The Lord Lawson of Blaby | |
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 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| In office 11 June 1983 – 26 October 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Howe |
| Succeeded by | John Major |
| Secretary of State for Energy | |
| In office 14 September 1981 – 11 June 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | David Howell |
| Succeeded by | Peter Walker |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 4 May 1979 – 14 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Robert Sheldon |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Ridley |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 6 July 1992 – 31 December 2022 | |
| Member of Parliament for Blaby | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Robathan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nigel Lawson 11 March 1932 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 3 April 2023 (aged 91) Eastbourne, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
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| Children | 6, including Dominic and Nigella |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1954–1956 |
| Rank | Lieutenant commander |
| Commands | HMS Gay Charger |
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Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby, PC (11 March 1932 – 3 April 2023) was a British politician and journalist. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Member of Parliament for Blaby 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.[1]
Lawson was a backbencher from 1989 until he retired in 1992 and sat in the House of Lords from 1992 to his further retirement in 2022.[2] He remained active in politics as the president of Conservatives for Britain, a campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, and was a prominent critic of the EU. He also served as the chairman of the think tank The Global Warming Policy Foundation and was an active supporter of Vote Leave.
Lawson was the father of six children, including Nigella Lawson, a food writer and celebrity cook, Dominic Lawson, a journalist, and Tom Lawson, headmaster of Eastbourne College.
- ^ Langdon, Julia (4 April 2023). "Nigel Lawson obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Retirement of One Member (Retirement List)". House of Lords Business. UK Parliament. Retrieved 16 May 2023.