Former Minister’s New Job
(N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) LONDON, Dec. 14. The former British Defence Minister (Mr Harold Watkinson> has been appointed a managing - director of Schweppes—a job said to be worth £30.000 to £50.000 a year, the “Daily Mail” reported today. Mr Watkinson, aged 52, was the centre of a recent House of Commons row over jobs in industry for former Ministers, the newspaper said. He w-ould become a mani aging-director with Sir Fredleric Hooper on January 1, and in a year’s time he would take over completely.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 30007, 17 December 1962, Page 7
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