Edwina Currie
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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.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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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
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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
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Ray Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote | diaries about her political career ⓘ |
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