John Cockroft
 John Cockroft    (politician, journalist) | |
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| Born | 6 July 1934 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Oundle School, St. John's College Cambridge |
| Member of | Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies |
| Party | Conservative Party (UK) |
UK politician and financial journalist. Board of the European Movement (UK) 1973-74. Attended 1971 Bilderberg meeting.
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John Cockroft is a former UK MP and journalist. He attended the 1971 Bilderberg meeting.
Career
Cockcroft was educated at Oundle School, and attended St John's College, Cambridge as a senior major scholar, graduating with a degree in History and Economics in 1958. That same year, he was elected President of the Cambridge Union Society.[1] He was a Lieutenant in the Royal Army from 1953 to 1955.[2]
He worked as a journalist from 1959 to 1974, and again from 1981 through to 1986, writing for the Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Telegraph.[2]
He was a board member of the European Movement (UK) 1973-74 and 1983-84,[2]
He was Member of Parliament for Nantwich in Cheshire from February 1974 until his retirement in 1979.[2][3][4]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1971 | 23 April 1971 | 25 April 1971 | US Vermont Woodstock Woodstock Inn | The 20th Bilderberg, 89 guests |
References
- ↑ https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U11328
- ↑ a b c d https://web.archive.org/web/20120309021904/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/l/17975/John%20Hoy+le%20COCKCROFT.aspx
- ↑ Mr John Cockcroft MP Nantwich at the Public Whip website. Accessed 1 February 2010.
- ↑ http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/constituencies/nantwich
