Christopher Soames

Christopher Soames
Christopher Soames ; (politician);
Born	Arthur Christopher John Soames; 1920-10-12; Penn, England
Died	1987-09-16 (Age 66); Odiham, England
Nationality	UK
Spouse	Mary Churchill
Party	Conservative
	Governor of Southern Rhodesia
In office
	11 December 1979 - 18 April 1980
	Leader of the House of Lords
In office
	5 May 1979 - 14 September 1981
Preceded by	Fred Peart
	Lord President of the Council
In office
	5 May 1979 - 14 September 1981
Preceded by	Michael Foot
Succeeded by	Francis Pym
	European Commissioner for External Relations
In office
	6 January 1973 - 5 January 1977
	European Commissioner for Trade
In office
	6 January 1973 - 5 January 1977
	British Ambassador to France
In office
	September 1968 - 27 October 1972
	Shadow Foreign Secretary
In office
	11 November 1965 - 13 April 1966
Preceded by	Reginald Maudling
Succeeded by	Alec Douglas-Home
	Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food
In office
	27 July 1960 - 16 October 1964
Succeeded by	Fred Peart
	Secretary of State for War
In office
	6 January 1958 - 27 July 1960
Succeeded by	John Profumo
	Member of Parliament for Bedford
In office
	23 February 1950 - 31 March 1966

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1981	15 May 1981	17 May 1981	Switzerland Palace Hotel Bürgenstock	The 29th Bilderberg
Bilderberg/1982	14 May 1982	16 May 1982	Norway Sandefjord	The 30th Bilderberg, held in Norway.

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