Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins

The Right Honourable
The Lord Higgins
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office
1972–1974
Prime Minister Edward Heath
Preceded by Patrick Jenkin
Succeeded by John Gilbert
Member of Parliament
for Worthing
In office
1964–1997
Preceded by Otho Prior-Palmer
Succeeded by constituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1928-01-18) 18 January 1928
Political party Conservative
Alma mater Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1950 Auckland 4x440 yard relay

Terence Langley Higgins, Baron Higgins, KBE, DL, PC (born 18 January 1928) is a British Conservative politician and Commonwealth Games silver medalist winner for England. He also competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Higgins was the Member of Parliament for Worthing from 1964 to 1997,[2] and Financial Secretary to the Treasury between 1972 and 1974.[3]

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 28 October 1997.[4] While in opposition, he served as the Conservative shadow minister for work and pensions in the House of Lords. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1993 New Years Honours List.[5] His wife, Dame Rosalyn Higgins, with whom he has 2 children, was the President of the International Court of Justice.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Terry Higgins Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Worthing MP's plan could 'save nation millions'". Mid Sussex Times. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. ↑ Cairncross, Frances; Cairncross, Alec (1992). The Legacy of the golden age: the 1960s and their economic consequences. Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 0-415-07154-2.
  4. ↑ "No. 54936". The London Gazette. 3 November 1997. p. 12333.
  5. ↑ "No. 53153". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1992. p. 7.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Sir Otho Prior-Palmer		 Member of Parliament for Worthing
1964–1997		 constituency abolished
Political offices
Preceded by
Patrick Jenkin		 Financial Secretary to the Treasury
1972–1974		 Succeeded by
John Gilbert



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