• George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft, CH, PC (26 July 1909 – 4 June 1994) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Chancellor...
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    advice was rejected and in January 1958 the three Treasury ministers—Peter Thorneycroft, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Birch, Economic Secretary...
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  • Conservative Party politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer Peter Thorneycroft. Lady Thorneycroft helped establish the Venice in Peril Fund and was a noted...
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    leader, by appointing him to the senior position of Home Secretary. Peter Thorneycroft became Chancellor of the Exchequer, but caused embarrassment for Macmillan...
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    2021. "Secretary of State for Defence - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. "Mr Peter Thorneycroft". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Retrieved 2 November 2017. "Lord...
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    southwestern Malaysia, members of the British Cabinet, particularly Peter Thorneycroft and Louis Mountbatten, favoured sending the carrier back through the...
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    January 1958 he resigned, along with the Chancellor of the Exchequer Peter Thorneycroft and his Treasury colleague Nigel Birch, in protest at government plans...
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    the resignation of the Conservative chancellor of the Exchequer, Peter Thorneycroft, in 1958. As early as 1950, Thatcher accepted the consensus of the...
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    Parliament for Monmouth In office 31 March 1966 – 29 May 1970 Preceded by Peter Thorneycroft Succeeded by John Stradling Thomas Personal details Born (1939-06-17)...
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    October 1964 – 19 June 1970 Prime Minister Harold Wilson Preceded by Peter Thorneycroft Succeeded by The Lord Carrington Personal details Born Denis Winston...
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