Sir Peter Maudslay Hordern, DL, PC was born on 18 April 1929 and is a British Conservative Party politician.
11 Facts About Peter Hordern
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Peter Hordern served with the 60th Rifles from 1947 to 1949, joining the regiment of his father and great-uncle, Brig.
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Peter Hordern then became a Member of the Stock Exchange.
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Peter Hordern served as member of parliament for Horsham from 1964 to 1974, for Horsham and Crawley from 1974 to 1983 and for Horsham from 1983 to 1997.
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Peter Hordern was appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1993.
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Peter Hordern was appointed a deputy lieutenant for West Sussex.
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Peter Hordern was a member of the Public Accounts Committee from 1970 to 1987, Chairman of the Finance Committee from 1970 to 1972 and Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission from 1988 to 1997.
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Peter Hordern was appointed to the Executive of the 1922 Committee in 1967, later becoming Secretary of the 1922 Committee and Chairman of the Conservative backbench Committee on Europe.
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Peter Hordern was appointed a director of Petrofina UK PLC in 1973 and chairman in 1987.
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Peter Hordern was appointed as a director of TR Technology Investment Trust in 1985.
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Peter Hordern married Elizabeth Susan Chataway in 1964.