Mother of Richard Jackman; Mehitable Jackman and Deacon George Jackman. John Major - Prime Minister, Norma Major & 'The Crown' - Biography He has suffered hair loss as a side-effect of the intensive chemotherapy he has had to try to shrink the tumour. [303] The sentiments echoed that of much of the press at the time, which was generally hostile to Major, especially after Black Wednesday. This was similar to his stance on devolution in Scotland before referendums were held on the subject both there and in Wales in 1997. Wife of Richard Jackman. [88][89] He became Secretary of the Environment Committee and also assisted with work on the Housing Act 1980, which allowed council house tenants the Right to Buy their homes. [289], On 30 August 2019, it was announced that Major intended to join a court case by Gina Miller against the proroguing of Parliament by the prime minister, Boris Johnson. Netflix defended the series as a "fictional dramatisation". Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. [112][113] He first attracted major national media attention in January 1987 over cold weather payments to the elderly, when Britain was in the depths of a severe winter. [110][111] Major began to gain a bigger profile, giving his first speech at the Conservative Party Conference in October 1986. . [106], In September 1985, Major was made Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS), before being promoted to become Minister of State in the same department in September 1986. Daughter of former prime minister john major hi-res stock - Alamy [84] He made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 13 June 1979, voicing his support for the government's budget. [310] He also notes that Major faced a deeply unfavourable set of circumstances: most of the obvious and pressing Conservative reforms (e.g. [304] In 2012 Oborne had written that Major's government looks ever more successful as time goes by. [98][99] Shortly thereafter he and Norma moved to a larger house (Finings) in Great Stukeley; Major generally spent his weekends there, and weekdays at a rented flat in Durand Gardens, Stockwell. Chief Secretary to the Treasury (19871989). [257] They also own a flat in London and a holiday home on the Norfolk coast at Weybourne, which they have in the past invited ex-soldiers to use for free as part of the Afghan Heroes charity. [259][260], Following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997, Major was appointed a special guardian to Princes William and Harry, with responsibility for legal and administrative matters. Despite being reelected as Conservative leader in the 1995 leadership election, his administration remained unpopular, and soon lost its parliamentary majority. [129][130], In 19871988 it became clear that Major had become a 'favourite' of Margaret Thatcher and he was widely tipped for further promotion. In response, Currie said "he wasn't ashamed of it at the time and he wanted it to continue. [187] The Conservatives lost the 1990 Mid Staffordshire by-election to Labour and the 1990 Eastbourne by-election to the Liberal Democrats, both Conservative seats, causing many Conservative MPs to worry about their prospects at the upcoming general election, due in 1991 or 1992. [358] After leaving office Major became aware that his father fathered two half-siblings extramaritally: Tom Moss and Kathleen Lemmon. Luke Salter, 29, a newly qualified doctor, married the former Prime Minister's daughter Elizabeth, 30, two years ago. [102][103] It was later revealed (in 2002) that during this period Major had conducted an affair with Edwina Currie, a Conservative backbencher and later Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security; the affair ended in 1988. In February 1970 Major became Chairman of the Housing Committee, being responsible for overseeing the building of several large council estates. Yesterday he told of his fight with the potentially fatal condition, known as a round cell tumour. "[312] Seldon reiterated these views in his contribution to the 2017 volume John Major: An Unsuccessful Prime Minister? She was born in Shropshire while her father was stationed there during World War II. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. [341] Major was also one of the prime ministers portrayed in the 2013 stage play The Audience. "[338], Major has been depicted on screen by Keith Drinkel in Thatcher: The Final Days (1991),[339] Michael Maloney in Margaret (2009),[340] Robin Kermode in The Iron Lady (2011),[340] Marc Ozall in the TV series The Crown, Gordon Griffin in Westminster on Trial and Roger Sansom in On the Record. [191][177] On 1 November, the pro-European deputy prime minister Geoffrey Howe resigned, issuing a fiercely critical broadside against Thatcher in the House of Commons on 13 November. In the 1997 election on 1 May 1997, Labour won a 179-seat majority, ending their eighteen years in opposition. Speculation over Major's leadership had continued since his re-election in 1995, and intensified as it became increasingly likely that the Conservatives would suffer a landslide defeat in the upcoming general election. He served in Thatcher's third ministry as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1987 to 1989, Foreign Secretary in 1989, and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1989 to 1990. 