Nigel Lawson

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor Tax cuts
Privatization of state-owned industries
Monetary policy independence
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Institute_of_Economic_Affairs
gptkb:The_Global_Warming_Policy_Foundation
gptkb:Centre_for_Policy_Studies
The_Conservative_Way_Forward
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Arts
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Buckingham
Honorary_Fellow_of_the_Institute_of_Chartered_Accountants
gptkbp:birthDate 1922-03-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:Dominic_Lawson
gptkb:Nigel_Lawson_Jr.
gptkb:Jessica_Lawson
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:The_Daily_Telegraph
gptkb:The_Times
gptkb:The_Guardian
The Spectator
The Sunday Times
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-04-03
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nigel Lawson
gptkbp:influenced Economic_policy_in_the_UK
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkbp:isDesignedFor Disagreements with the Prime Minister
gptkbp:isReviewedBy Skeptical of mainstream climate science
Supported Brexit
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Key_figure_in_the_Thatcher_government
Respected author and commentator on economic issues
Promoted supply-side economics
Influential_in_shaping_UK_economic_policy_in_the_1980s
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Nigel_Lawson_Diaries
The View from No. 11
An Appeal to Reason
gptkbp:occupation Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer
gptkbp:office Member_of_Parliament_for_Blaby
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:predecessor Geoffrey Howe
gptkbp:researchFocus Advocated free market policies
gptkbp:retired 1989-10-01
gptkbp:spouse Teresa_Lawson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kenneth_Clarke
gptkbp:termEnd 1992-04-16
gptkbp:termStart 1974-10-10
gptkbp:viewpoint Conservative views