Edwina Currie

E793819

Edwina Currie is a British former Conservative politician, junior health minister, and media personality best known for her controversial comments and subsequent resignation over the 1988 salmonella-in-eggs scandal.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
broadcaster
human
media personality
alive true
appointedBy Margaret Thatcher NERFINISHED
birthName Edwina Cohen NERFINISHED
causeOfResignation comments linking British eggs to salmonella
constituencyEnd 1997
constituencyStart 1983
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1946-10-13
department Department of Health and Social Security NERFINISHED
educatedAt London School of Economics
University of Oxford
surface form: Oxford University
gender female
genre fiction
political memoir
hasChild two daughters
knownFor 1988 salmonella in eggs controversy NERFINISHED
language English
laterReligion Anglicanism
memberOfParliamentFor South Derbyshire NERFINISHED
name Edwina Currie NERFINISHED
nationality British
occupation politician
radio presenter
television personality
writer
officeEnd 1988
officeHeld Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
officeStart 1986
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
participatedIn British reality television programmes
placeOfBirth Liverpool NERFINISHED
politicalParty Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED
religion Judaism (by birth)
residence Derbyshire NERFINISHED
resignationYear 1988
resignedFrom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
spouse John Jones NERFINISHED
Ray Currie NERFINISHED
wrote diaries about her political career

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Currie hasNotableBearer Edwina Currie