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Hargrove, and Kevin Theakston. The group met with King Hussein of Jordan and Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation in Lebanon; in Israel they were briefly caught in the middle of a shooting incident between Israeli troops and a Palestinian rock-thrower. Dame Norma Christina Elizabeth, Lady Major, DBE [1] (ne Wagstaff, formerly Johnson; born 12 February 1942) is an English philanthropist who is the wife of Sir John Major. The 1991 Japan Festival also took place under his premiership. He said that he wanted a "firebreak from politics" and to focus on writing and his business, sporting and charity work. [281], Following the 2010 general election, Major announced his support for the CameronClegg coalition, and stated that he hoped for a "liberal conservative" alliance beyond 2015, criticising Labour under Ed Miliband for playing "party games" rather than serving the national interest. He remained active in parliament, regularly attending and contributing in debates, until he gave up his seat in the 2001 general election to focus on writing and his business, sporting and charity work. [354] The marriage ended in an acrimonious divorce in 2003, with Noble accusing Major of "unreasonable behaviour". Seldon writes "She made Major smarten his appearance, groomed him politically, and made him more ambitious and worldly. [132][133] Major found the prospect daunting, and unsuccessfully attempted to convince Thatcher to allow him to stay on at the Treasury. Dr. Luke Salter was born on 14 September 1972. When Was John Major Born? BUY TWO IMAGES, GET THE LOWEST PRICE IMAGE HALF PRICE WITH CODE: 50%OFFNEXTIMAGE. [345][62][63] She was a teacher and a member of the Young Conservatives. [160] He publicised it as a 'budget for savers', with the creations of the Tax-exempt special savings account (TESSA), arguing that measures were required to address the marked fall in the household savings ratio that had been apparent during the previous financial year. The journalist Peter Oborne was one such figure, though writing in 2017 he stated that he now regrets his negative reporting, stating that he himself and the press in general were "grossly unfair to Major" and that this was motivated at least in part by snobbery at Major's humble upbringing. [127][128] Major also insisted in discussions with Thatcher that government assistance should be provided to support the sale of Short Brothers to Bombardier, an aerospace company and major employer in Northern Ireland which might otherwise have collapsed. Mr Salter said he was 'upbeat' about his chances of beating the killer disease - but that the rarity of his tumour made it impossible to say what his chances of a full recovery were. The veterinary nurse wed medical student Luke Salter, 28, at All Saints' Church at Somerby in Rutland. [277] He told BBC News that he and Lamont had been the victims of "whispering voices" to the press. Though a Labour stronghold, the Conservatives received a huge boost following Enoch Powell's anti-immigration 'Rivers of Blood speech' in April 1968 and Major won, despite strongly disapproving of Powell's views. [107][108] The large size of the DHSS granted Ministers a greater degree of responsibility than in other departments,[nb 6] with Major assisting with work on the Social Security Act 1986 and improving provision for disabled people. However, an affair with a different woman, Edwina Currie, came out a decade later, and both of these publications considered legal action to recover their costs when that happened. He was born in Surrey, South East England, and grew up there, before his family moved to Brixton. [131] Nevertheless, Major's appointment to Foreign Secretary in July 1989 came as a surprise due to his relative lack of experience in the Cabinet and unfamiliarity with international affairs. [28][29] Major has attributed his political ambitions to this event. [292], In February 2022, Major made a speech at the Institute for Government think-tank in London, in which he criticised Johnson over the Partygate scandal, suggesting that he ought to resign, and also the proposed policy for those seeking asylum which he called "un-British". Mr Salter, whom friends describe as a good all-round sportsman, particularly keen on cricket and golf, has had to stop his work as a doctor for Leicester University Hospitals NHS Trust. He formed a temporary Shadow Cabinet, but with seven of his Cabinet ministers having lost their seats at the election, and with few senior MPs left to replace them, several MPs had to hold multiple briefs. Major's second ministry was also defined by conflicts within the Conservative Party regarding Europe after the government's defeat on the Maastricht Treaty. Private Eye parodied Sue Townsend's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, age 13 to run a regular column The Secret Diary of John Major, age 47, in which Major was portrayed as nave and childish, keeping lists of his enemies in a Rymans Notebook called his "Bastards Book", and featuring "my wife Norman" and "Mr Dr Mawhinney" as recurring characters. Major's elder brother Terry, who died in 2007, became a minor media personality during Major's period in Downing Street, writing a 1994 autobiography, Major Major: