{"product_id":"norman-st-john-stevas-conservative-mp-politician-rare-hoc-hand-signed-letter","title":"Norman St John Stevas Conservative MP Politician Rare HOC Hand Signed Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eCHAU4978  A vintage hand signed House Of Commons official headed paper letter from tNorman St John Stevas, historic Conservative former MP, who has personally autographed the souvenir where his signature rests perfectly and bar centrally folded where originally posted (which is how I will send) this is absolute mint condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNorman St John-Stevas (Baron St John of Fawsley) was a highly flamboyant and intellectually gifted British Conservative politician, academic, and author. Best remembered for his sharp wit and love of high-church aesthetics, he left a profound constitutional legacy by creating the modern House of Commons select committee system in 1979, which fundamentally enhanced Parliament's ability to scrutinise the British government. A prominent Roman Catholic legal scholar who initially trained for the priesthood, he served as the MP for Chelmsford from 1964 to 1987 and held the roles of Minister for the Arts and Leader of the House of Commons. Despite his political talents, his tendency to playfully mock and leak gossip about Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher—whom he famously nicknamed \"The Blessed One\" or \"The Leaderene\"—led to him being abruptly sacked from her Cabinet in 1981. After leaving front-bench politics, he went on to serve as the Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Chairman of the Royal Fine Art Commission.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Postcard Finder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56923205763398,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/3216\/9030\/files\/20260707_089.jpg?v=1783454798","url":"https:\/\/postcardfinder.co.uk\/products\/norman-st-john-stevas-conservative-mp-politician-rare-hoc-hand-signed-letter","provider":"Postcard Finder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}