Reginald Maudling
The Right Honourable Reginald Maudling Home Secretary In office 20 June 1970 – 18 July 1972 Prime Minister Edward Heath Preceded by James Callaghan Succeeded by Robert Carr Shadow Foreign Secretary In office 11 February 1975 – 11 April 1976 Leader Margaret Thatcher Preceded by Geoffrey Rippon Succeeded by John Davies In office 27 July 1965 – 11 November 1965 Leader Sir Alec Douglas-Home Edward Heath Preceded by Rab Butler Succeeded by Christopher Soames Shadow Secretary of State for Defence In office 21 April 1968 – 1969 Leader Edward Heath Preceded by Enoch Powell Succeeded by Geoffrey Rippon Shadow Commonwealth Secretary In office 27 July 1965 – 21 April 1968 Leader Edward Heath Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer In office 16 October 1964 – 27 July 1965 Leader Sir Alec Douglas-Home Preceded by James Callaghan Succeeded by Edward Heath Chancellor of the Exchequer In office 13 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 Prime Minister Harold Macmillan Sir 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 Sir David Eccles Succeeded by Fred Erroll Paymaster General In office 14 January 1957 – 14 October 1959 Prime Minister Harold Macmillan Preceded by Sir 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 1952 – 7 April 1955 Prime Minister Winston Churchill Preceded by John Edwards Succeeded by Edward Boyle Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet In office 28 February 1974 – 14 February 1979 Preceded by Constituency Created Succeeded by Sydney Chapman Member of Parliament for Barnet In office 23 February 1950 – 28 February 1974 Preceded by Stephen Taylor Succeeded by Constituency Abolished Personal details Born (1917-03-07)7 March 1917 Finchley, Middlesex, England Died 14 February 1979(1979-02-14) (aged 61) Hampstead, London, England Political party Conservative Alma mater Merton College, Oxford Reginald Maudling (7 March 1917 – 14 February 1979) was a British politician who held several Cabinet posts, including Chancellor of the Exchequer. He had been spoken of as a prospective Conservative leader since 1955, and was twice seriously considered for the post; he was Edward Heath's chief rival in 1965. He also held directorships in the British financial world. As Home Secretary, he was responsible for the British Government's Northern Irish policy during the period that included Bloody Sunday in 1972; shortly thereafter, he left office due to an unrelated scandal in one of the companies of which he was director. He was a member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group. Maudling may be remembered in modern times for his constant ridicule on Monty Python's Flying Circus.