For the cricket player, see John Maples (cricketer).
The Right Honourable
The Lord Maples
Official portrait, c. 2005
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
In office 26 October 1989 – 10 April 1992
Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded by
Richard Ryder
Succeeded by
Anthony Nelson
Shadow Cabinet posts
Shadow Foreign Secretary
In office 15 June 1999 – 2 February 2000
Leader
William Hague
Preceded by
Michael Howard
Succeeded by
Francis Maude
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
In office 1 June 1998 – 15 June 1999
Leader
William Hague
Preceded by
George Young
Succeeded by
Iain Duncan Smith
Shadow Secretary of State for Health
In office 19 June 1997 – 1 June 1998
Leader
William Hague
Preceded by
Stephen Dorrell
Succeeded by
Ann Widdecombe
Parliamentary offices
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Life peerage 24 July 2010 – 9 June 2012
Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon
In office 1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010
Preceded by
Alan Howarth
Succeeded by
Nadhim Zahawi
Member of Parliament for Lewisham West
In office 9 June 1983 – 16 March 1992
Preceded by
Christopher Price
Succeeded by
Jim Dowd
Personal details
Born
John Cradock Maples
(1943-04-22)22 April 1943 Fareham, England
Died
9 June 2012(2012-06-09) (aged 69) Westminster, London, England
Political party
Conservative
Spouses
Lawry Kennedy
(m. 1976; div. 1980)
Jane Corbin
(m. 1986)
Children
2 (by Corbin)
Education
Marlborough College
Alma mater
Downing College, Cambridge
Harvard University
City Law School
Website
Official website
John Cradock Maples, Baron Maples (22 April 1943 – 9 June 2012) was a British politician and life peer who served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury from 1989 to 1992. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham West from 1983 to 1992 and Stratford-upon-Avon from 1997 to 2010.
John Cradock Maples, Baron Maples (22 April 1943 – 9 June 2012) was a British politician and life peer who served as Economic Secretary to the Treasury...
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until January 2018. After the retirement of previous Conservative MP JohnMaples, he was elected for Stratford-on-Avon at the 2010 general election. Zahawi...
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general election and served until 7 November 2006, when he was replaced by JohnMaples. Jenkin's deputy chairman role came to an end when, during a shadow cabinet...
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consistent lead for the Labour Party under leader Neil Kinnock. [citation needed] John Major had won the Conservative Party leadership election in November 1990...
previously held cabinet positions in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including Secretary of State for Employment, Secretary of State for...
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for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was the goaltending coach for the NHL's Ottawa Senators until...
medal. Stajan was assigned to the American Hockey League (AHL)'s St. John'sMaple Leafs at the conclusion of Belleville's season. He made his professional...
and the department, the Ministry of Defence. The post is currently held by John Healey. Secretary of State for Defence Ministry of Defence UK Shadow Cabinet...
played three years for the St. John'sMaple Leafs, Toronto's American Hockey League affiliate. Perreault led the St. John'sMaple Leafs to a seventh game in...
the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1990 National Hockey League entry draft. In the 1991–92 season, Potvin played 35 games for the St. John'sMaple Leafs, compiling...