Profumo affair Party was marked by the scandal, which may have contributed to its defeat by the Labour Party in the 1964 general election. When the Profumo–Keeler affair was first revealed, public interest was heightened by reports that Keeler may have been simultaneously involved with Captain Yevgeny Ivanov, a Soviet naval attaché, thereby creating a possible security risk. Keeler knew both Profumo and Ivanov through her friendship with Stephen Ward, an osteopath and socialite who had taken her under his wing. The exposure of the affair generated rumours of other scandals, and drew official attention to the activities of Ward, who was
Alessandro Profumo only son Marco was born the same year. Having to support a family, Profumo dropped out of college and started his professional career at Banco Lariano, with an initial salary of 377,000 Italian Lire. In 1987 Profumo resumed his studies and obtained a degree in Business Economics. By December of the same year he joined McKinsey, where he acted as a consultant to financial institutions. In 1989 Profumo changed to the "Bain, Cuneo & Associati" consultancy. In 1991 he left the consultant path and was appointed to General Manager of the banking and financial sector at "RAS", Riunione Adriatica di