[2] He was educated, mainly in Classics, at Rugby School, then attended Oriel College, Oxford, where he obtained a second-class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics in 1933.

Maude was shadow aviation spokesman, but was sacked in 1967 by Edward Heath after criticising party policy.

When Margaret Thatcher became leader, she brought him back into the fold after he played a key role in her bid for the leadership in 1975.

When she came to power in May 1979, he was appointed to the position of Paymaster General with a seat in the cabinet, with Thatcher saying "I was anxious to have Angus Maude in the Cabinet to benefit from his years of political experience, his sound views, and his acid wit.

[8] In 1949 Maude co-authored a book "The English Middle Classes" with English writer and small press printer Roy Lewis, In 1955 Maude co-authored a book "The Biography of a Nation" with fellow Conservative MP, Enoch Powell.