Reginald Maudling

Reginald Maudling (7 March 1917 – 14 February 1979)^[1] was a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1962 to 1964 and as Home Secretary from 1970 to 1972. From 1955 until the late 1960s, he was spoken of as a prospective Conservative leader, and he was twice seriously considered for the post; he was Edward Heath's chief rival in 1965. He also held directorships in several British financial firms.

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The Right Honourable Reginald Maudling
Maudling in 1974
Home Secretary
In office 20 June 1970 – 18 July 1972
Prime Minister	Edward Heath
Preceded by	James Callaghan
Succeeded by	Robert Carr
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 13 July 1962 – 16 October 1964
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan Alec Douglas-Home
Preceded by	Selwyn Lloyd
Succeeded by	James Callaghan
Secretary of State for the Colonies
In office 9 October 1961 – 13 July 1962
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	Iain Macleod
Succeeded by	Duncan Sandys
President of the Board of Trade
In office 14 October 1959 – 9 October 1961
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	David Eccles
Succeeded by	Frederick Erroll
Paymaster General
In office 14 January 1957 – 14 October 1959
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	Walter Monckton
Succeeded by	The Lord Mills
Minister of Supply
In office 7 April 1955 – 14 January 1957
Prime Minister	Anthony Eden
Preceded by	Selwyn Lloyd
Succeeded by	Aubrey Jones
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
In office 24 November 1952 – 7 April 1955
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	John Edwards
Succeeded by	Edward Boyle
Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet Barnet (1950–1974)
In office 23 February 1950 – 14 February 1979
Preceded by	Stephen Taylor
Succeeded by	Sydney Chapman
Shadow Cabinet positions Shadow Foreign Secretary In office 11 February 1975 – 11 April 1976 Leader Margaret Thatcher Shadowing James Callaghan Anthony Crosland Preceded by Geoffrey Rippon Succeeded by John Davies In office 27 July 1965 – 11 November 1965 Leader Alec Douglas-Home Edward Heath Shadowing Michael Stewart Preceded by Rab Butler Succeeded by Christopher Soames Shadow Secretary of State for Defence In office 21 April 1968 – 28 February 1969 Leader Edward Heath Shadowing Denis Healey Preceded by Enoch Powell Succeeded by Geoffrey Rippon Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer In office 16 October 1964 – 27 July 1965 Leader Alec Douglas-Home Shadowing James Callaghan Preceded by James Callaghan Succeeded by Edward Heath
Personal details
Born	(1917-03-07)7 March 1917 North Finchley, Middlesex, England
Died	14 February 1979(1979-02-14) (aged 61) Hampstead, London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Beryl Laverick ​ (m. 1939)​
Children	4
Alma mater	Merton College, Oxford

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As Home Secretary, he was responsible for the UK Government's Northern Ireland policy during the period that included Bloody Sunday. In July 1972, he resigned as Home Secretary due to an unrelated scandal in one of the companies of which he was director.