Philip Hocking

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Philip Norman Hocking (born 27 October 1925) is a former British Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry South from 1959 to 1964.

During his tenure in the House of Commons he was Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Foreign Office. Hocking's victory in Coventry was certainly an achievement as the constituency was seen as a fairly strong Labour Party area and indeed he remains to this day the only Conservative to have won the seat. Hocking's most memorable contribution to the politics of the day was when he appeared on BBC Television following the Profumo Affair. Hocking was asked if Harold Macmillan was finished politically, Hocking compared Macmillan to a pheasant once it has been shot. "It may have been shot," he said, "but it is still going to run and run." Having replaced Elaine Burton at the 1959 general election with the song "High Hopes" as his anthem, Hocking lost the 1964 election to William Wilson.

He now lives in the Cotswolds.

[edit] References

• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
• Times Guide to the House of Commons 1964

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Elaine Burton	Member of Parliament for Coventry South 1959–1964	Succeeded by William Wilson