hiː wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt kˈɪŋ ˈɛdwɚd vˌiːˈaɪ skˈuːl, tʃˈɛlmsfɚd; jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv wˈeɪlz, ˌæbɚɹˈɪstwɪθ; ænd tɹˈɪnᵻɾi kˈɑːlɪdʒ, kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi lˈɔɪɚz ænd tɹˈɛʒɚɹɚɹ ʌv kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən.
He was educated at King Edward VI School, Chelmsford; University of Wales, Aberystwyth; and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was President of Cambridge University Lawyers and Treasurer of Cambridge University Conservative Association.