Leon Brittan, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Leon_Brittan,_Baron_Brittan_of_Spennithorne

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:human politician
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:birthDate	1939-09-25
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:Leon_Brittan
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:calledToBar	gptkb:Inner_Temple
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:deathDate	2015-01-21
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:educatedAt	gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:honorificPrefix	gptkb:QC The Right Honourable DL
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Leon Brittan, Baron Brittan of Spennithorne
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Conservative_Party_(UK)
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor	gptkb:Cleveland_and_Whitby gptkb:Richmond_(Yorks)
gptkbp:monarchDuringTerm	gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableWork	European Commission trade policy Home Office reforms
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:lawyer politician
gptkbp:parliamentaryGroup	gptkb:House_of_Commons gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:peerage	1999
gptkbp:positionHeld	gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:European_Commissioner_for_Competition gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_Trade_and_Industry European Commissioner for Trade
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Norman_Tebbit_(Secretary_of_State_for_Trade_and_Industry) gptkb:William_Whitelaw_(Home_Secretary)
gptkbp:primeMinister	gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:sibling	gptkb:Samuel_Brittan
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Diana_Brittan
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Paul_Channon_(Secretary_of_State_for_Trade_and_Industry) Douglas Hurd (Home Secretary)
gptkbp:termEnd	European Commissioner for Trade, 1999 European Commissioner for Competition, 1993 Home Secretary, 1985 Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, 1986
gptkbp:termStart	European Commissioner for Competition, 1989 European Commissioner for Trade, 1993 Home Secretary, 1983 Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, 1985
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Baron_Brittan_of_Spennithorne
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Leon_Brittan
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6