Keith Joseph
Sir Keith Sinjohn Joseph
Rush ID: 4535
Details
- Born:
- 17 January 1918
- Died:
- 10 December 1994
- Birth place:
- U.K.
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Religion:
- Jewish
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Barrister / Advocate
- Election occupation:
- Company director
- Parentage:
- Sir Samuel Joseph, Bart
- Notes:
- Succeeded as Baronet in 1944.
- Knighthood/Dame:
- Awarded in 1944
- HighestOffice:
- Cabinet minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
References
- Rush ID:
- 4535
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q333694
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- JOSEPH, Sir Keith (1918-1994)
Peerages
-
Baron Joseph of Portsoken
Life
1987
Constituencies
-
Leeds North East
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1956* Date of election: 9 February 1956 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1987 Date of exit: 11 June 1987 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Retirement Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None
Unsuccessful candidate in
-
Barons Court
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1955 Date of election: Thu 26th May 1955 Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes:
Ministerial offices
-
Minister of State 1961-1962
Board of Trade
-
Minister 1962-1964
Welsh Office
-
Minister of Housing 1962-1964
-
Secretary of State for Social Services 1970-1974
-
Secretary of State for Industry 1979-1981
-
Secretary of State for Education 1981-
Higher education
-
Magdalen College
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
-
Guggenheimer, Hellen Louise
Year: 1951
Notes: 1 son, 3 daughters. Divorced 1978
-
Sherriff, Yolanda
Parties
-
Conservative Party member
Local governments
-
London County Council
member
City of London