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About Nigel Lawson
Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby was a British politician, journalist and climate change denier. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Member of Parliament for Blaby in Leicestershire from 1974 to 1992, and served in Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet from 1981 to 1989. Prior to entering the Cabinet, he served as the Financial Secretary to the Treasury from May 1979 until his promotion to Secretary of State for Energy. He was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in June 1983 and served until his resignation in October 1989. In both Cabinet posts, Lawson was a key proponent of Thatcher's policies of privatisation of several key industries.
Everything about Nigel Lawson →- Occupation
- journalist, politician, editor
- Position held
- Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of State for Energy, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, member of the 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- March 11, 1932
- Died
- April 3, 2023