John Profumo

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British Army officer British politician Conservative Party politician Member of Parliament human war hero

John Profumo was a British Conservative politician and war hero whose career ended in disgrace following the 1963 Profumo affair, a major political scandal involving a sexual relationship and national security concerns.

Aliases (1)

John Dennis Profumo ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer → British politician → Conservative Party politician → Member of Parliament → human → war hero →
admittedLyingTo	House of Commons →
allegiance	United Kingdom →
associatedWith	Stephen Ward →
causeOfCareerEnd	Profumo affair →
causeOfDeath	stroke →
citizenship	United Kingdom →
conflict	Second World War →
country	United Kingdom →
countryOfBirth	United Kingdom →
countryOfDeath	United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1915-01-30 →
dateOfDeath	2006-03-09 →
educatedAt	Brasenose College, Oxford NERFINISHED → Harrow School →
ethnicOrigin	Italian descent →
familyName	Profumo →
father	Alessandro Profumo →
fullName	John Dennis Profumo →
givenName	John →
hadRomanticRelationshipWith	Christine Keeler →
honour	Commander of the Order of the British Empire → Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George →
knownFor	Profumo affair →
marriageStart	1954 →
memberOf	Conservative Party (UK) →
militaryBranch	British Army →
militaryRank	brigadier →
mother	Martha Profumo →
notableWork	Profumo affair →
numberOfChildren	3 →
officeEnd	Secretary of State for War, 1963 →
officeStart	Secretary of State for War, 1960 →
participantIn	Profumo affair →
placeOfBirth	Kensington → London →
placeOfDeath	London →
politicalParty	Conservative Party (UK) →
positionHeld	Member of Parliament for Kettering → Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon → Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation → Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies → Secretary of State for War →
postPoliticalActivity	charity work →
resignationYear	1963 →
resignedFrom	Parliament →
spouse	Valerie Hobson →
workedFor	Toynbee Hall →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cliveden House →	associatedWith
John Profumo ("John Dennis Profumo") →	fullName
Military Cross →	notableRecipient
Minister of Supply →	positionHeldBy