John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market

For other people named John MacGregor, see John MacGregor (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable The Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market OBE PC FKC

Secretary of State for Transport
In office 11 April 1992 – 20 July 1994
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Malcolm Rifkind
Succeeded by	Brian Mawhinney
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council
In office 2 November 1990 – 11 April 1992
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher John Major
Preceded by	Geoffrey Howe
Succeeded by	Tony Newton
Secretary of State for Education and Science
In office 24 July 1989 – 2 November 1990
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Kenneth Baker
Succeeded by	Kenneth Clarke
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office 13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Michael Jopling
Succeeded by	John Gummer
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office 2 September 1985 – 13 June 1987
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Peter Rees
Succeeded by	John Major
Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
In office 4 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Member of Parliament for South Norfolk
In office 28 February 1974 – 7 June 2001
Preceded by	John Hill
Succeeded by	Richard Bacon
Personal details
Born	(1937-02-14) 14 February 1937 London, United Kingdom
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	University of St Andrews King's College London

John Roddick Russell MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, OBE PC FKC (born 14 February 1937), is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School,^[1] then at the University of St Andrews (MA economics and history, 1959) and at King's College London (LLB, 1962). Prior to the 1979 general election he worked for Hill Samuel, a merchant bank.^[2]

MacGregor is also an accomplished magician and member of The Magic Circle. He gave regular performances on British television, including guest spots on The Best of Magic and an annual children's charity programme on Anglia Television.^[3]

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1971 New Year Honours for political services.^[4]

He was Conservative MP for South Norfolk, but stepped down at the 2001 election.

Member of Parliament

He became an MP at the February 1974 General Election,^[5] and served as a Tory whip from 1977 to 1981, when he became a junior minister at the Department of Trade and Industry, moving to MAFF in 1983.

In government

He entered the Cabinet on 2 September 1985 as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and was made Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1987 - during the BSE crisis. He was promoted to Secretary of State for Education and Science in July 1989. In the small reshuffle following the resignation of Sir Geoffrey Howe, he was made Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council just days before Thatcher's own resignation. He continued in this position from 1990 to 1992, although William Keegan writes that he was a contender for the position of Chancellor when John Major came to power.^[6] He was made Secretary of State for Transport in 1992, remaining in the post until July 1994 when he left the cabinet. His time as Transport Secretary saw him given responsibility for the privatisation of British Rail. He was made a life peer as Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, of Pulham Market in the County of Norfolk on 5 July 2001.^[7]^[8]

Styles of address

1937-1971: Mr John MacGregor
1971-1974: Mr John MacGregor OBE
1974-1985: Mr John MacGregor OBE MP
1985-2001: The Right Honourable John MacGregor OBE MP
2001: The Right Honourable John MacGregor OBE
2001-: The Right Honourable The Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market OBE PC

References

↑ "How charitable status has boosted the income of Scotland's top private schools" The Herald (Glasgow); 28 Feb 2008; Andrew Denholm, Brian Donnelly; p. 5
↑ Debretts, The Rt Hon the Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market, OBE
↑ Macintyre, Donald (1993-01-24). "Profile: And for his next trick…: John MacGregor - The Transport Secretary will need more than his magician's skill to make a success of rail privatisation". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 45262. p. 11. 1 January 1971.
↑ "Theodore Mallinson" The Times (London); 22 Oct 2008; p. 61
↑ "Business & Media: Mr Lamonts darkest day" The Observer (London); 22 Jul 2007; William Keegan; p. 6. "For Major it was simple: of four possibilities, neither Chris Patten nor Ken Clarke had any Treasury experience. John MacGregor and Lamont were 'both credible candidates'"
↑ The London Gazette: no. 56270. p. 8123. 10 July 2001.
↑ "Life Baronies", The Times (London); 9 Jul 2001; p. 14

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John MacGregor
House of Commons biography

