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| + | [[Tom King]], Lord King of Bridgwater, is a Conservative politician.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/thomas-king/27005 Lord King of Bridgwater], www.parliament.uk, accessed 3 March 2011.</ref> | ||
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==Northern Ireland Secretary (1985-89)== | ==Northern Ireland Secretary (1985-89)== | ||
| − | Shortly after his appointment | + | King served as Northern Ireland Secretary from 3 September 1985 to 24 July 1989.<ref>David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.41.</ref> |
| + | Shortly after his appointment,, according to [[Jonathan Powell]], King made a last-minute attempt to derail the Anglo-Irish Agreement. <ref>Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland, by [[Jonathan Powell]], The Bodley Head, 2008, p61. </ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:29, 23 August 2012
Tom King, Lord King of Bridgwater, is a Conservative politician.[1]
Northern Ireland Secretary (1985-89)
King served as Northern Ireland Secretary from 3 September 1985 to 24 July 1989.[2] Shortly after his appointment,, according to Jonathan Powell, King made a last-minute attempt to derail the Anglo-Irish Agreement. [3]
Affiliations
- The Other Club, member
References
- ↑ Lord King of Bridgwater, www.parliament.uk, accessed 3 March 2011.
- ↑ David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.41.
- ↑ Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland, by Jonathan Powell, The Bodley Head, 2008, p61.
