Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
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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 (Christ Church).[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]
House of Lords
Gascoyne-Cecil entered the Lords in 1992 as Baron Cecil.[6] He was awarded a life peerage in 1999 to allow him to sit in the reformed Lords. In November 2001, he announced he was taking a leave of absence from the Lords in protest at new rules on registration of interests.[7]
Affiliations
- Open Europe Board member
- Patron of Politeia
- Gascoyne Holdings Ltd, Director.
- Friends of the Union
- Clubs: White's, Pratt's, Beafsteak
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.
- ↑ Anthony Seldon, The Saturday Profile Viscount Cranborne, Conservative Peer: The last true blue blood, Independent, 21 November 1998.
- ↑ Nicholas Watt, Angry Cranborne quits 'enfeebled' Lords, Guardian, 3 November 2001.