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Charles Patrick Fleeming Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding, PC (7 September 1926 – 20 December 2016) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as a cabinet minister in Margaret Thatcher's first government.
Dec 21, 2016 · Rated jocularly as “the best permanent secretary in the cabinet”, Jenkin was a better administrator than a politician. Yet despite his previous support for Edward Heath, Thatcher gave him in ...
Dec 22, 2016 · Patrick Jenkin was chosen from among a teeming number of Conservative aspirants for a very special seat indeed – that of Woodford in Essex, which for the previous four decades had sent the...
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Feb 17, 2023 · Patrick Jenkin, a housing minister in Thatcher's government, visited Liverpool's slums in 1984 and was shocked by the conditions. He later helped broker a deal with the Labour council to avoid rate-capping, but the rebellion failed and he was sacked.
A tribute to the late Lord Jenkin, who was the President of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee for more than five years. He was a passionate advocate for science communication and a talented singer.
Dec 21, 2016 · Patrick Jenkin, who served as a secretary of state for social services, industry and the environment under Margaret Thatcher, passed away in 2016. He was also a supporter of David Cameron's same-sex marriage reforms and a former MP for Wanstead and Woodford.
Learn about Patrick Jenkin, a former Conservative MP and Cabinet Minister in the UK. Find out his dates, family, education, offices held, and listen to his oral history interview.
