Jonathan Aitken

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Jonathan Aitken is a British former Conservative politician and cabinet minister who became widely known for his high-profile perjury conviction in the late 1990s.

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instanceOf Anglican priest
British politician
convicted criminal
former Member of Parliament
human
causeOfResignation allegations over Saudi arms deal and hotel bill
child Alexandra Aitken NERFINISHED
convictedOf perjury
perverting the course of justice
countryOfBirth Ireland NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1942-08-30
dateOfConviction 1999
denomination Anglicanism NERFINISHED
educatedAt Christ Church, Oxford
Eton College
familyName Aitken NERFINISHED
fullName Jonathan William Patrick Aitken NERFINISHED
givenName Jonathan
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
notableEvent perjury conviction
resignation from Cabinet
notableFor high-profile libel case against The Guardian and Granada Television
notableWork biography of Margaret Thatcher
biography of Richard Nixon
occupation clergyman
politician
writer
officeEndTime Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 1995
Minister of State for Defence Procurement, 1994
officeStartTime Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 1994
Minister of State for Defence Procurement, 1992
parent William Aitken NERFINISHED
parliamentaryTermEnd MP for South Thanet, 1997
MP for Thanet, 1983
parliamentaryTermStart MP for South Thanet, 1983
MP for Thanet, 1974
placeOfBirth Dublin
positionHeld Chief Secretary to the Treasury NERFINISHED
Member of Parliament for South Thanet
Member of Parliament for Thanet
Minister of State for Defence Procurement
relative Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
sentence 18 months imprisonment
spouse Elizabeth Harris (divorced) NERFINISHED
Lolicia Aitken (divorced) NERFINISHED
timeInPrison approximately 7 months

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