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Profumo married the actress, Valerie Hobson. In 1960, he was appointed Secretary of State for War (a now obsolete title) under Harold MacmillanMaurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton OM ( 10 February 1894 29 December 1986), nicknamed " Supermac" and " Mac the Knife" was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. Early life Macmillan was b, but became embroiled in a relationship with Christine KeelerChristine Keeler (born 1942) is the model and showgirl whose involvement with a government minister discredited the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan in 1963. Keeler left home at the age of sixteen and worked in London as a cabaret performer., a showgirl who was simultaneously involved with an attaché at the Soviet Embassy. Although there was no suspicion of his having passed on any state secrets, Profumo was forced to resign when the details of the affair were discovered. He retired from public life, becoming a charity worker, and was awarded the CBEThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross (G. Knight or Dame Commander in 1975Events January January 1 Watergate scandal: John N. Mitchell, H. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up and are sentenced to 30 months to 8 years in jail on February 21 January 5 The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, i. His son is the journalist and novelist, David Profumo .

See also: Profumo AffairThe Profumo Affair was a political scandal of 1963 in the United Kingdom. It is named after the then- Secretary of State for War (now obsolete position), John Profumo. Profumo was a well-educated and respected high Conservative cabinet minister. He was ma