Douglas Hurd

Douglas Hurd       (spook?, politician)
Born	Douglas Richard Hurd 1930-03-08 Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Eton College, Cambridge University/Trinity College
Children	• Thomas Hurd • Nick Hurd • Alexander Hurd • 1 other son • 1 daughter
Relatives	• Anthony • Lord Hurd • Sir Percy Hurd
Party	Conservative
Chatham House/President Dates unknown Succeeded by John Major  Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs  In office 26 October 1989 - 5 July 1995 Preceded by John Major Succeeded by Jeremy Hanley, Malcolm Rifkind  Home Secretary  In office 2 September 1985 - 26 October 1989 Preceded by Leon Brittan Succeeded by David Waddington  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland  In office 27 September 1984 - 2 September 1985 Preceded by James Prior, Jim Prior Succeeded by Tom King  Minister for Europe  In office 4 May 1979 - 9 June 1983 Succeeded by Malcolm Rifkind  Member of Parliament for Witney In office 9 June 1983 - 1 May 1997 Succeeded by Shaun Woodward  Member of Parliament for Mid Oxfordshire In office 28 February 1974 - 9 June 1983

“NATO is one of the principal props which have allowed Britain to punch above its weight in the world.”
Douglas Hurd (1993) 

Family tragedy

Catherine Hurd, 46, daughter-in-law of Douglas, "climbed a ladder, went through a hatch and stepped off the roof of the four-storey house in the fashionable Upper East Side of the city" of New York on May 21 2011. The judge returned an open verdict.

8 March 1930| 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)
Bilderberg/1980	18 April 1980	20 April 1980	Germany Parkhotel Quellenhof Bad Aachen
Bilderberg/1981	15 May 1981	17 May 1981	Switzerland Palace Hotel Bürgenstock

References

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