Tristan Garel-Jones
British politician (1941–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Armand Thomas "Tristan" Garel-Jones, Baron Garel-Jones, PC (28 February 1941 – 23 March 2020) was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Watford from 1979 to 1997, before being made a life peer in 1997.
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The Lord Garel-Jones | |
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Minister of State for Europe | |
In office 14 July 1990 – 27 May 1993 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher John Major |
Preceded by | Francis Maude |
Succeeded by | David Heathcoat-Amory |
Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of the Household | |
In office 25 July 1989 – 14 July 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | David Hunt |
Succeeded by | Alastair Goodlad |
Comptroller of the Household | |
In office 26 July 1988 – 25 July 1989 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Robert Boscawen |
Succeeded by | Alastair Goodlad |
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | |
In office 16 October 1986 – 26 July 1988 | |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Robert Boscawen |
Succeeded by | Michael Neubert |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 22 October 1997 – 23 March 2020 Life Peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Watford | |
In office 3 May 1979 – 8 April 1997 | |
Preceded by | Raphael Tuck |
Succeeded by | Claire Ward |
Personal details | |
Born | William Armand Thomas Tristan Garel-Jones (1941-02-28)28 February 1941 Gorseinon, Wales |
Died | 23 March 2020(2020-03-23) (aged 79) Candeleda, Spain |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Children | 5 |
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Following his election to Parliament, Garel-Jones served in various whip positions and also as a junior minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[1][2]