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Jack Profumo

John Profumo

Born: 30 January 1915

Died: 9 March 2006

Member of Privy Council -

husband of Valerie Hobson

son of Baron Albert Profumo

Harrow School

Brasenose College, Oxford

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation	1952	1957
Under Secretary of State for the Colonies	1957	1958
Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	1958	1959
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs	1959	July 1960
Secretary of State for War	27 July 1960	4 June 1963

6 March 1940	Kettering	Conservative & Unionist Party	17,914	73.03
5 July 1945	Kettering	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,424	42.07
23 February 1950	Stratford	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,492	56.63
25 October 1951	Stratford	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,041	64.48
26 May 1955	Stratford	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,587	68.56
8 October 1959	Stratford	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,146	68.51
6 June 1963 Resignation of John Profumo.