, with a long history of service in Conservative administrations. His father, the sixth Marquess was a Conservative [[MP]] and President of the [[Monday Club]].<ref>Anthony Seldon, [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-saturday-profile-viscount-cranborne-conservative-peer-the-last-true-blue-blood-1186204.html The Saturday Profile Viscount Cranborne, Conservative Peer: The last true blue blood], Independent, 21 November 1998.</ref> | ||
− | Like the four preceding Marquesses, Gascoyne-Cecil was educated at [[Eton]] and Oxford.<ref>Anthony Seldon, [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-saturday-profile-viscount-cranborne-conservative-peer-the-last-true-blue-blood-1186204.html The Saturday Profile Viscount Cranborne, Conservative Peer: The last true blue blood], Independent, 21 November 1998.</ref> | + | Like the four preceding Marquesses, Gascoyne-Cecil was educated at [[Eton]] and Oxford.<ref>Anthony Seldon, [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-saturday-profile-viscount-cranborne-conservative-peer-the-last-true-blue-blood-1186204.html The Saturday Profile Viscount Cranborne, Conservative Peer: The last true blue blood], Independent, 21 November 1998.</ref> |
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+ | ==Member of Parliament== | ||
+ | Gascoyne-Cecil was elected MP for Dorset South in 1979. He subsequently joined the "blue chip" group of backbench MPs.<ref>Anthony Seldon, [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-saturday-profile-viscount-cranborne-conservative-peer-the-last-true-blue-blood-1186204.html The Saturday Profile Viscount Cranborne, Conservative Peer: The last true blue blood], Independent, 21 November 1998.</ref> | ||
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+ | ===Afghanistan=== | ||
+ | According to the ''Independent'', Gascoyne-Cecil spent part of his time as an MP in Afghanistan: | ||
+ | ::He decided to offer his freelance services to the mujahedin, then resisting a Soviet puppet regime, when he found himself crouching in shallow trenches as Russian bombs rained down on him.<ref>Anthony Seldon, [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-saturday-profile-viscount-cranborne-conservative-peer-the-last-true-blue-blood-1186204.html The Saturday Profile Viscount Cranborne, Conservative Peer: The last true blue blood], Independent, 21 November 1998.</ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== |
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil is a member of the House of Lords. [1] He is well connected with Ulster unionism, a member of Friends of the Union, and part of a number of Eurosceptic and Neoconservative connected organisations such as Open Europe.
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Alternatively known as...
He is also known as:
- Viscount Cranborne, his 'courtesy title'.
- Lord Salisbury
- Marquess of Salisbury
Background
Gascoyne-Cecil comes from one of England's most prominent aristocratic families, with a long history of service in Conservative administrations. His father, the sixth Marquess was a Conservative MP and President of the Monday Club.[2]
Like the four preceding Marquesses, Gascoyne-Cecil was educated at Eton and Oxford.[3]
Member of Parliament
Gascoyne-Cecil was elected MP for Dorset South in 1979. He subsequently joined the "blue chip" group of backbench MPs.[4]
Afghanistan
According to the Independent, Gascoyne-Cecil spent part of his time as an MP in Afghanistan:
- He decided to offer his freelance services to the mujahedin, then resisting a Soviet puppet regime, when he found himself crouching in shallow trenches as Russian bombs rained down on him.[5]
Affiliations
- Open Europe Board member
- Patron of Politeia
- Gascoyne Holdings Ltd, Director.
- Friends of the Union
See Also
External Resources
- TheyWorkForYou MPs: Viscount Cranborne
- TheyWorkForYou Lords: Marquess of Salisbury
References
- ↑ Tom O'Sullivan The Young Elite 1-10, The Guardian, 12 March 2000.
- ↑ Anthony Seldon, The Saturday Profile Viscount Cranborne, Conservative Peer: The last true blue blood, Independent, 21 November 1998.
- ↑ Anthony Seldon, The Saturday Profile Viscount Cranborne, Conservative Peer: The last true blue blood, Independent, 21 November 1998.
- ↑ Anthony Seldon, The Saturday Profile Viscount Cranborne, Conservative Peer: The last true blue blood, Independent, 21 November 1998.
- ↑ Anthony Seldon, The Saturday Profile Viscount Cranborne, Conservative Peer: The last true blue blood, Independent, 21 November 1998.