John Profumo

John Profumo CBE PC
Profumo in 1938
Secretary of State for War
In office 27 July 1960 – 5 June 1963
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	Christopher Soames
Succeeded by	Joseph Godber
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
In office 16 January 1959 – 27 July 1960
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	Allan Noble
Succeeded by	David Ormsby-Gore
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
1958–1959	Foreign Affairs
1957–1958	Colonies
1952–1957	Ministry of Transport
Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon
In office 23 February 1950 – 6 June 1963
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Angus Maude
Member of Parliament for Kettering
In office 6 March 1940 – 15 June 1945
Preceded by	John Eastwood
Succeeded by	Dick Mitchison
Personal details
Born	John Dennis Profumo (1915-01-30)30 January 1915 London, England
Died	9 March 2006(2006-03-09) (aged 91) London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Valerie Hobson ​ ​ (m. 1954; died 1998)​
Children	David Profumo
Parent(s)	Albert Profumo Martha Thom Walker
Alma mater	Brasenose College, Oxford
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1939–1950
Rank	Brigadier
Battles/wars	Second World War

John Dennis Profumo CBE PC (/prəˈfjuːmoʊ/ prə-FEW-moh; 30 January 1915 – 9 March 2006) was a British politician whose career ended in 1963 after a sexual relationship with the 19-year-old model Christine Keeler in 1961. The scandal, which became known as the Profumo affair, led to his resignation from the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan.

After his resignation Profumo worked as a volunteer at Toynbee Hall, a charity in East London,^[1] and became its chief fundraiser. These charitable activities helped to restore his reputation and he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1975.