Nicholas Soames
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 76 |
| Date of birth | February 12,1948 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Croydon |
| United Kingdom | |
| Siblings | Rupert Soames |
| Charlotte Clementine Soames | |
| Jeremy Bernard Soames | |
| Emma Soames | |
| Children | Harry Soames |
| Isabella Soames | |
| Christopher Soames | |
| Grandparents | Clementine Churchill |
| Arthur Granville Soames | |
| Hope Mary Woodbine Parish | |
| Winston Churchill | |
| Spouse | Serena Smith |
| Catherine Weatherall | |
| Parents | Mary Soames |
| Christopher Soames | |
| Job | Politician |
| Stock broker | |
| Education | Mons Officer Cadet School |
| Eton College | |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 420463 |
Nicholas Soames Life story
Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, Baron Soames of Fletching, PC is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex from 1997 to 2019, having previously served as the MP for Crawley from 1983 to 1997.
Early Life
Incholas soames is a british conservative politician and member of parliament for mid sussex. He was born on 12 december in london. Engladn. He is the son of the former prime minister. Sir winston churchill.Education
Soames attended eton college and the royal military academy sandhurst before going on to earn a bachelro of arts degere in modern history from the university of oxford.Political Career
Soames was first elected as member of parliament for mid sussex in 1983. He held various minitserial positions in successive conservative administrations until 1997. He served in the cabinet of john amjor between 1994 and 1997. First as minister of state for the armed forces and then as minister of agriculture. Fisheries and food. He was shadow defence secretary between 1999 and 2001.Family
Soames is married to catherine weathearll and has two daughters.Interests
Soames has a particular interest in the militray. And is a keen supporter of the armed forces. He is also a dedicated supporter of the royal british legion and the british red cross.Philanthropy
Soames is a parton of a number of charities. Including the whitehall and westminster foundation. The royal british legion. And the british red cross.Re-Election in 2019
Soames was re-elected as member of parliament for mid sussex in 2019. With a majority of votes.Noteworthy Events
In 2017. Soames was one of the first mps to publicly back prime minister theresa mays call for a general election.Interesting Fact
Soames is related to the late princess diana - thye share a great-great-great-grandfather in common.Speeches in the House of Commons
Soames has made a number of notable speehcse in the house of commons. Including one in support of british troops in iraq in 2003.Committees
Osames is a member of the 1922 committee. The defence committee. And the european scrutiny committee.Honours
Soames was appointed a privy councillor in 1995. And awarded a cbe in the queen s birthday honours lsit in 2020.Coronation: How popular is the monarchy under King Charles?
... Such accusations are rejected by Lord Nicholas Soames, a friend of the King s for many years, who says using a helicopter would only be for a " very good purpose" on public duties...
Tom Watson and Arlene Foster nominated for peerages
... The list also includes Sir Winston Churchill s grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames...
Tory minister Lord Agnew pressed for key role for donor, says ex-MP
... " I have been told the party s board rejected two previous attempts because it concluded that Mr Amersi s primary objective is to secure a knighthood or peerage, " she wrote to the CMEC s honorary president, Sir Nicholas Soames, in December 2020...
Headlines: Churchill statue 'entombed' and the future of the 2m rule
... Sir Winston s grandson, MP Sir Nicholas Soames, condemned the demonstrators who defaced the statue, the Daily Telegraph reported...
George Floyd protests: The statues are defaced
... Churchill also has criticism about his remarks about Jews and Islam, and his actions, or lack thereof, in the 1943 Bengal famine, which killed more than two million peopleChurchill s grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames, has said previously, his grandfather, a child of the Edwardian age and spoke the language of [it]...
'A recovering politician' - the new Twitter life of former MPs
... For some, such as Sir Nicholas Soames, Amber Rudd and Jo Johnson, their profiles are for now a blank canvas...
Which MPs are standing down at the election?
... Clockwise from left: Ken Clarke, Justine Greening, Nicholas Soames, Vince Cable, John Bercow, Kate Hoey, Jo Johnson and Gloria de Piero Sir Oliver Letwin, the former Conservative minister and West Dorset MP, was recently at the forefront of Parliamentary attempts to delay Brexit...
Boris Johnson readmits 10 Brexit rebels to Tory party
...Sir Nicholas Soames, Margot James and Ed Vaizey are back in the Tory fold Boris Johnson has restored the whip to 10 of the 21 Tory MPs who rebelled against him over Brexit last month...
Tom Watson and Arlene Foster nominated for peerages
Tom Watson and Dame Arlene Foster are among 26 new peers set to enter The House of Lords.
Honours for the former deputy leader of the Labour Party and former Northern Ireland First Minister were conferred by The King on Friday.
They were recommended by Prime Minister Liz Truss after being suggested by her predecessor Boris Johnson .
The List also includes Sir Winston Churchill 's grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames .
Sir Nicholas, a former MP, was by Mr Johnson for rebelling over Brexit.
New members are appointed to The House of Lords, which scrutinises bills that have been approved by The House of Commons, by the monarch after being proposed by the Prime Minister .
An outgoing Prime Minister has The Right to draw up a dissolution or resignation honours list on leaving office, while considering nominations from other Political Parties .
Since 2000, peers nominated by Political Parties have been vetted by The House of Lords Appointments Commission.
Dame Arlene, who will sit as a non-affiliated member, stepped down as DUP leader Last Year after.
Others nominated by Mr Johnson include former minister Sir Hugo Swire , as well as ex-MP Angie Bray .
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer included Mr Watson among his nominations.
Businessman and National Gallery trustee Sir Michael Hintze is also on The List , alongside former Tory MP Graham Evans , who lost his Commons seat in Weaver Vale in 2017.
Stewart Jackson , another ex-Tory MP and former special adviser to the Brexit secretary, also gets a peerage.
Peter Weir , a former Stormont Education Minister , will join The House of Lords after being nominated by the DUP.
Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), will be made a peer after being nominated by Labour, alongside Ruth Smeeth , a former Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent North.
Chairman of Network Rail Sir Peter Hendy has also been nominated as a crossbench peer.
However, Paul Dacre , the editor-in-chief of Dmg Media which publishes the Daily Mail and Metro newspapers, was not on The List despite previously being tipped to receive the honour.
Conservative Party chairman Jake Berry and former culture secretary John Whittingdale were awarded knighthoods.
James Duddridge , an International Trade minister and former parliamentary Private Secretary to Boris Johnson , received the honour of The Knight Commander of The Order of St Michael and St George for " political and public service".
Source of news: bbc.com
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