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