Sybil Judith Chaplin OBE, known as Judith Chaplin (née Schofield; 19 August 1939 – 19 February 1993), was a British Conservative Party politician.[1]
Judith Chaplin | |
|---|---|
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| Member of Parliament for Newbury | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 19 February 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Michael McNair-Wilson |
| Succeeded by | David Rendel |
| Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1990–1992 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | John Whittingdale |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sybil Judith Schofield 19 August 1939 Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 19 February 1993 (aged 53) Paddington, London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 4, including Alice |
| Education | Wycombe Abbey |
| Alma mater | Girton College, Cambridge University of East Anglia |
Career
editChaplin was elected a councillor on Norfolk County Council in 1975, following her husband into the role; on the council she became chairman of the education committee. She took on a role in 1986 with the Institute of Directors, becoming head of policy for the group. In 1988 she became special advisor to Nigel Lawson, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, and remained in the role when John Major took over the following year.[2] When Major became Prime Minister, she acted as his Private Secretary and political assistant.[3]
She was elected to Parliament for Newbury at the 1992 election.[1] That June she was appointed OBE, and she was considered likely to become chancellor of the exchequer herself in the future; however, these hopes were ended less than a year later by her sudden death.[2]
Personal life
editSybil Judith Schofield was born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, on 19 August 1939. Her father, Theodore Thomas Schofield, was a dentist; her mother was Sybil Elsie, née Saunders. She was educated at Wycombe Abbey before studying economics at Girton College, Cambridge. She went on to gain a postgraduate degree in economics from the University of East Anglia.[2]
She married Robert Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole, in 1962. They had two sons and two daughters, including Alice Walpole, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Luxembourg. However, their marriage was ultimately dissolved in 1979, and she married Michael Chaplin in 1984.[1]
Judith Chaplin died of a pulmonary embolism on 19 February 1993.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Obituary: Judith Chaplin". The Independent. 22 February 1993. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d Gay, Oonagh (9 August 2018). Chaplin [née Schofield; other married name Walpole], (Sybil) Judith (1939–1993). doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.111308. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Major wanted Thatcher 'destroyed'". BBC News. 20 September 1999. Retrieved 14 November 2016.