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| honorific-prefix = [[The Right Honourable]]
| honorific-prefix = [[The Right Honourable]] [[Knight Bachelor|Sir]]
| name = Sir John Stanley
| name = John Stanley
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| predecessor1 = [[Peter Blaker, Baron Blaker|Peter Blaker]]
| predecessor1 = [[Peter Blaker, Baron Blaker|Peter Blaker]]
| successor1 = [[Ian Stewart, Baron Stewartby|Ian Stewart]]
| successor1 = [[Ian Stewart, Baron Stewartby|Ian Stewart]]
| office2 = [[Minister of State for Housing and Construction]]
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| office2 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br> for [[Tonbridge and Malling (UK Parliament constituency)|Tonbridge and Malling]]
| primeminister2 = [[Margaret Thatcher]]
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| term_start2 = 28 February 1974
| term_end2 = 30 March 2015
| term_start2 = 7 May 1979
| term_end2 = 13 June 1983
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| predecessor2 = Constituency Created
| successor2 = [[Tom Tugendhat]]
| predecessor2 = [[John Silkin]]
| successor2 = [[Ian Gow]]
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| office3 = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] <br> for [[Tonbridge and Malling (UK Parliament constituency)|Tonbridge and Malling]]
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| term_start3 = 28 February 1974
| term_end3 = 30 March 2015
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| predecessor3 = Constituency established
| successor3 = [[Tom Tugendhat]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1942|1|19}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1942|1|19}}
| birth_place = [[Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone|Marylebone]], London, England
| birth_place = [[Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone|Marylebone]], London, England
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Stanley contested the [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] seat in 1970. He was first elected to Parliament at the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February 1974 election]], prior to which he had worked for the [[Conservative Research Department]] as an advisor on housing policy. He was [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to [[Margaret Thatcher]] from 1976 to 1979, during her time as [[Leader of the Opposition (UK)|Leader of the Opposition]].
Stanley contested the [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] seat in 1970. He was first elected to Parliament at the [[February 1974 United Kingdom general election|February 1974 election]], prior to which he had worked for the [[Conservative Research Department]] as an advisor on housing policy. He was [[Parliamentary Private Secretary]] to [[Margaret Thatcher]] from 1976 to 1979, during her time as [[Leader of the Opposition (UK)|Leader of the Opposition]].


He was made [[Minister of State]] with responsibility for housing at the [[Secretary of State for the Environment|Department of the Environment]] following the Conservative victory at the [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979 general election]]. Four years later he was moved to become [[Minister of State for the Armed Forces]] in the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]. Following the [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987 general election]] Stanley was moved to the [[Northern Ireland Office]], once again as Minister of State, but left the government front bench in 1988 and remained on the back benches thereafter.
He was made [[Minister of State]] with responsibility for housing at the [[Secretary of State for the Environment|Department of the Environment]] following the Conservative victory at the [[1979 United Kingdom general election|1979 general election]]. Four years later he was moved to become [[Minister of State for the Armed Forces]] in the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]. Following the [[1987 United Kingdom general election|1987 general election]] Stanley was moved to the [[Northern Ireland Office]], once again as Minister of State, but left the government front bench in 1988 and remained on the back benches thereafter. He was mainly interested in defence and foreign policy, having sat on the [[Foreign Affairs Select Committee]] from 1992 onwards.


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He was re-adopted as the Conservative party candidate for his constituency in 2008 for the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]]. In March 2012, Stanley announced that he would stand down at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|next general election]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/MP-step-years/story-15668449-detail/story.html |title=MP to step down after forty years |work=This is Kent |date=30 March 2012 |accessdate=1 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317182508/http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/MP-step-years/story-15668449-detail/story.html |archive-date=17 March 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He was made a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Counsellor]] in 1984 and was mainly interested in defence and foreign policy, having sat on the [[Foreign Affairs Select Committee]] from 1992 onwards. He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in 1988.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=51558 |date=13 December 1988 |page=13986 }}</ref>


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In May 2014, ''The Independent'' reported that Stanley had received fees worth thousands of pounds for consultancy work for one of the big City investors{{which|date=November 2022}} who were granted priority access to shares in [[Royal Mail plc]], which the Coalition government had decided to privatise.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-mp-sir-john-stanley-works-as-consultant-to-top-investor-in-royal-mail-float-9318992.html|title=Tory MP consultant to top investor in Royal Mail float|date=3 May 2014|work=The Independent}}</ref>
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He was re-adopted as the Conservative party candidate for his constituency in 2008 for the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], when he would be 68 years old. In March 2012, Stanley announced that he would stand down at the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|next general election]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/MP-step-years/story-15668449-detail/story.html |title=MP to step down after forty years |work=This is Kent |date=30 March 2012 |accessdate=1 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317182508/http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/MP-step-years/story-15668449-detail/story.html |archive-date=17 March 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


In July 2023, declassified UK government documents from the period after the [[September 11 2001 attacks]] in the USA showed that Stanley had warned the then [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], [[Tony Blair]], that there was a high risk of terrorist attacks in the UK, possibly even using a '[[dirty bomb]]' or other acquired [[weapon of mass destruction]]. Stanley urged Blair to strengthen domestic UK security and improve [[civil defence]] preparedness.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66233974|title=Tony Blair was warned of 'appalling' attack on UK after 9/11|date=19 July 2023|work=BBC News website}}</ref>
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In early 2014, ''The Independent'' reported that Stanley had received fees worth thousands of pounds for consultancy work for one of the big City investors who were granted priority access to shares in [[Royal Mail plc]], which the Coalition government had decided to privatise.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-mp-sir-john-stanley-works-as-consultant-to-top-investor-in-royal-mail-float-9318992.html Tory MP Sir John Stanley works as consultant to top investor in Royal Mail float – UK Politics – UK – The Independent<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He married Susan Giles on 21 December 1968 in the [[City of London]]; they later divorced. The couple had a son and daughter.
He married Susan Giles on 21 December 1968 in the [[City of London]]; they later divorced. The couple had two sons and one daughter.

