Leon Brittan

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Leon Brittan was a British Conservative politician who held several senior government posts, including Home Secretary and European Commissioner, during the late 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Conservative Party politician
human
appointedBy Margaret Thatcher NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedAt Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School NERFINISHED
Trinity College, Cambridge
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Brittan NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork European Union policy
domestic policy
trade policy
givenName Leon NERFINISHED
hasOccupation European Commissioner for Competition NERFINISHED
European Commissioner for Trade NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
honorificSuffix DL
PC
QC
languageSpoken English
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
nobleTitle Baron Brittan of Spennithorne NERFINISHED
notableWork European Commission competition and trade initiatives
reforms of UK immigration and policing policy as Home Secretary
occupation barrister
politician
partOf Thatcher government NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chief Secretary to the Treasury NERFINISHED
European Commissioner
Home Secretary of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of the House of Lords
Minister of State for the Home Office
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
Vice-President of the European Commission NERFINISHED
religion Judaism
representedInParliament Cleveland and Whitby NERFINISHED
Richmond (Yorks) NERFINISHED
servedInCabinetOf Margaret Thatcher NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
wasBornIn London NERFINISHED
workLocation Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

London, England
surface form: London

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