Norman Tebbit

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The Right Honourable Norman Beresford Tebbit, Baron Tebbit, CH, PC (born 1931-03-29) is a British politician and member of the Conservative Party. He was a former MP for Chingford. He was born in Southgate in Enfield into a working class family and went to Edmonton Grammar School in North London.

Working initially as a journalist for the Financial Times, he served with the RAF, flying Meteor and Vampire jets during four years of National Service. On leaving the RAF he joined BOAC in 1953 as a pilot, during which time he was an official in the British Air Line Pilots Association (BALPA).

He was elected MP for Epping in 1970 and then for Chingford in 1974. He is recorded as an MP member of the Conservative Monday Club in 1970. His life was struck by personal tragedy when his wife became permanently wheelchair-bound after the Provisional IRA bombing of the 1984 Conservative party conference in Brighton and he sustained serious injuries.

A strong supporter of Margaret Thatcher, it was anticipated that he might have succeeded her as leader of the Conservative party, but for his ill health.