Derek Walker-Smith, Baron Broxbourne
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Derek Colclough Walker-Smith, Baron Broxbourne PC, TD, QC, Bt. (13 April 1910 – 22 January 1992), known as Sir Derek Walker-Smith, Bt., from 1960 to 1983, was a British Conservative Party politician.
Walker-Smith was educated at Rossall and Christ Church, Oxford. He became a barrister, called to the bar by Middle Temple in 1934. He was vice-chairman of the Inns of Court Conservative and Unionist Society and was made Queen's Counsel in 1955.
Walker-Smith was Member of Parliament for Hertford from 1945 to 1955, and East Hertfordshire from 1955 to 1983. He was vice-chair of the 1922 Committee 1951-55. He held ministerial positions, including Economic Secretary to the Treasury (1956-57), at the Board of Trade (1955-56 and 1957), and Health (1957-59).
Walker-Smith was created a Baronet, of Broxbourne in the County of Hertford, in 1960. On 21 September 1983, he was elevated to a life peerage as Baron Broxbourne, of Broxbourne in the County of Hertfordshire. The life barony became extinct on his death in 1992 while he was succeeded in the hereditary baronetcy by his son Jonah.
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- Times Guide to the House of Commons 1979.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Murray Sueter |
Member of Parliament for Hertford 1945–1955 |
Succeeded by Lord Balniel |
| Preceded by new constituency |
Member of Parliament for East Hertfordshire 1955–1983 |
Succeeded by Constituency abolished |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New creation |
Baronet (of Broxbourne) 1960–1992 |
Succeeded by Jonah Walker-Smith |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Edward Boyle |
Economic Secretary to the Treasury 1956–1957 |
Succeeded by Nigel Birch |
| Preceded by Dennis Vosper |
Minister of Health 1957–1960 |
Succeeded by Enoch Powell |
