Michael Heseltine

Michael Heseltine   (politician)
Born	Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine 1933-03-21 Swansea, Wales
Nationality	Welsh
Alma mater	Pembroke College (Oxford)
Children	• Annabel • Alexandra Rupert
Spouse	Anne Heseltine
Party	Conservative
UK politician who signed the first tranche of the Al-Yamamah arms deal  Deputy Prime Minister of United Kingdom  In office 20 July 1995 - 2 May 1997  First Secretary of State  In office 20 July 1995 - 2 May 1997  President of the Board of Trade  In office 11 April 1992 - 5 July 1995 Preceded by Peter Lilley  Secretary of State for the Environment  In office 28 November 1990 - 11 April 1992 Preceded by Chris Patten Succeeded by Michael Howard  Secretary of State for the Environment  In office 5 May 1979 - 6 January 1983 Preceded by Peter Shore Succeeded by Tom King  Secretary of State for Defence In office 6 January 1983 - 7 January 1986 Preceded by John Nott Succeeded by George Younger  Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment In office 19 November 1976 - 4 May 1979 Succeeded by Peter Shore  Shadow Secretary of State for Industry In office 28 February 1974 - 19 November 1976 Succeeded by John Biffen  Member of Parliament for Henley In office 28 February 1974 - 7 June 2001 Preceded by Robert Carr, David Clark, Ian Gilmour, Michael Heseltine, Greville Janner, Fitzroy MacLean, Michael Maclay, Reginald Maudling, David Owen, Enoch Powell, John Stonehouse, John Wilkinson Succeeded by Paul GoodmanAlistair Burt, David Cameron, Mark Field, Chris Grayling, Charles Hendry, David Miliband, George Osborne, Angus Robertson, Hugo Swire, John Thurso, Shaun Woodward  Member of Parliament for Tavistock In office 31 March 1966 - 28 February 1974 Preceded by Geoffrey Howe, Peter Thorneycroft Succeeded by Bruce GeorgeMichael Ancram, Robert Bradford, Robert Carr, Alan Clark, Gwyneth Dunwoody, Ian Gilmour, Alastair Goodlad, Michael Heseltine, Geoffrey Howe, Harold Lever, Reginald Maudling, John Stonehouse, Peter Temple-Morris  Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom  In office 20 July 1995 - 2 May 1997 Succeeded by John Prescott  Secretary of State for Trade and Industry  In office 11 April 1992 - 5 July 1995 Preceded by Peter Lilley  Minister of State for Aerospace and Shipping In office 24 March 1972 - 28 February 1974

Arms dealing

Heseltine signed the first tranche of the Al-Yamamah arms deal - amongst other things. John Hughes-Wilson stated in 2013 that Heseltine supported the "Arms to Iraq" project.

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1984	11 May 1984	13 May 1984	Sweden Saltsjöbaden	The 32nd Bilderberg, held in Sweden

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