Kenneth Clarke

Kenneth Clarke   (politician)
Born	Kenneth Harry Clarke 1940-07-02 West Bridgford, England
Alma mater	Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Children	2
Spouse	Gillian Edwards
Member of	Bilderberg/Steering committee, The Other Club
Party	Conservative
Minister without Portfolio  In office 4 September 2012 - 14 July 2014  Secretary of State for Justice  In office 12 May 2010 - 4 September 2012 Preceded by Jack Straw Succeeded by Chris Grayling  Lord Chancellor  In office 12 May 2010 - 4 September 2012 Preceded by Jack Straw Succeeded by Chris Grayling  Shadow Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills In office 19 January 2009 - 11 May 2010  Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer  In office 2 May 1997 - 11 June 1997 Preceded by Gordon Brown Succeeded by Peter Lilley  Chancellor of the Exchequer  In office 27 May 1993 - 2 May 1997 Preceded by Norman Lamont Succeeded by Gordon Brown  Home Secretary  In office 10 April 1992 - 27 May 1993 Preceded by Kenneth Baker Succeeded by Michael Howard  Secretary of State for Education and Science In office 2 November 1990 - 10 April 1992 Preceded by John MacGregor  Secretary of State for Health  In office 25 July 1988 - 2 November 1990 Succeeded by William Waldegrave  Secretary of State for Health  In office 13 July 1987 - 25 July 1988 Succeeded by Kenneth Clarke 2 September 1985   Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster  In office 13 July 1987 - 25 July 1988  Paymaster General In office 2 September 1985 - 13 July 1987 Succeeded by Peter Brooke  Minister of State for Employment In office 2 September 1985 - 13 July 1987  Minister of State for Health In office 5 March 1982 - 2 September 1985  Under Secretary of State for Transport In office 7 February 1979 - 5 March 1982  Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe In office 18 June 1970 - Present Preceded by Kenneth Baker, George Brown, Gwyneth Dunwoody, Niall MacDermot, Robert Maxwell, David Winnick

In 2016 Clarke described Theresa May as a “bloody difficult woman” and stated about the Tory leadership that “I don’t mind who wins as long as Gove comes third. As long as Gove doesn’t come in the final two I don’t mind what happens.”

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1993	22 April 1993	25 April 1993	Greece Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel Vouliagmeni	The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece
Bilderberg/1998	14 May 1998	17 May 1998	Scotland Turnberry	The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington
Bilderberg/1999	3 June 1999	6 June 1999	Portugal Sintra	The 47th Bilderberg, 111 participants
Bilderberg/2000	1 June 2000	4 June 2000	Belgium Brussels Genval	The 48th Bilderberg, 94 guests
Bilderberg/2003	15 May 2003	18 May 2003	France Versailles	The 51st Bilderberg, in Versailles, France
Bilderberg/2004	3 June 2004	6 June 2004	Italy Stresa	The 52nd such meeting. 126 recorded guests
Bilderberg/2006	8 June 2006	11 June 2006	Canada Ottawa	54th Bilderberg, held in Canada. 133 guests
Bilderberg/2007	31 May 2007	3 June 2007	Turkey Istanbul	The 55th Bilderberg meeting, held in Turkey
Bilderberg/2008	5 June 2008	8 June 2008	US Virginia Chantilly	The 56th Bilderberg, Chantilly, Virginia, 139 guests
Bilderberg/2012	31 May 2012	3 June 2012	US Virginia Chantilly	The 58th Bilderberg, in Chantilly, Virginia. Unusually just 4 years after an earlier Bilderberg meeting there.
Bilderberg/2013	6 June 2013	9 June 2013	Watford UK	The 2013 Bilderberg group meeting.

 

Related Document

Title	Type	Publication date	Author(s)	Description
Document:The Real Reason Theresa May’s Brexit Has Failed	Article	2 March 2019	T. J. Coles	So, the choice faced by ordinary British people is between a neoliberal EU supported by millionaires like Kenneth Clarke or an ultra-neoliberal Brexit supported by multimillionaires like Jacob Rees-Mogg. Meanwhile, ordinary working-class people pay the price for these elite games, as usual.

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