06-14-2020, 07:05 PM
Richard Moon is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Upminster. He also serves as Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Born on 3rd January 1940 in London, Moon was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended Ampleforth College, followed by the University of Cambridge, where he read Law. Serving for ten years in the Parachute Regiment and leaving the British Army with the rank of Captain, Moon went on to become a successful criminal barrister and one of the most high-profile prosecutors in England at the time.
Entering Parliament in 1979, Moon was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office in 1981, and moved to a junior ministerial position at the Ministry of Defence the following year where he was closely involved in overseeing the UK’s military efforts in the Falklands War. Becoming Financial Secretary to the Treasury in 1986 and then Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 1987, he was instrumental - alongside John Major - in persuading Margaret Thatcher to enter Britain into the European Exchange Rates Mechanism in October 1990.
Moon married his wife, Elizabeth, in 1965. They have five children. Moon is a keen golfer and was Ampleforth College’s cricket team captain for several years. He is also a collector of classic cars.
Born on 3rd January 1940 in London, Moon was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended Ampleforth College, followed by the University of Cambridge, where he read Law. Serving for ten years in the Parachute Regiment and leaving the British Army with the rank of Captain, Moon went on to become a successful criminal barrister and one of the most high-profile prosecutors in England at the time.
Entering Parliament in 1979, Moon was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office in 1981, and moved to a junior ministerial position at the Ministry of Defence the following year where he was closely involved in overseeing the UK’s military efforts in the Falklands War. Becoming Financial Secretary to the Treasury in 1986 and then Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 1987, he was instrumental - alongside John Major - in persuading Margaret Thatcher to enter Britain into the European Exchange Rates Mechanism in October 1990.
Moon married his wife, Elizabeth, in 1965. They have five children. Moon is a keen golfer and was Ampleforth College’s cricket team captain for several years. He is also a collector of classic cars.