The Lord Lamont of Lerwick | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| In office 28 November 1990 – 27 May 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | John Major |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Clarke |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 24 July 1989 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Major |
| Succeeded by | David Mellor |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 21 May 1986 – 24 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Moore |
| Succeeded by | Peter Lilley |
| Minister of State for Defence Procurement | |
| In office 2 September 1985 – 21 May 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Adam Butler |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Trefgarne |
| Minister of State for Trade and Industry[1] | |
| In office 14 September 1981 – 2 September 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Norman Tebbit |
| Succeeded by | Peter Morrison |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy | |
| In office 7 May 1979 – 5 September 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Alex Eadie |
| Succeeded by | David Mellor |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 19 October 1998 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Kingston-upon-Thames | |
| In office 4 May 1972 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | John Boyd-Carpenter |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont 8 May 1942 Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Rosemary White
(m. 1971; div. 1999) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Loretto School |
| Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge |
Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont, Baron Lamont of Lerwick, PC (born 8 May 1942) is a British politician and former Conservative MP for Kingston-upon-Thames.[2][3] He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1990 until 1993. He was created a life peer in 1998. Lamont was a supporter of the Eurosceptic organisation Leave Means Leave.[4]
- ^ served as Minister of State for Industry until June 1983
- ^ "Mr Norman Lamont". Hansard. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Lord Lamont of Lerwick - MPs and Lords". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Co-Chairmen - Political Advisory Board - Supporters". Leave Means Leave. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.