Patrick Gordon-Walker in United Kingdom

History of the Patrick Gordon-Walker, Lord Gordon-Walker (1907-1980)

The following commentary about Patrick Gordon-Walker, Lord Gordon-Walker (1907-1980) in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): British politician, journalist and author.

History Tutor, Christ Church College, Oxford (1931-1940); worked for BBC European Service (1940-1944) and was Assistant German Service Director, working from Radio Luxembourg (1945) and sending broadcasts from the Nazi concentration camp at Belsen; elected as Labour MP for Smethwick in 1945; Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations (1950-1951); Foreign Secretary (1964-1965); Minister without Portfolio (1967); Secretary of State for Education and Science (1967-1968); Member, European Parliament (1975-1976).