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The Lord Temple-Morris
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal |
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| In office 22 June 2001 – 1 May 2018 Life peerage |
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| Member of Parliament for Leominster |
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| In office 28 February 1974 – 14 May 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Clive Bossom |
| Succeeded by | Bill Wiggin |
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| Born | 12 February 1938 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 1 May 2018 (aged 80) London, England |
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Taheré Khozeimé-Alam
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| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
Peter Temple-Morris (born 12 February 1938, died 1 May 2018) was an important British politician. He was also known as Baron Temple-Morris. He started his career as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Conservative Party, representing Leominster from 1974. Later, he changed parties and became a member of the Labour Party. After leaving the House of Commons, he joined the House of Lords as a Labour peer.
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Early Life and Education
Peter Temple-Morris was born in Cardiff, Wales. He went to different schools, including Malvern College. Later, he studied Law at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Like his father, Owen Temple-Morris, who was also an MP, Peter became a lawyer (called a barrister) in 1962. He worked as a barrister until 1989.
Political Career
Peter Temple-Morris was chosen as a Conservative candidate for Parliament several times before he was elected. In February 1974, he became the MP for Leominster.
As an MP, he took on many important roles. He was a vice-chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). He also worked as a Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Norman Fowler. He was a founding member of the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body. He also served on special committees that looked into topics like agriculture and foreign affairs.
Changing Political Parties
In 1997, Peter Temple-Morris was suspended from the Conservative Party. This happened because he often spoke publicly about his doubts about staying with the party. He later said he was "relieved" because he was unhappy with the Conservative Party's politics at the time.
One of the main reasons for his unhappiness was the party's strong views on the euro currency. From 1997 to 1998, he sat in Parliament as an 'Independent One-Nation Conservative'. This meant he supported the government but wasn't officially part of the Labour Party yet.
On 20 June 1998, he officially joined the Labour Party. He decided not to run for MP again in the 2001 general election. He is the only person to have served as a Labour MP representing the area of Herefordshire, even though he was not elected as a Labour MP.
Joining the House of Lords
On 22 June 2001, Peter Temple-Morris was made a life peer. This means he was given a special title, Baron Temple-Morris, and became a member of the House of Lords for life. He sat in the House of Lords as a Labour peer.
Outside of his political work, he was involved in other groups. He was the Chairman of the Macleod Group, which was a group of Conservative MPs with more moderate views. He also became President of the British-Iranian Business Association Society in 1995.
Family Life
Peter Temple-Morris's father, Owen Temple-Morris, was also a Conservative MP. Peter married Taheré Khozeimé-Alam in 1964. They had two sons and two daughters. One of his sons, Eddy Temple-Morris, is a well-known DJ and radio presenter.
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