Keith Joseph
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Keith Joseph (politician) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Keith Sinjohn Joseph 1918-01-17 London, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1994-12-10 (Age 76) London, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Founder of | Centre for Policy Studies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of | Mont Pelerin Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keith Sinjohn Joseph (17 January 1918 - 10 December 1994) was a Conservative politician. He served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Health and Social Services (1970-74), for Industry (1979-81), and Education (1981-86). He has been described as 'the father of Thatcherism' and is widely regarded as having been highly influential on Thatcher during her time in office. [1] He became a life peer as Baron Joseph of Portsoken in 1986. [2]
Event Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/1977 | 22 April 1977 | 24 April 1977 | Imperial Hotel Torquay United Kingdom | The 25th Bilderberg, held in Torquay, England. |
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References
- ↑ Dominic Lawson, 'Keith Joseph may have been odd, but the father of Thatcherism was not uncaring', Independent, 14 July 2006.
- ↑ John Biffen, Keith Joseph, guardian.co.uk, 12 December 1994.