Norman Lamont

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Norman Lamont is a British Conservative politician best known for serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Prime Minister John Major in the early 1990s.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Conservative Party politician
human
continentOfCitizenship Europe
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
employer UK government
surface form: "Government of the United Kingdom"
fieldOfWork economic policy
public finance
hasGender male
hasGivenInterviewOn European integration
fiscal policy
monetary policy
honorificTitle Baron Lamont of Lerwick
ideology Conservatism
isSubjectOf historical analyses of John Major’s government
media coverage on Black Wednesday
languageSpoken English
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
notableFor handling of Black Wednesday in 1992
role in the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism
service in Conservative governments of the late 20th century
notableWork public speeches on economic policy
occupation company director
consultant
politician
officeEndTime 1993 (as Chancellor of the Exchequer)
officeStartTime 1990 (as Chancellor of the Exchequer)
parliamentaryGroup Conservative Party (UK)
politicalAlignment right-wing
positionHeld Chancellor of the Exchequer
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Life peer
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Minister of State for Industry
precededBy John Major
surface form: "John Major (as Chancellor of the Exchequer)"
residence United Kingdom
servedUnder John Major
Margaret Thatcher
succeededBy Kenneth Clarke
surface form: "Kenneth Clarke (as Chancellor of the Exchequer)"

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Norman hasGivenNameBearer Norman Lamont

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