Kenneth Clarke
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Kenneth Clarke is a veteran British Conservative politician who has held several senior Cabinet posts, including Chancellor of the Exchequer, and is known for his pro-European views and long parliamentary career.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geoffrey Howe | 1 |
| Kenneth Clarke (as Chancellor of the Exchequer) | 1 |
| Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony | 1 |
| Sir Kenneth Clarke | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
ⓘ
Conservative Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
David Cameron
ⓘ
John Major ⓘ Margaret Thatcher ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
The Order of the Companions of Honour
ⓘ
surface form:
Companion of Honour
Queen's Counsel ⓘ
surface form:
Queen's Counsel (honorary)
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-07-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationToPeerage | life peer ⓘ |
| endTime | as MP for Rushcliffe: 2019 ⓘ |
| familyName | Clarke ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Kenneth ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
barrister
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Baron Clarke of Nottingham
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The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| ideology |
One-nation conservatism
ⓘ
surface form:
One Nation conservatism
|
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lords
ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long parliamentary career
ⓘ
pro-European views ⓘ service in multiple senior Cabinet posts ⓘ |
| officeContested | Leader of the Conservative Party ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Nottingham
ⓘ
Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portfolio | economic policy as Chancellor of the Exchequer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
ⓘ
Home Secretary ⓘ
surface form:
Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Chancellor
MP for Rushcliffe ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ Paymaster of the Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Paymaster General
Secretary of State for Education and Science ⓘ Secretary of State for Health and Social Care ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for Health
Secretary of State for Justice ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
|
| residence | Nottinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stance | pro-European Union ⓘ |
| startTime | as MP for Rushcliffe: 1970 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony
this entity surface form:
Sir Kenneth Clarke
this entity surface form:
Geoffrey Howe
this entity surface form:
Kenneth Clarke (as Chancellor of the Exchequer)