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Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Defence

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Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater

British Conservative politician and life peer

Thomas Jeremy King, Baron King of Bridgwater, is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet from 1983 to 1992, and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Bridgwater in Somerset from 1970 to 2001. He was made a life peer…
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Secretary of State for Defence

Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom

The secretary of state for defence, also known as the defence secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Defence. As a senior minister, the incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
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