Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins
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1950 Auckland | 4x440 yard relay |
Terence Langley Higgins, Baron Higgins KBE DL PC (born 18 January 1928) is a retired British Conservative politician and Commonwealth Games silver medalist winner for England.
Higgins was Member of Parliament for Worthing from 1964 to 1997,[1] and Financial Secretary to the Treasury between 1972 and 1974.[2]
He served in the RAF from 1946 to 1948, and was a member of British Olympic Team in 1948 and 1952. He was created a life peer as Baron Higgins, of Worthing in the County of West Sussex on 28 October 1997.[3] While in opposition, he served as the Conservative shadow minister for work and pensions in the House of Lords. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1993 New Years Honours List.[4]
Family
His wife, Dame Rosalyn Higgins, was the President of the International Court of Justice.
References
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 54936. p. 12333. 3 November 1997.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 53153. p. 7. 31 December 1992.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Terence Higgins
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Worthing 1964–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1972–1974 |
Succeeded by John Gilbert |
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