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Hill	Member of Parliament for South Norfolk 1974–2001	Succeeded by Richard Bacon
Political offices
Preceded by Peter Rees	Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1985–1987	Succeeded by John Major
Preceded by Michael Jopling	Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1987–1989	Succeeded by John Gummer
Preceded by Kenneth Baker	Secretary of State for Education and Science 1989–1990	Succeeded by Kenneth Clarke
Preceded by Geoffrey Howe	Lord President of the Council 1990–1992	Succeeded by Tony Newton
Preceded by Geoffrey Howe	Leader of the House of Commons 1990–1992	Succeeded by Tony Newton
Preceded by Malcolm Rifkind	Secretary of State for Transport 1992–1994	Succeeded by Brian Mawhinney

Leaders of the House of Commons

Walpole Sandys Pelham Robinson H Fox Pitt the Elder Vacant (caretaker ministry) Pitt the Elder Grenville H Fox Grenville Conway North C Fox Townshend (C Fox/North) Pitt the Younger Addington Pitt the Younger C Fox Howick Perceval Castlereagh Canning Huskisson Peel Althorp Peel Russell Disraeli Russell Palmerston Disraeli Palmerston Gladstone Disraeli Gladstone Northcote Gladstone Hicks-Beach Gladstone R Churchill Smith Balfour Gladstone Harcourt Balfour Campbell-Bannerman Asquith Bonar Law A Chamberlain Bonar Law Baldwin MacDonald Baldwin MacDonald Baldwin MacDonald Baldwin N Chamberlain W Churchill Cripps Eden Morrison Chuter Ede Crookshank Butler Macleod Lloyd Bowden Crossman Peart Whitelaw Carr Prior Short Foot St John-Stevas Pym Biffen Wakeham Howe MacGregor Newton Taylor Beckett Cook Reid Hain Hoon Straw Harman Young Lansley Hague Grayling Lidington

Chief Secretaries to the Treasury

Brooke Boyd-Carpenter Diamond Macmillan Jenkin Boardman Barnett Biffen Brittan Rees MacGregor Major Lamont Mellor Portillo Aitken Waldegrave Darling Byers Milburn Smith Boateng Browne Timms Burnham Cooper Byrne Laws Alexander Hands Gauke

Thatcher Cabinet

Humphrey Atkins Kenneth Baker Lord Belstead John Biffen Leon Brittan Peter Brooke Mark Carlisle Lord Carrington Paul Channon Kenneth Clarke Lord Cockfield Nicholas Edwards Norman Fowler Ian Gilmour Lord Gowrie John Gummer Lord Havers Quintin Hogg Michael Heseltine Michael Howard Sir Geoffrey Howe David Howell David Hunt Douglas Hurd Patrick Jenkin Michael Jopling Keith Joseph Tom King Norman Lamont Nigel Lawson Peter Lilley John MacGregor James Mackay John Major Angus Maude John Moore Tony Newton John Nott Cecil Parkinson Chris Patten Jim Prior Francis Pym Peter Rees Nicholas Ridley Malcolm Rifkind Lord Soames Norman St John-Stevas Norman Tebbit Margaret Thatcher David Waddington John Wakeham William Waldegrave Peter Walker William Whitelaw Lord Young of Graffham George Younger

Major Cabinet

Cabinet Members	Jonathan Aitken Kenneth Baker Virginia Bottomley Peter Brooke Kenneth Clarke Viscount Cranborne Stephen Dorrell Michael Forsyth Roger Freeman John Gummer William Hague Jeremy Hanley Michael Heseltine Douglas Hogg Michael Howard David Hunt Douglas Hurd Tom King Norman Lamont Ian Lang Peter Lilley John MacGregor Lord Mackay John Major Brian Mawhinney Patrick Mayhew David Mellor Tony Newton Chris Patten John Patten Michael Portillo John Redwood Malcolm Rifkind Gillian Shephard Lord Waddington Lord Wakeham William Waldegrave George Young

Also attended meetings	Norman Fowler Alastair Goodlad Richard Ryder

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