Memories of an Older Brother, and appearing on TV shows such as Have I Got News for You. [344], Major married Norma Johnson (now Dame Norma Major) on 3 October 1970 at St Matthew's Church, Brixton. [209] By the time of Major's appointment, Labour's lead had shrunk to 14%. ",[321] whereas on the left Labour's Alastair Campbell dismissed him as a "piece of lettuce that passes for prime minister"[322] and Labour MP Tony Banks said of Major in 1994 that, "He was a fairly competent Chairman of Housing on Lambeth Council. For example, in Spitting Image, Major's puppet was changed from a circus performer to that of a literally grey man who ate dinner with his wife in silence, occasionally saying "nice peas, dear", while at the same time nursing an unrequited crush on his colleague Virginia Bottomley an invention, but an ironic one in view of his affair with Edwina Currie, which was not then a matter of public knowledge. [34] After Major became prime minister, it was misreported that his failure to get a job as a bus conductor resulted from his failing to pass a maths test; he had in fact passed all of the necessary tests but had been passed over owing to his height. Footage of Major's 1992 election win is used in Patrick Keiller's 1994 documentary film London. [92][93], Major later became an assistant whip in January 1983, responsible for East Anglian MPs. [1] In 1995, Major resigned as party leader, amid internal divisions over UK membership of the European Union, parliamentary scandals (widely known as "sleaze") and questions over his economic credibility. [59][60] Despite the Lambeth housing team being well-regarded nationally, Major lost his seat in the 1971 Lambeth London Borough Council election. [79][83] Major took on a less demanding job at Standard Chartered, and started working part-time in 1978 so that he could devote more time to his constituency duties.[83]. [183], Opposition within the Conservative Party to Margaret Thatcher had been brewing for some time, focusing on what was seen as her brusque, imperious style and the poll tax, which was facing serious opposition across the country. [248][273] Major was also a Director with the Ditchley Foundation from 2000 to 2009,[259][274] and a President of the influential centre-right think tank the Bow Group from 2012 to 2014. [54][55][nb 5] He also promoted more openness at the council, initiating a series of public meetings with local residents. [306] Others remain unconvinced however and, writing in 2011, the BBC's Home editor Mark Easton judged that "Majorism" had made little lasting impact. Luke Salter, 29, a newly qualified doctor, married the former Prime Minister's daughter Elizabeth, 30, two years ago. [334], Major was often mocked for his nostalgic evocation of what sounded like the lost Britain of the 1950s .mw-parser-output div.crossreference{padding-left:0}(see Merry England);[335] for example, his famous speech stating that "Fifty years from now Britain will still be the country of long shadows on county grounds, warm beer, invincible green suburbs, dog lovers and pools fillers and as George Orwell said 'old maids bicycling to Holy Communion through the morning mist'. The couple met more than a decade ago when they were both members of the Huntingdon Youth Orchestra. 'I have been receiving chemotherapy for the last couple of months and I'm about to start a course of radiotherapy. [68][69] In 1974 the couple moved to a larger residence at West Oak, Beckenham, and had a second child, James, in January 1975. He was succeeded as prime minister by Blair. To control some of the symptoms I have also had a small operation on the brain. Registered in England No. Major also abolished the composite rate tax and stamp duty on share trades, whilst increasing taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and petrol. The Conservatives' popularity was low, with some polling showing Labour's Neil Kinnock with a 23% lead over the Tories in April 1990 following the introduction of the Community Charge (poll tax). In April 1992 Labour-run Lambeth Council rebuffed plans for a plaque commemorating Major in the borough, stating that there was already "sufficient monument to John Major in the form of the Stockwell Park and Moorlands Estates". his home, a converted water tower in the Leicestershire village of Somerby, near Melton Mowbray, he said of his illness: 'It's extremely rare, and usually associated with children not adults. Death: August 07, 1739 (57) Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. The impressionist comedian Rory Bremner often mocked John Major, for example depicting him as 'John 90', a play on 1960s puppet show Joe 90;[331][332] his impersonation was so accurate that he managed to fool the MP Richard Body that he was really speaking to Major in a prank phone call. It was replaced with the physical Euro currency in 1999. This image could have imperfections as its either historical or reportage. "[291] In early 2020, after the UK formally left the EU with an initial deal, Major expressed his concerns about a future trading deal with the EU being "flimsy". Captions are provided by our contributors. Norma Christina Elizabeth Wagstaff is the daughter of Norman Reuel Wagstaff, a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, and Edith Georgina Wagstaff (ne Johnson), [1] a