A Different Kind Of Weather by William Waldegrave
A beautifully weighted memoir of political success and failure, and the passing of an era.An eloquent and honest, not to say occasionally very funny, portrait of a life and an England that won't be seen again ... Waldegrave is at his best when he takes a sideways look at his own ambition and his belief * The Times *
Lord Waldegrave was educated at Eton College, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and Harvard.
After a spell working in industry, he was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Bristol West in 1979. He was made a Minister in 1981, and served continuously in 1997, including terms as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, and at the Foreign Office. At Cabinet level he served as Secretary of State for Health, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister of Agriculture, and Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
After losing his Commons seat in 1997, he entered the House of Lords as Baron Waldegrave of North Hill. He is currently Provost of Eton College, and owns a dairy farming business in Somerset. He is married to Caroline Waldegrave, and they have four children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781472119759 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472119754 |
| Title | A Different Kind Of Weather |
| Author | William Waldegrave |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2015-03-05 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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