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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 [[Margaret Thatcher|Thathcer]] during her time in office. <ref>Dominic Lawson, '[http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/dominic-lawson/dominic-lawson-keith-joseph-may-have-been-odd-but-the-father-of-thatcherism-was-not-uncaring-407839.html Keith Joseph may have been odd, but the father of Thatcherism was not uncaring]', ''Independent'', 14 July 2006.</ref> He became a life peer as Baron Joseph of Portsoken in 1986. <ref>John Biffen, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/1994/dec/12/obituaries Keith Joseph], guardian.co.uk, 12 December 1994.</ref> | |
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Revision as of 17:38, 17 August 2010
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 Thathcer during her time in office. [1] He became a life peer as Baron Joseph of Portsoken in 1986. [2]
Notes
- ↑ 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.