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Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell, CH, CBE, PC (born 8 March 1930), is a senior British Conservative politician and novelist. Member of Parliament for Mid Oxfordshire (Feb 1974–1983) and Member of Parliament for Witney (1983–1997). He served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major. Also known as a writer of political thrillers.

Resources in This Category

• BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Rt. Hon. Douglas Hurd

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009mg1n
  Audio archive of interview with Sue Lawley, as he chooses his favourite eight tracks of music.

• New Statesman: The natural diplomat

  http://www.newstatesman.com/node/146429
  Malcolm Rifkind reviews Douglas Hurd's Memoirs.

• Telegraph: An instinctive softliner

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3603938/An-instinctive-softliner.html
  Nigel Lawson reviews Memoirs by Douglas Hurd.

• Telegraph: His was a strategy of getting by

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3603935/His-was-a-strategy-of-getting-by.html
  Dennis Kavanagh reviews Memoirs by Douglas Hurd.

 

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