Alan Clark | |
|---|---|
 Clark appearing on Opinions in 1993 | |
| Minister of State for Defence Procurement | |
| In office 25 July 1989 – 14 April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Trefgarne |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Aitken |
| Minister of State for Trade | |
| In office 24 January 1986 – 24 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Paul Channon |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Trefgarne |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | |
| In office 13 June 1983 – 24 January 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Peter Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Ian Lang |
| Member of Parliament for Kensington and Chelsea | |
| In office 1 May 1997 – 5 September 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Michael Portillo |
| Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | David Owen |
| Succeeded by | Gary Streeter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark 13 April 1928 London, England |
| Died | 5 September 1999 (aged 71) Saltwood, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
(Caroline) Jane Beuttler
(m. 1958) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Colin Clark (brother) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark (13 April 1928 – 5 September 1999) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), author and diarist. He served as a junior minister in Margaret Thatcher's governments at the Departments of Employment, Trade and Defence. He became a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1991.
He was the author of several books of military history, including his controversial work The Donkeys (1961), which inspired the musical satire Oh, What a Lovely War!
Clark became known for his flamboyance, wit, irreverence and keen support of animal rights. Norman Lamont called him "the most politically incorrect, outspoken, iconoclastic and reckless politician of our times".[2] His three-volume Alan Clark Diaries contains a candid account of political life under Thatcher and a description of the weeks preceding his death, which he continued to write until he could no longer focus on the page.
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 2003, vol. 3, p. 3551
- ^ "Thatcher leads Clark tributes". BBC News. London. 7 September 1999. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2009.