Francis Pym
Francis Pym, Lord Pym (1922-2008), was a British politician.[1]
Pym served as Conservative MP for Cambridgeshire 1961-1983, and for Cambridgeshire South-East 1983-7. He was Government Chief Whip 1970-1973. He served as Northern Ireland Secretary 1973-74, Defence Secretary 1979-81, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Paymaster-General and Leader of the Commons, 1981, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the Commons 1981-2, and Foreign Secretary 1982-83.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Andrew Roth, Francis Pym, guardian.co.uk, 7 March 2008.
- ↑ David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.82.
