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William John Biffen, Baron Biffen, PC, DL (3 November 1930 – 14 August 2007), was a British Conservative Party politician. He was a member of parliament from 1961 to 1997, and served in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet; he then served in the House of Lords.
John Biffen, the former Conservative Cabinet minister of the Thatcher era, who has died in hospital aged 76, was one of the cleverest politicians of his generation and one of the...
Lord Biffen of Tanat, the former Conservative Cabinet minister once famously described as “semi-detached” from Margaret Thatcher’s government, died today in hospital, his family said.
Personal and political papers, including, correspondence, press cuttings, campaign material, drafts of memoir, administrative, articles, speeches and appointment diaries. The collection covers his early life, university life and political career.
- Churchill Archives Centre, Cambridge, CB3 0DS, Cambridgeshire
- 01223 336087
15 ago 2007 · Lord Biffen: ‘I did not come into politics to be a kamikaze pilot’. Diffident, rumpled and complex, John Biffen was a surprise addition to her shadow cabinet prior to the 1979 election. He...
10 lug 2015 · William John Biffen, Baron Biffen, (1930-2007) was a British political figure who served as Conservative Leader of the House of Commons from 1982 to 1987. Biffen was previously Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1979-81), Secretary of State for Trade (1981-82) and Lord President of the Council (1982-83).
9 dic 2013 · Semi-Detached revisits dramatic and poignant moments from Biffen's personal life and from the corridors of power, presenting a moving and penetrating portrayal of one...
