About Jonathan Aitken
Jonathan William Patrick Aitken 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, and was a member of the cabinet during John Major's premiership from 1994 to 1995. That same year, he was accused by The Guardian of misdeeds conducted under his official government capacity. He sued the newspaper for libel in response, but the case collapsed, and he was subsequently found to have committed perjury during his trial. In 1999, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison, of which he served seven months. With his first wife, he had twin daughters and one son, Alexandra and Victoria Aitken, and William Aitken respectively. Aitken was the first person to be seen on screen from Yorkshire Television when it began broadcasting. Following his imprisonment, Aitken became a Christian and later became the honorary president of Christian Solidarity Worldwide. Aitken became Minister of State for Defence Procurement under prime minister John Major in 1992.
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