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'''John Ernest Vaizey, Baron Vaizey''' (1 October 1929 – 19 July 1984), was a British economist. Vaizey was an alumnus of [[Queen's College, Cambridge]]. | '''John Ernest Vaizey, Baron Vaizey''' (1 October 1929 – 19 July 1984), was a British economist. Vaizey was an alumnus of [[Queen's College, Cambridge]]. | ||
| − | Vaizey was a former member of the [[Fabian Society]] and the [[Labour Party]] who became | + | Vaizey was a former member of the [[Fabian Society]] and the [[Labour Party]] who became friends with [[Margaret Thatcher]] in the early 1970s. In December 1980 he publicly declared support for the Conservative Party.<ref>Richard Cockett, (1994)''Thinking the Unthinkable'', p. 229-230. |
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| − | On 23 June | + | On 23 June 1970, he was created a life peer with the title '''Baron Vaizey''', of Greenwich in Greater London. |
He was married to the author [[Marina Vaizey]]; their son is the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician [[Edward Vaizey]]. | He was married to the author [[Marina Vaizey]]; their son is the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politician [[Edward Vaizey]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:08, 13 November 2007
John Ernest Vaizey, Baron Vaizey (1 October 1929 – 19 July 1984), was a British economist. Vaizey was an alumnus of Queen's College, Cambridge.
Vaizey was a former member of the Fabian Society and the Labour Party who became friends with Margaret Thatcher in the early 1970s. In December 1980 he publicly declared support for the Conservative Party.[1]
On 23 June 1970, he was created a life peer with the title Baron Vaizey, of Greenwich in Greater London.
He was married to the author Marina Vaizey; their son is the Conservative politician Edward Vaizey.
References
- ↑ Richard Cockett, (1994)Thinking the Unthinkable, p. 229-230.
