A Different Kind Of Weather
A Memoir
$26.01
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2016
Summary
‘Why did you go into politics in the first place?’
A question that former Cabinet minister has found himself asked, and indeed asking himself, over the years, Lord Waldegrave’s is a life lived through politics.
The youngest of seven children, and the son of an earl, Waldegrave’s quintessentially English upbringing would go on to shape the course of his life, instilling in him a sense of independence and self-discipline needed to steel one for a successful career in government.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472119773 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472119770 |
| Author: | William Waldegrave |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2016 |
| Weight: | 246g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 126mm x 198mm |
| Series: | 500 Reflections on the RCP, 1518-2018 |
Critics Review
Absorbing … engrossing … elegantly written– Daily Mail
Absorbing … engrossing … elegantly written - Daily Mail
An eloquent and honest, not to say occasionally very funny, portrait of a life and an England that won’t be seen again … Waldegrave is at his best when he takes a sideways look at his own ambition and his belief - The TimesWilliam Waldegrave
Lord Waldegrave was educated at Eton College, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and Harvard.
After a spell working in industry, he was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament for Bristol West in 1979. He was made a Minister in 1981, and served continuously in 1997, including terms as Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, and at the Foreign Office. At Cabinet level he served as Secretary of State for Health, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister of Agriculture, and Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
After losing his Commons seat in 1997, he entered the House of Lords as Baron Waldegrave of North Hill. He is currently Provost of Eton College, and owns a dairy farming business in Somerset. He is married to Caroline Waldegrave, and they have four children.
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