Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins
British politician (born 1928)
Terence Langley Higgins, Baron Higgins, KBE, DL, PC (born 18 January 1928) is a British Conservative politician and Commonwealth Games silver medalist winner for England. He also competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
The Lord Higgins | |
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| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 1972–1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Patrick Jenkin |
| Succeeded by | John Gilbert |
| Member of Parliament for Worthing | |
| In office 1964–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Otho Prior-Palmer |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1928 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
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.
References
change- ↑ "Terry Higgins Olympic Results". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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