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Lord Heseltine was a Member of Parliament from 1966 to 2001. He was a Cabinet minister in various departments from 1979 to 1986 and from 1990 to 1997. He was Deputy Prime Minister between 1995 and 1997. He is founder of the Haymarket Group, a privately owned media company. In 2015, Lord Heseltine was appointed by the government as an adviser to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. Within this remit, he was chair of the Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission and co-chair of the Estate Regeneration Advisory Panel. His work for the government came to an end in 2017. In 2018, he published his reply to the government's industrial strategy green paper, titled 'Industrial Strategy', and later published a report on devolution, 'Empowering English Cities'. He was president of the European Movement from June 2019 to November 2024. Lord Heseltine's previous books include The Challenge of Europe, his political autobiography Life in the Jungle and Thenford: The Creation of an English Garden (co-written with Lady Heseltine). Lord Heseltine is an enthusiastic gardener and a vice-president of the Royal Horticultural Society.
""How the Conservative Party could do with Michael Heseltine, one of the greatest statesmen of the post-war era, at this dismal moment in its fortunes. Britain too. Everyone should read this book and pay attention - there is no voice that should be listened to more. Heseltine is a good writer, full of wisdom, and his voice comes through loud and clear on every page."" Peter Oborne, author of The Assault on Truth ""Michael Heseltine is an extraordinary person and it is a pleasure to spend 400 pages in his company. This book is a delight. It's for anyone who wants to know how to get things done, anyone who admires people who stick to their principles and anyone who just wants a first-hand account of politics from a master practitioner."" Daniel Finkelstein, columnist, The Times ""Michael Heseltine's restless, creative mind puts other politicians to shame - as does this priceless testimony of public service."" Patrick Maguire, columnist, The Times ""Michael Heseltine has been one of the outstanding British politicians of the last fifty years and one of the most influential Conservatives, who has understood how a successful Conservative Party should behave in and out of government. If more people had listened to him, Britain would have avoided many of the problems of the last few years and would be in a much better position today at home, in Europe and in the world."" Chris Patten, chairman of the Conservative Party 1990-92 and chancellor of the University of Oxford 2003-24 ""Through this second memoir, Michael Heseltine reveals why he was such a unique, towering and influential figure in post-war British society, not driven by personal ambition or party loyalty but by a lifetime of conviction about what has been missing from efforts to restore Britain. After seven decades on the front line of politics, business and even the natural environment, he draws personal and political lessons that are utterly contemporary."" Patrick Wintour, diplomatic editor, The Guardian
