Ken Clarke
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Ken Clarke is a veteran British Conservative politician who has served in several senior government roles, including Chancellor of the Exchequer, and is known for his pro-European views and long tenure in Parliament.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Conservative Party politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedToHouseOfLords | life peer ⓘ |
| appointedToHouseOfLordsDate | 2020 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1940-07-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Nottingham, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constituencyRepresented | Rushcliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Nottingham High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition | 2019 ⓘ |
| familyName | Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Kenneth Harry Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Kenneth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
one daughter
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one son ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| heldOfficeAsChancellorEnd | 1997 ⓘ |
| heldOfficeAsChancellorStart | 1993 ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Baron Clarke of Nottingham
NERFINISHED
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The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-European conservatism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long tenure in the House of Commons
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pro-European Union views ⓘ senior ministerial roles in multiple governments ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| name | Kenneth Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | memoir "Kind of Blue" ⓘ |
| occupation | barrister ⓘ |
| opposed | Brexit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Home Secretary of the United Kingdom ⓘ Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ Minister of State for Health ⓘ Paymaster General NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for Education and Science NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for Health NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededInOfficeAsChancellor | Norman Lamont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| profession | lawyer ⓘ |
| servedInCabinetOf |
David Cameron
NERFINISHED
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John Major NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Thatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ Theresa May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition | 1970 ⓘ |
| succeededInOfficeAsChancellor | Gordon Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votedAgainst | triggering Article 50 (Brexit) ⓘ |
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