Old Shirburnians - Politics

Politics

  • The Right Honourable the Earl of Salisbury KG PC, 18th Century politician
  • The Right Honourable the Viscount Boyd of Merton CH PC DL, Secretary of State for the Colonies 1954-9
  • The Right Honourable Sir Christopher Chataway, long distance runner and Education Minister 1962-4.
  • The Right Honourable Thomas Buchanan, Under-Secretary of State for India 1908-9
  • Robert Key. Former Member of Parliament.
  • Stanley Johnson, politician, writer, farmer and father of Boris Johnson
  • Peter Oborne, journalist, author and political commentator
  • David French, Chief Executive of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy

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