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Nigel Lawson was a prominent British politician and journalist who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher. He was a key proponent of Thatcher’s policies and a critic of the European Union. Lawson’s family includes food writer and celebrity cook Nigella Lawson and journalist Dominic Lawson.
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About the Nigel Lawson
Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby, 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.
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. 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.
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Nigel Lawson was a British politician and journalist who served as a Member of Parliament for Blaby from 1974 to 1992 and as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet from 1983 to 1989.
Nigel Lawson served as Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1979 to 1981, then as Secretary of State for Energy before being appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1983, a position he held until his resignation in 1989.
Nigel Lawson was a member of the Conservative Party and a key proponent of Margaret Thatcher’s policies of privatization. After leaving government, he remained active in politics as the president of Conservatives for Britain, campaigning for the UK to leave the European Union.
Nigel Lawson was the father of six children, including the food writer and celebrity cook Nigella Lawson, the journalist Dominic Lawson, and Tom Lawson, the headmaster of Eastbourne College.
Nigel Lawson served as the chairman of the think tank The Global Warming Policy Foundation and was an active supporter of the Vote Leave campaign, making him a prominent critic of the European Union’s climate change policies.