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Jonathan William Patrick Aitken (born 30 August 1942) is a British author, Church of England priest and former Conservative Party politician. Beginning his career in journalism, he was elected to Parliament in 1974 (serving until 1997), and was a member of the cabinet during John Major's premiership from 1994 to 1995.
Ordained into the Church of England as a deacon just over a month ago, Jonathan Aitken has become an unpaid prison chaplain – dedicating himself to supporting charities working with inmates and...
The Revd Jonathan Aitken has had one of the most high profile and colourful careers in British public life. His career has spanned the worlds of books, newspapers, television, business, politics, Parliament, prison, theology, charitable service, prison reform and offender rehabilitation.
Jun 20, 2024 · Aitken does not gloss over the public humiliation he endured, arguably the biggest for a politician since John Profumo. He was locked up in a prison cell, having endured “a drama which consists largely of defeat, disgrace, bankruptcy and jail.” Here, we meet Jonathan Aitken the convict.
The Revd Jonathan Aitken is an author, broadcaster, columnist, lecturer and campaigner for prison reform. He is a former Cabinet Minister, Member of Parliament, ex-prisoner and now priest and part time prison chaplain at HMP Pentonville.
Sep 3, 2023 · Trevor Phillips sits down with author, Church of England priest, convicted criminal and former Conservative cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken.
The former government minister, author, ordained prison chaplain and priest and, like me, a former inmate of Belmarsh prison – Jonathan has a lifetime of stories to tell and wisdom to impart ...
Apr 2, 2019 · In 1999, Jonathan Aitken was sentenced to 18 months for perjury and perverting the course of justice. He went on to spend seven months behind bars, in three different prisons.
Apr 25, 2024 · Jonathan Aitken: [0:33:15] I dug out prison officers, I dug out old lags, and the movie star Richard Harris whose ex-wife I later married was surprisingly helpful in finding mysterious people from the underworld who had been in prison who could talk to me about what prison was like.
Oct 19, 2015 · Nixon: A Life is the first entirely objective biography of Richard Nixon. Former British Defense Minister Jonathan Aitken conducted over sixty hours of interviews with the impeached former...
