Sir Geoffrey graduated from Cambridge with an Honours degree in Law, and entered the advertising business, to eventually become the CEO of one of the UK's leading agencies. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1974 and served for eight years in Margaret Thatcher's first two administrations - first as a Defence Minister and then as Technology Minister. In these capacities, he had oversight of the Government-sponsored defence and civil research programmes, and took a keen interest in promoting areas of advanced technology, especially in IT and Space. On leaving Parliament in 1997, Sir Geoffrey was Chairman of GEC Marconi, the defence arm of GEC and, in that capacity he had many dealings with the International Defence industry. In addition to his role of Chairman for Tri Polus, Sir Geoffrey is also Senior Partner of Terrington Management a consultancy company.