John Tudor, Viscount Tudor
 The Right Honourable The Viscount Tudor GK CM EC | |
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| 19th Prime Minister of New Ingerland | |
| In office 16 March 1992 – 13 March 2000 | |
| Monarch | Geoffrey VII |
| Deputy | Jim Goodwin |
| Preceded by | Antonia Davidson |
| Succeeded by | Bill Howlett |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 15 May 1987 – 6 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Yvonne Gates |
| Succeeded by | Bill Howlett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1940 Shepton, CENT |
| Political party | National |
| Profession | Solicitor, barrister |
| Cabinet | 51st; 52nd |
| Religion | Christianity (Ingerian) |
The Right Honourable John Kenneth Tudor, 1st Viscount Tudor GK CM EC (born 31 July 1940), was the 20th Prime Minister of New Ingerland, serving from March 1992 until March 2000.
Early life and education
John Kenneth Tudor was born in Shepton on the 31 July 1940, the son of Henry and Elizabeth Tudor. The Tudor's owned a small piggery and potato farm on the outskirts of Shepton, but economic pressures forced them off the land in 1956. The family relocated to Earnestvale where John's father was able to get work in a railway warehouse.
Tudor was schooled at Earnestvale Railway Primary School and then Kingsbury Boys School from 1946 to 1958. In 1959, he was accepted to read Law at the University College Kingsbury, and graduated with honours in 1964.
Legal career
Tudor returned to Shepton as a solicitor in 1966 and was employed by the firm Cameron Kensitt. After ten years of service and additional study, Tudor was called to the bar as a barrister in 1977. A year later he founded his own legal practice - Tudor, Wright, and Turner in Shepton and Kingsbury.
Titles, styles, honours, and arms
Titles and styles
- The Rt Hon The Viscount Tudor GK CM EC (2008-present)
- The Rt Hon The Viscount Tudor CM EC (2002-2008)
- The Rt Hon John Tudor CM EC MHA (2000-2002)
- The Rt Hon John Tudor EC MHA (1987-2000)
- Mr John Tudor MHA (1981-1987)
- Mr John Tudor (1940-1981)
Honours
- EC: Member of the Executive Council, , 15 May 1987
- CM: Companion of the Order of Merit, 6 June 2000
- GK: Knight Companion of the Order of New Ingerland, 18 February 2008
Arms
Arms of John Tudor, Viscount Tudor | ||
| Notes | The arms of the John Tudor, Viscount Tudor: |  |
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| Adopted | 2000 | |
| Crest | A viscount's coronet. On a torse argent and azure, a lion sejant Or. | |
| Escutcheon | Chequy argent and azure, on a chevron Sable three Tudor roses proper | |
| Supporters | Two unicorns Argent armed, crined and unguled Or, each gorged with a collar Azure pendent therefrom a hurt, that to the dexter charged with a Stafford knot Or, that to the sinister charged with two stone-axes in saltire Or blade Argent; | |
| Motto | Haec Protegimus (This We Guard) | |
| Orders | The Order of New Ingerland ribbon Omnium rerum principia parva sunt (Everything Has a Small Beginning) | |
Marriage and issue
| Name | Birth | Spouse | Children |
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| The Hon. Thomas Tudor | 28 April 1967 |
References and notes
Other links
| Parliament of New Ingerland | ||
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| Preceded by John Wyatt |
MHA for the Electoral district of Shepton East 1981 – 2002 |
Succeeded by Isaac Richardson |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Yvonne Gates |
Leader of the Opposition 1987 – 1992 |
Succeeded by Bill Howlett |
| Preceded by Antonia Davidson |
Prime Minister of New Ingerland 1992 – 2000 |
Succeeded by Bill Howlett |
| President of the Executive Council 1992 – 2000 | ||
| Keeper of the Great Seal of New Ingerland 1992 – 2000 | ||
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Yvonne Gates |
Leader of the National Party 1987 – 2000 |
Succeeded by Jim Goodwin |
| Peerage of New Ingerland | ||
| New title | Viscount Tudor 2002 – Present |
Incumbent Heir apparent: Thomas Tudor |