Mr Gimber was an old-fashioned strict type of person, so I guess that did not go down too well. He was educated at Alverstoke School and Portsmouth Grammar School, a public school in Portsmouth. He was also an honorary treasurer of the America All Party Parliamentary Group. Peter certainly did a lot for local residents which is perhaps not realised. My thoughts are with his family.". Please see below. At that time Peter will no doubt have known of me other than school as his Mother Evie was a close friend of my Grandmpther through Masonic connection. He left the ministry in 1989 and returned to the back-benches. My thoughts are with Jenny and the family. From 1970 to 1979, Viggers was chairman and director of banking, oil, hotels, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and venture capital companies. [9] At his own request, he also reverted to the rank of lieutenant and was given seniority in that rank from 18 September 1960. He was a pillar of the community who showed up to everything.
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I don't think most people fully appreciated what a witty man he could be. During his 36 years as Gosport’s M.P.
Sir Peter died on 19 March, although news of his death has only just emerged.
Sir Peter John Viggers (13 March 1938 – 19 March 2020) was a British Conservative politician and lawyer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Gosport from 1974. VideoMy life as a Koran reciter, Hydrogen-powered train makes UK maiden journey. Sir Peter entered the House of Commons in 1974 and served as a junior minister in the Northern Ireland Office under Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s. Viggers was Member of Parliament for Gosport, and lived just a few miles from where he was born. Sir Peter Viggers was MP for Gosport in Hampshire from 1974 until 2010 and had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Peter was probably the least well known member of the Cambridge Mafia. After the sad death of Sir Peter Viggers on 19th March 2020, we felt it would be nice to hear about his life from those who knew him well. During that time was the Gulf War. I used to meet Peter regularly at his home in Titchfield and Jenny was often party to our quite detailed conversations. .css-8h1dth-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-8h1dth-Link:hover,.css-8h1dth-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. Ms Dinenage said: "I was saddened to hear the news that my predecessor, Sir Peter Viggers, has lost his brave battle with motor neurone disease. The Conservative leader of Gosport Borough Council, Mark Hook, said: "I certainly remember him working extremely hard for the people of Gosport. Sir Peter Viggers. I was responsible for the delivery rounds and their deliverers. Viggers was a vice-patron of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Everything was going along well until the “expenses” issue came up in 2009. A big character and flamboyant dresser who really made his mark on the town.”.
Video, Hydrogen-powered train makes UK maiden journey, Sorkin: 'Right time' to tell Chicago riots story. It is extremely sad that no one will ever be able to recall Sir Peter without reference to the duck house, which became the symbol of the MP's expenses scandal. Nick Allen, "£30,000 for the garden, including the ducks bill", News report, Five Live, Drive, 6 September 2010, "More MPs resign over expenses – but could claim huge payouts", Situation Report, 12 noon, Wednesday, 13 May, "Ex-MP Sir Peter Viggers sells duck house for charity", "MPs' expenses scandal becomes West End comedy", "The Duck House: MPs' expenses satire heads for West End", Peter Viggers: Electoral history and profile, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Viggers&oldid=973780408, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 August 2020, at 04:59. © 2020 BBC. He was certainly a great advocate of keeping the MoD and the Navy in place here, always fighting to ensure the armed forces were looked after properly.
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