Nigel Lawson

Mr Nigel Lawson

Rush ID: 8781

Details

Born:
11 March 1932
Died:
3 April 2023
Birth place:
London, UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Jewish
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Writer / Journalist
Election occupation:
Company director
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
8781
MNIS ID:
1039
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q335078
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
1756
They work for you ID:
22053

Name changes

  1. LAWSON, Nigel (1932- )

Peerages

  1. Baron Lawson of Blaby

    Life

    1992

Constituencies

  1. Blaby

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1974
    Date of election: 28 February 1974
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1992
    Date of exit: 9 April 1992
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: None Known
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Eton and Slough

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1970
    Date of election: Thu 18th Jun 1970
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Financial Secretary 1979-1981

  2. Secretary of State for Energy 1981-1983

  3. Chancellor of the Exchequer 1983-1989

Higher education

  1. Christ Church

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Westminster

Marriages

  1. (Name unknown), Therese

    Notes: Emma and Tom

Parties

  1. Conservative Member

Clubs

  1. Garrick Club

  2. Political Economy Club