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Chaplin 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.<ref name=ODNB /> When Major became [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], she acted as his Private Secretary and political assistant.<ref>{{cite web|title=Major wanted Thatcher 'destroyed'|url= | Chaplin 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.<ref name=ODNB /> When Major became [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], she acted as his Private Secretary and political assistant.<ref>{{cite web|title=Major wanted Thatcher 'destroyed'|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/451396.stm|publisher=BBC News|access-date=14 November 2016|date=20 September 1999}}</ref> | ||
She was elected to [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] for [[Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Newbury]] at the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 election]].<ref name=obituary /> That June she was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|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.<ref name=ODNB /> | She was elected to [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] for [[Newbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Newbury]] at the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 election]].<ref name=obituary /> That June she was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|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.<ref name=ODNB /> | ||
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Sybil 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]].<ref name="ODNB">{{cite book |last=Gay |first=Oonagh |title=Chaplin [née Schofield; other married name Walpole], (Sybil) Judith (1939–1993) |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-111308 |website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |access-date=16 May 2020 |date=9 August 2018|doi=10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.111308 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8}}</ref> | Sybil 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]].<ref name="ODNB">{{cite book |last=Gay |first=Oonagh |title=Chaplin [née Schofield; other married name Walpole], (Sybil) Judith (1939–1993) |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-111308 |website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |access-date=16 May 2020 |date=9 August 2018|doi=10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.111308 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8}}</ref> | ||
She married [[Robert Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole]], in 1962. They had two sons and two daughters, including [[Alice Walpole]], [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Luxembourg|Ambassador | She married [[Robert Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole]], in 1962. They had two sons and two daughters, including [[Alice Walpole]], [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Luxembourg|British Ambassador to Luxembourg]]. However, their marriage was ultimately dissolved in 1979, and she married Michael Chaplin in 1984.<ref name=obituary /> | ||
Judith Chaplin died of a [[pulmonary embolism]] on 19 February 1993.<ref name=ODNB /> | Judith Chaplin died of a [[pulmonary embolism]] on 19 February 1993.<ref name=ODNB /> | ||
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Sybil Judith Chaplin Template:Postnominals, known as Judith Chaplin (née Schofield; 19 August 1939Template:Spaced ndash19 February 1993), was a British Conservative Party politician.[1]
Career
Chaplin 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
Sybil 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, British Ambassador 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]
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