==Honours==
* He was sworn in as a member of [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council]] on 16 June 1984. This was announced in the [[1984 Birthday Honours|1984 Queen's Birthday Honours List]]. This gave him the [[Style (form of address)|Honorific Prefix]] "[[The Right Honourable]]" for Life.<ref>{{cite web |title=The London Gazette 15 June 1984 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49768/supplement/1 |website=The London Gazette |access-date=7 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* He was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] on 13 December 1988.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=51558 |date=13 December 1988 |page=13986 }}</ref> This allowed him to be referred to as "[[Sir]] John Stanley".


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.tcconservatives.org Tonbridge and Malling Conservatives]
* [http://www.tcconservatives.org Tonbridge and Malling Conservatives]
* [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=John_Stanley&mpc=Tonbridge+%26amp%3B+Malling The Public Whip – John Stanley MP] voting record
* [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=John_Stanley&mpc=Tonbridge+%26amp%3B+Malling The Public Whip – John Stanley MP] voting record
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/580.stm BBC News – John Stanley MP] profile 10 February 2005
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/580.stm BBC News – John Stanley MP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404172218/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/mpdb/html/580.stm |date=4 April 2008 }} profile 10 February 2005
* {{C-SPAN|John Stanley}}
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For other people named John Stanley, see John Stanley (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable Sir
John Stanley
Minister of State for Northern Ireland
In office
13 June 1987 – 25 July 1988
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byNicholas Scott
Succeeded byIan Stewart
Minister of State for the Armed Forces
In office
13 June 1983 – 13 June 1987
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byPeter Blaker
Succeeded byIan Stewart
Minister of State for Housing and Construction
In office
7 May 1979 – 13 June 1983
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byJohn Silkin
Succeeded byIan Gow
Member of Parliament
for Tonbridge and Malling
In office
28 February 1974 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byTom Tugendhat
Personal details
Born (1942-01-19) 19 January 1942 (age 82)
Marylebone, London, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseSusan Giles
Alma materLincoln College, Oxford

Sir John Paul Stanley (born 19 January 1942)[1][2] is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tonbridge and Malling from 1974 to 2015.

Education

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Repton School

Stanley was educated at two independent schools: at Copthorne Preparatory School near Crawley in West Sussex and Repton School in the village of Repton in Derbyshire, followed by Lincoln College at the University of Oxford, where he read Modern History. He also studied at Syracuse University.

Early career

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Stanley was at the Institute for Strategic Studies from 1968 to 1969. He worked for Rio Tinto-Zinc Corp Ltd (RTZ) from 1969 to 1979. He is a Senior Network Member at the European Leadership Network (ELN).[3]

Parliamentary career

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Stanley contested the Newton seat in 1970. He was first elected to Parliament at the February 1974 election, prior to which he had worked for the Conservative Research Department as an advisor on housing policy. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Margaret Thatcher from 1976 to 1979, during her time as Leader of the Opposition.

He was made Minister of State with responsibility for housing at the Department of the Environment following the Conservative victory at the 1979 general election. Four years later he was moved to become Minister of State for the Armed Forces in the Ministry of Defence. Following the 1987 general election Stanley was moved to the Northern Ireland Office, once again as Minister of State, but left the government front bench in 1988 and remained on the back benches thereafter. He was mainly interested in defence and foreign policy, having sat on the Foreign Affairs Select Committee from 1992 onwards.

He was re-adopted as the Conservative party candidate for his constituency in 2008 for the 2010 general election. In March 2012, Stanley announced that he would stand down at the next general election.[4]

In May 2014, The Independent reported that Stanley had received fees worth thousands of pounds for consultancy work for one of the big City investors[which?] who were granted priority access to shares in Royal Mail plc, which the Coalition government had decided to privatise.[5]

In July 2023, declassified UK government documents from the period after the September 11 2001 attacks in the USA showed that Stanley had warned the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, that there was a high risk of terrorist attacks in the UK, possibly even using a 'dirty bomb' or other acquired weapon of mass destruction. Stanley urged Blair to strengthen domestic UK security and improve civil defence preparedness.[6]

Personal life

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He married Susan Giles on 21 December 1968 in the City of London; they later divorced. The couple had two sons and one daughter.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Stanley, Rt Hon. Sir John (Paul), (born 19 Jan. 1942)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u35988. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Politics | Find Your MP | Tonbridge & Malling | John Stanley". BBC News Online. 30 March 2006. Archived from the original on 4 April 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Senior Network". www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. ^ "MP to step down after forty years". This is Kent. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Tory MP consultant to top investor in Royal Mail float". The Independent. 3 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Tony Blair was warned of 'appalling' attack on UK after 9/11". BBC News website. 19 July 2023.
  7. ^ "The London Gazette 15 June 1984". The London Gazette. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ^ "No. 51558". The London Gazette. 13 December 1988. p. 13986.
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