Keith Joseph

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Keith Joseph was a prominent British Conservative politician and key architect of Thatcherism, known for his influential roles in shaping UK social and economic policy in the late 20th century.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Conservative Party politician
Member of Parliament
baronet
human
appointedBy Margaret Thatcher
birthDate 1918-01-17
causeOfDeath stroke
closeAllyOf Margaret Thatcher
conflict World War II
surface form: "Second World War"
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1994-12-10
educatedAt Harrow School NERFINISHED
Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED
familyName Joseph
father Samuel Joseph
fullName Keith Sinjohn Joseph
givenName Keith
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
honorificSuffix Baron Joseph
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PC
ideology Thatcherism
economic liberalism
monetarism
influenced Margaret Thatcher
knownFor advocacy of free-market policies
being a key architect of Thatcherism
influencing UK economic policy in the late 20th century
memberOfPoliticalParty Conservative Party (UK)
militaryService British Army
nationality British
nobleTitle Life peer
parliamentaryTermEnd 1987
parliamentaryTermStart 1956
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: "London"

City of Westminster
surface form: "Westminster"
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: "London"
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Leeds North East
Member of the House of Lords
Minister for Housing and Local Government
Minister of Housing and Local Government and Welsh Affairs
Secretary of State for Education and Science
Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development
surface form: "Secretary of State for Industry"

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
surface form: "Secretary of State for Social Services"

Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
profession barrister
politician
religion Judaism
title Baron Joseph

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