1. Julian Amery was appointed to the Privy Council in 1960.
22 Facts About Julian Amery
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Julian Amery was the son-in-law of Conservative prime minister Harold Macmillan.
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Julian Amery was born in Chelsea, London, on 27 March 1919.
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Julian Amery's father was Leo Amery, a British statesman and Conservative politician.
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Julian Amery was educated at Eaton House, Summer Fields School, Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford.
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Julian Amery became a close friend of King Zog of Albania and described him as "the cleverest man I have ever met".
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Julian Amery won a parliamentary seat in the first general election held after he returned to civilian life, in 1950.
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Julian Amery was elected as Conservative MP for Preston North, going on to hold a number of government offices, all in governments led by his father-in-law, now the Prime Minister.
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Julian Amery began with two Under-Secretaryships of State: for War and for the Colonies.
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Julian Amery was promoted to Secretary of State for Air, followed by a promotion to the post of Minister of Aviation.
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Julian Amery lost his Preston North seat in 1966, but was re-elected to the Commons in 1969 representing Brighton Pavilion, a seat he would hold until 1992 when he retired.
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Under the Heath administration, Julian Amery held three ministerial posts: Minister for Public Works, Minister for Housing and Construction and Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
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For 30 years, Julian Amery was an active member and later a patron of the Conservative Monday Club, where he became friendly with General Sir Walter Walker, subsequently writing the foreword for Walker's anti-Soviet book, The Next Domino.
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Julian Amery was guest of honour at the club's annual dinner at the Cutlers' Hall in 1963.
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Julian Amery was the Monday Club's guest of honour at its annual dinner held at the Savoy Hotel, London, in January 1974 and again at the dinner at the end of the club's two-day conference in Birmingham in March 1975.
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Julian Amery was in favour of entry to the European Common Market and of the nuclear deterrent.
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In 1948, Julian Amery opposed GATT, arguing that it limited imperial preference.
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In late 1962 Julian Amery made these comments after Egypt sent troops to Yemen to prevent an insurrection:.
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In 1963, Julian Amery took charge of Quintin Hogg's campaign for leadership of the Conservative Party.
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Julian Amery stated that the repatriations were "one of the few blots on Harold that I can think of".
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Julian Amery died from heart failure on 3 September 1996, aged 77, at his home in Eaton Square, Westminster, London.
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Julian Amery is buried with his wife at the Church of St John the Baptist in Lustleigh, Devon, along with his father Leo Amery.