Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins
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Terence Langley Higgins, Baron Higgins KBE
DL
PC
(born 18 January 1928) is a British
Conservative
politician
.
He was Member of Parliament
for Worthing
from 1964 to 1997, and Financial Secretary to the Treasury
between 1972 and 1974.
He served in the RAF from 1946 to 1948, and was a member of British Olympic Team in 1948 and 1952.
He was created a life peer
as Baron Higgins, of Worthing in the County of West Sussex
on October 28, 1997. While in opposition, he served as the Conservative shadow minister for work and pensions in the House of Lords
.
His wife, Rosalyn Higgins
, is formerly the President of the International Court of Justice
.
Order of the British Empire
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DL
Deputy Lieutenant
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PC
Privy council
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(born 18 January 1928) is a British
United Kingdom
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Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician
Politician
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He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Worthing
Worthing (UK Parliament constituency)
Worthing was a parliamentary constituency in West Sussex, centred on the town of Worthing in West Sussex. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
from 1964 to 1997, and Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a junior Ministerial post in the British Treasury. It is the 4th most significant Ministerial role within the Treasury after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and the Paymaster General...
between 1972 and 1974.
He served in the RAF from 1946 to 1948, and was a member of British Olympic Team in 1948 and 1952.
He was created a life peer
Life peer
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as Baron Higgins, of Worthing in the County of West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
on October 28, 1997. While in opposition, he served as the Conservative shadow minister for work and pensions in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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His wife, Rosalyn Higgins
Rosalyn Higgins
Dame Rosalyn Higgins, DBE, QC is the former President of the International Court of Justice. Higgins was the first female judge to be appointed to the ICJ, and was elected President in 2006. Her term of office expired on 6 February 2009...
, is formerly the President of the International Court of Justice
International Court of Justice
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