former umbrella saleswoman. Mr Salter, who was 30 and had qualified recently as a hospital doctor, was the childhood sweetheart of the Majors' only daughter Elizabeth, whom he married two years ago. Lord Cranborne, his chief of staff during the election, and the chief whip, Alastair Goodlad, both pleaded with him to stay on: they argued that remaining as leader for a few months would give the party time to come to terms with the scale of defeat before electing a successor. Two plaques commemorating John Major in South London. [70] They continue to live at their constituency home, Finings, in Great Stukeley, Huntingdonshire. [174][175] With the 'Lawson Boom' showing signs of running out of steam, exacerbated by rising oil prices following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, there were fears of a potential recession and pressure to cut interest rates. 'But I have not tried to hide this from anyone and both our families are fully aware of my condition.'. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. Collect, curate and comment on your files. [220] This event would later be called Black Wednesday. Not for resale. There are also various plaques commemorating facilities opened by John Major: at Brampton Memorial Centre, Brampton (opened 1988),[398] Hamerton Zoo Park, Hamerton (1990),[399] Cadbury World, Birmingham (1991),[400] a tree commemorating the restoration of the River Mill pub, Eaton Socon,[401] the gardens at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon (2009),[402] the North Terminal extension at Gatwick Airport (2011),[403] Huntingdonshire Football Association headquarters, Huntingdon (2015),[404] and Alconbury Weald cricket pitch (2019). Daughter of Humphrey Jones, Jr. and Elizabeth Jones Wife of Samuel Iremonger Major Mother of Richard Major; Lodowick Jones Major; John Major; Francis Major; George Majors and 8 others; ; . Elizabeth Major (Jones) (c.1715 - 1795) - Genealogy The Tories remained divided over this era and in an attempt to silence his critics, Major resigned as Party leader. GRO Register of Births: JUN 1905 7a 741 Gainsborough Gwendoline Minnie Coates, mmn = unknown. [35][34] John left the ornaments business the following year to care for his ill mother, though when she got better he was unable to find a new job and was unemployed for much of the latter half of 1962, a situation he says was "degrading". [276] Major denied doing so, saying that he had not heard of the request until the scheduled release date and had merely asked to look at the papers himself. "[294], In February 2023, Major made a speech at the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Britain, where he said that Brexit was "a colossal mistake" and that Johnson agreed the Brexit protocol knowing it was "a mess".[295][296]. [246][247], John Major has also been actively engaged in charity work, being President of Asthma UK,[248] and a Patron of the Prostate Cancer Charity, Sightsavers UK, Mercy Ships, Support for Africa 2000[248] and Afghan Heroes. [309] Anthony Seldon largely agrees with this assessment, adding that Major's deep dislike of discrimination contributed to the continuing decline in racism and homophobia in British society, and that his proactive foreign policy stance maintained Britain's influence in the world at a time of profound global change. [308] Dennis Kavanagh likewise states that Major did relatively well considering the unbridgeable divides that existed in the Conservative Party in the 1990s, chiefly over Europe, whilst also delivering economic growth, a more user-focused public sector and the basis of peace settlement in Northern Ireland. After John was born, Zacharias prophesied of John's calling as "the prophet of the Highest" ().John would prepare the way for the Lord, the Messiah who would "perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and remember his holy covenant; the oath which he sware to our father Abraham" (Luke 1:72-73).Interestingly, Elisabeth's name in Hebrew means "God is my oath."1 [178][179] An interest rate cut of 1% (from 15%) was also announced on the same day. [313], Political historian Robert Taylor, in his 2006 biography of Major, concurs with many of these points, summing up that "In the perspective provided by the years of New Labour government since May 1997, John Major's record as Prime Minister looked much better than his many critics liked to suggest Britain's most extraordinary Conservative Prime Minister bequeathed an important legacy to this party and his country to build on. [268][269] Commentators were quick to refer to Major's previous 'Back to Basics' platform to throw charges of hypocrisy at him. 'Because of the rareness of it, it's difficult to speculate about how things will turn out. [6] [381], In 2008, Major won the British Sports Book Awards (Best Cricket Book) for More Than a Game. Please, The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. [297] Ongoing 'sleaze'-related scandals among leading Conservative MPs also did Major and his government no favours, decreasing support for the party amongst the public. BBC News | UK | John Major's daughter weds John Major is a British politician who served as the prime minister of the UK and the leader of the 'Conservative Party' from 1990 to 1997.
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