Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby PC (11 March 1932 – 3
April 2023) was a British Conservative politician. He was born in Hampstead, London, and was of Jewish descent.[1]
He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he got a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He was a journalist during the 1960s. Lawson was a Member of Parliament from 1974-1992. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1983-1989. Lawson was made a life peer in 1992.[2]
Lawson had six children. They are: Dominic (a journalist), Thomasina (who died of breast cancer), Nigella (a food writer), Horatia, Tom and Emily.
Lawson died on 3 April 2023, three weeks after his 91st birthday.[3]
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- ↑ "Hansard". Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ Cooney, Christy (3 April 2023). "Nigel Lawson: former Conservative chancellor dies aged 91". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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