Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
Robert Michael James Gascoyne - Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury KCVO, PC, DL ( born September 30, 1946) is a British peer and politician ( Conservative Party ). By 2003, he was known by his courtesy title Viscount Cranborne then.
Life and career
Gascoyne - Cecil was born as the eldest child and first son of Hon Robert and Mollie Gascoyne - Cecil, Viscount and Viscountess Cranborne in 1947 were, as his great-grandfather, the 4th Marquess of Salisbury died; the son and heir of the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, died on April 4, 1947. His father, the 6th Marquess of Salisbury, was succeeded by his father, the 5th Marquess of Salisbury ( 1893-1972 ), by and dedicated himself to any political career in the sense of his father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
Gascoyne - Cecil attended Eton College and then studied at Christ Church College at the University of Oxford. He first worked in the banking sector before he took over duties in the management of the family business and estates.
In 1976 he was surprisingly selected as a candidate of the Conservative Party for the parliamentary constituency of South Dorset, where his family owned land, although there were several former MPs on the list. When he won the constituency in the next election in 1978, he represented the seventh consecutive generation of his family, who held a seat in the House of Commons and fprderte in his first speech Ian Smith to stand down in favor of Abel Muzorewa. Also in 1978, he spoke out against sanctions against Rhodesia at the conference of the Conservative Party.
Gascoyne - Cecil, Viscount Cranborne at that time, acquired there quickly the reputation of belonging to the right wing of his party. This was particularly the questions of the Church of England as well as his anti - communism, but this led adsurdum ad, as in 1981 he collaborated on a writing which testified that the fight against unemployment more priority than the fight against inflation should be given. In the Northern Ireland question he was against any form of influence of the Republic of Ireland. Due to the Anglo -Irish Agreement of 1987, which he declined, Gascoyne - Cecil joined then back from his offices. Previously, he was to have been April-May 1982 Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS ) at Cranley Onslow, the then Minister of State. When Jim Prior 's policy of "rolling devolution '(' Rolling Devolution ') announced Gascoyne - Cecil resigned from his paid assistant position with Douglas Hurd.
He became known in the early 1980s as an anti- communist through activities in support of Afghan refugees in Pakistan and sent food parcels to Poland. He also supported the Afghan resistance. Until the early years of the 21st century, a charity shop was operated on the Hatfield estate, which was designed exclusively for this purpose and for funds for Polish orphanages.
Membership in the House of Lords
Following the election of 1992, John Major used the seldom-used means of early survey of the eldest son of a peer in the peerage by premature recognition of a subsidiary title of the Father ( Writ of Acceleration ) to invoke Gascoyne - Cecil in the House of Lords. He received the title of Baron Cecil, but continued to use his courtesy title Viscount Cranborne.
It first two years have been Parliamentary Under Secretary of Defense from 1992, Gascoyne - Cecil 1994 Lord Privy Seal and Chairman (Leader ) of the House of Lords (until 1997 ) and the local government faction. At the same time he was admitted to the Privy Council. During his presidency, the financial support for opposition parties in the House of Lords, began to be known as Cranborne Money.
When Major resigned and fought for his re-election as chairman of the Conservative Party in July 1995, led Gascoyne - Cecil, the election campaign. He was regarded as one of the few cabinet members who were loyal to Major, but led the Conservative Peers after the election of the Labour Party on.
After the change of government in 1997, he was Leader of the Conservative peers. He traded two years later from the structural reform of the Upper House with Prime Minister Tony Blair. Since he had not previously involved his party leader William Hague, he consequently lost his office. From 1997 to 1998 he was a member of the shadow cabinet as opposition spokesman for the public sector ( Opposition Spokesperson for the Public Service ) and was also leader of the opposition.
Like all other Chairman of the House of Lords remained Gascoyne - Cecil as Baron Gascoyne - Cecil, of Essendon in the County of Rutland, as a life peer member of the House. At first he was still active as a backbencher until the financial disclosure rules have been tightened in 2001, which he refused. On 10 May 2001 he reported to last word. On a vote he took part last on May 9, 2001. Since 1 November 2001, he is on leave of absence granted by the House of Lords Leave of Absence. Therefore, he was not active in the House of Lords when he succeeded his father on 11 July 2003 as the 7th Marquess.
In January 2010 Gayscone - Cecil and Owen Paterson led secret talks to Hatfield House, where the DUP, UUP and the Conservative Party were involved. This led to speculation that the Conservative Party would try to build a pan- unionist front to reduce the chances of Sinn Fein and the SDLP in the general election of 2010.
As subjects of political interest, he shall indicate on the website of the House of Lords Constitutional Affairs, the European Union and foreign policy. As states of interest he calls the countries of Central Asia, the USA and France.
Origin and family
Gascoyne - Cecil comes from one of the most important families of the British nobility. The father of the family is William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, the most important advisor to Queen Elizabeth I.. 's Son Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury was then also Minister under Queen Elizabeth I 's great-grandfather Gascoyne - Cecil, Robert Gascoyne - Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury was 1885-1902 three times British Prime Minister.
The Marquesses of Salisbury comes on the 1st Marquess, a courtier and favorite of King George III. , And even a descendant of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and one of the men who contributed to the throne of James I. Robert Cecil was himself a younger son of Elizabeth I. advisor William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, the descendants of the Welsh soldiers David Cyssell.
The surname is still pronounced " Siss -el " and not " Sess -il ". His mother Marjorie " Mollie " Olein Wyndham- Quin was a descendant of Windham Wyndham- Quin, 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount - Earl paternal and George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford about her maternal grandmother. Lady Salisbury is a well-known teacher who advised several other gardeners, such as Prince Charles. His parents had seven children, of whom survived four sons and one daughter, two sons died. Robert Gascoyne - Cecil began " Robert" as his preferred Christian name from his 21st birthday in use.
On January 7, 1970, he married Hannah Stirling, niece of Lieutenant Colonel David Stirling, founder of the Special Air Service. The couple has two sons and three daughters. Gascoyne - Cecil and his wife live in the ancestral home of the family at Hatfield House Hatfield in Hertfordshire. This was left to the family of James I in exchange for the family seat of Theobalds. Until recently, they lived in Cranborne Manor, Dorset. The heir is his elder son Robert Edward " Ned " William Gascoyne - Cecil, Viscount Cranborne called (* 1970). This is currently not married but has a daughter who was born in 2001. The younger son Lord James has recently married and is the father of a son.
The family is very wealthy; it has land in Dorset, Hertfordshire and London. With an estimated fortune of around £ 250 million it is ranked 288 in the Sunday Times Rich List 2008. In 2003, the father of Gascoyne - Cecil, Robert Gascoyne - Cecil died, 6th Marquess of Salisbury, so that he whose eldest son title Marquess of Salisbury inherited.
Other offices and honors
Gascoyne - Cecil from 1987 (or 1998) to 2006, Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset and since 2006 of Hertfordshire.
From 1998 to 2007 he was Chairman ( Chairman ) Board of Directors ( Council) of the Royal Veterinary College; 2007-2008 President of the Royal Agricultural Society of England ( RASE ).
He was also Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Combined Clinical Science Foundation, President of the Friends of the British Library, Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Friends of Lambeth Palace Library and Chairman of the Committee of Patrons of the Thrombosis Research Institute, as well as Governor of The Charterhouse and President of the game & Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Since 2005 he has been chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire.