Stephen Hastings

Stephen Hastings
Stephen Hastings ; (Spook, Politician);
Born	4 May 1921; Knightsbridge, London
Died	10 January 2005 (Age 83); Wansford, Cambridgeshire
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Sandhurst
Children	2
Founder of	Shield
Member of	Le Cercle, Shield
Party	Conservative
	Member of Parliament for Mid Bedfordshire
In office
	16 November 1960 - 9 June 1983
Succeeded by	Richard Caborn, Michael HowardKenneth Baker, Winston Churchill II, Robin Corbett, Gwyneth Dunwoody, Clement Freud, Edward Heath, Alan Howarth, Douglas Hurd, Edward Leigh, Nicholas Lyell, Dave Nellist, Merlyn Rees, Nicholas Soames, David Waddington

Sir Stephen Hastings was an MI6 agent and politician.

Background

Hastings was the son of a Southern Rhodesian farmer.

Hastings assisted in the election of Margaret Thatcher through his activities in The Shield.

Thatcher recommended him for a knighthood in 1983.

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